Alicia Silverstone hits back at body-shaming photo that labeled her 'fat'

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By Carina Murphy

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Alicia Silverstone is slamming body shamers.

The Clueless actor addressed a fat-shaming headline on TikTok earlier this week, hitting back at haters with a literal middle finger.

In the video, Silverstone shares a screenshot of a photo of her found on Google Images, which just so happened to be titled: "Alicia Silverstone Candid Fat Photo."

The clip - which has Gayle's pop hit 'abcdefu' playing in the background - shows the actress sticking a middle finger to the camera when the lyrics "FU" play.

Check out the actor's empowering post below:

"Damn. I think I look good," she captioned the TikTok video, which has been viewed over 4.1 million times and amassed 620.1k likes.

Fans flocked to the comments section to leave messages supporting the 45-year-old star.

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"As if!!" wrote one fan - a reference to Silverstone's iconic line from the 1995 hit Clueless.

A second supporter added: "If that’s what they call fat, I’m in! Lol you look great!"

"Girl you look good! They’re just trying to make money off your haters," a third chimed in.

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The actress has always used her platform to promote body positivity. Last October she duetted a TikTok demanding "justice for Alicia Silverstone" and calling out a 1996 article that compared her appearance in Batman & Robin to Babe the pig.

Meanwhile, in a 2020 interview with The Guardian, she opened up about the body-shaming and abuse she received while promoting the 1997 movie, in which she played Batgirl.

The actress - who was in her early twenties at the time - was nicknamed 'Fatgirl' by the press and repeatedly mocked for her appearance.

"They would make fun of my body," Silverston told The Guardian while reflecting on that period.

"It was hurtful but I knew they were wrong. I wasn’t confused," she added, saying: "I knew that it was not right to make fun of someone’s body shape, that doesn’t seem like the right thing to be doing to a human."

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Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl in Batman & Robin (1997). Credit: United Archives GmbH / Alamy

The actor's latest movie is a horror-thriller flick, The Requin.

Silverstone stars alongside James Tupper as a couple whose romantic getaway takes a turn for the worst when tropical storms sweep their seaside villa into shark-infested waters.

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