Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIrish pop star CMAT, real name Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, has spoken out against the ongoing abuse she receives concerning her body and weight. The artist took to Instagram to address the trolling she was subjected to following her appearance at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland on 24 May. CMAT expressed her frustration at constantly having to address the treatment she endures due to her body. She said that the abuse is “accelerating and worsening” as her fame grows, adding that her success is becoming “increasingly tarnished by the fact that I would be allowed to enjoy it so much more if I was thin.”The 30-year-old singer highlighted her desire to stop discussing the issue, but noted she “cannot because it keeps happening”.In fullCMAT shares ‘deep sadness’ over online abuse from body-shamers after Radio 1 Big Weekend performanceThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The Irish singer-songwriter says her rise has been increasingly ‘tarnished by the fact that I would be allowed to enjoy it so much more if I was thin’

Pop star says she wants to stop speaking about abuse she receives but ‘cannot because it keeps happening, at an accelerating and worsening pace’

Je erfolgreicher sie werde, desto feindseliger würden die Bodyshaming-Kommentare gegen sie, sagt Sängerin CMAT und beschreibt, wie sehr sie das belastet. Zuspruch erhält sie dafür…

Je erfolgreicher sie werde, desto feindseliger würden die Bodyshaming-Kommentare gegen sie, sagt Sängerin CMAT und beschreibt, wie sehr sie das belastet. Zuspruch erhält sie dafür…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIrish pop star CMAT, real name Ciara…

Singer CMAT slammed body-shaming trolls in a lengthy Instagram post following her iconic performance at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend

Irish musician CMAT has shared her “deep sadness” about being body shamed after a live appearance last weekend.

CMAT has shared a statement explaining her 'deep sadness' over body-shaming comments following a performance at BBC's Big Weekend festival.