Plus-size model Tess Holliday has hit back at suggestions her appearance on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine in a swimsuit 'celebrated morbid obesity' - and said it promotes body positivity.
The October issue of the magazine, which starred Tess, a UK size 26, wearing a green satin bodysuit, sparked a furious debate on Good Morning Britain, with host Piers Morgan ripping into the publication during a heated on-air discussion with the editor, Farrah Storr.
Appearing on This Morning on Thursday via a live video link from New York, Tess, 33, responded to the outcry, telling Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby that any suggestion that she is promoting a 'dangerous' lifestyle is wrong.
‘I can’t even entertain that respectfully, only because I am not putting myself on the cover and saying “hey guys let’s all gain 300 pounds and be fat”.
‘I am literally just existing in my body. I don’t have to prove to anybody that I am healthy.'
Tess Holliday appeared via live video link from New York to defend the message behind her Cosmopolitan cover in which the size 26 plus-size model wore a swimsuit
Presenter Phillip Schofield pushed the question that promoting an image of a larger person is encouraging obesity which costs the NHS billions every year after people become ill due to their weight
She continued: ‘I am so incredibly grateful to exist in this space that other people haven’t been able to before and you know my health is no one’s business.
'We could be talking about models who smoke two packs a day that no one sees, I could just go into a list of stuff but, at the end of the day, that isn’t what we should be discussing.
Piers, 53, had called the cover 'dangerous' as Britain grapples with an ongoing obesity crisis, with an epidemic of overweight people costing the NHS billions each year.
He slammed the magazine in a tweet last week, causing Ms Holliday, who weighs over 21st (300lbs), to hit back and call him 'small minded'. Today Phillip Schofield also put forward a similar line of questioning.
She of Piers' comments on the ITV daytime show: 'When someone goes around building a reputation like this you just have to brush it off.
'At the end of the day I am not doing this for people like Piers, I am doing this for women around the world that need to see someone that looks like me and that they are not alone and that every look is beautiful.
'A lot of my followers are diverse and at the end of the day everyone has issues with their bodies and I'm sure Piers does as well.
'We could go a long way with a little bit of respect and kindness and unfortunately that didn't happen in this case.'
Good Morning Britain co-hosts Piers Morgan and Susannah Reid debated the front cover with Cosmopolitan editor Farrah Storr and actress Tina Malone (far right)
Piers Morgan ripped into Cosmopolitan magazine for 'celebrating morbid obesity' after it featured plus-size model Tess Holliday on its front cover (pictured)
Speaking about the issue on Good Morning Britain on Monday 3 September, Piers said: 'My view, as with the size zero issue, is that it is dangerous.
'We should not be aspiring to be an unhealthy weight, be it far too skinny or far too fat, and the same goes for both women and men.
'For Cosmo to put this on their cover as something to aspire to is dangerous, wrong, and frankly misguided.'
Mrs Storr hit back, pointing out that Mr Morgan posted a photo of a pasty on social media during a holiday last week, causing him to reply: 'But I'm not 300 pounds'.
She replied: 'That’s such black and white thinking Piers. I don’t ask my cover stars to do a blood analysis.
'What else is dangerous is we have a crisis about mental health and body image. It is one cover in a world that has venerated thinness.
Piers Morgan was involved in a fiery debate with the glossy mag's editor Farrah Storr (pictured), who defended the cover for promoting a positive body image.
Mr Morgan claimed the magazine was 'doing it for click baits and get Cosmo talked about', before adding: 'You are celebrating morbid obesity'
'I’ve see her run around with her children, she works 14 to 15 hours a day.'
Mr Morgan claimed the magazine was 'doing it for click bait and [to] get Cosmo talked about', before adding: 'You are celebrating morbid obesity'.
Mrs Storr replied: 'Am I saying that this is OK to look like? Yes I am. The reason she is on my cover is to show that there is a different way to look.
'We live in a culture that venerates being thin. Someone will see and think "I’m going to feel good about looking like this."'
Mr Morgan pointed out that throughout the interview that appears in the magazine, conducted by Mrs Storr, she did not mention at any point the health issues surrounding obesity.
During the debate, Shameless and Brookside star Tina Malone (right), who lost 12 stone and 4 pounds, revealed she started missing out on work due to her weight loss
When Mrs Storr responded by saying 'we don't pass judgement', Mr Morgan said: 'You do pass judgement, Cosmo do that literally on every page.
'She’s making tons of money out of being this weight. That doesn’t mean publishers should be encouraging this image, it means she is likely to die quite early.
'You won’t find a doctor in the world that agrees that this is healthy.'
Good Morning Britain co-host Susannah Reid later sided with the magazine, adding: 'It’s not just about physical health, it’s about mental health.
'If Tess Holliday feels comfortable with herself, that’s an important thing to promote.'
Mr Morgan (pictured) pointed out that throughout the interview, conducted by Mrs Stoor, she did not mention at any point the health issues surrounding obesity
Mr Morgan first made his opinion known in a tweet last week, writing: 'As we battle an ever-worsening obesity crisis, this is the new cover of Cosmo.
'Apparently we’re supposed to view it as a "huge step forward for body positivity". What a load of old baloney.
'This cover is just as dangerous and misguided as celebrating size zero models.'
Soon after, Mrs Holliday herself replied, responding: 'To everyone saying I’m a burden to the British health care system, I’m American so you don’t have to worry about my fat a**.
'Worry about what horrible people you are by whining about how me being on the cover of a glossy magazine impacts your small-minded life.'
ITV's Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am and This Morning from 10.30am
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