RHONJ star Jackie Goldschneider hits back at trolls calling her 'plump' amid eating disorder battle
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Jackie Goldschneider has clapped back at trolls who called her 'plump' in a video shared to her TikTok page on Monday.
The RHONJ star, 48 - who has previously opened up about her decades-long battle with anorexia - responded to criticism over photos as she attended iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball 2024 event last week.
While filming herself inside what appeared to be a living room, the TV personality addressed her fans by saying, 'So guys, I posted photos from Jingle Ball.'
'And I got a lot of comments that were really quite shocking. People calling me plump, juicy, full figured, big - all sorts of comments like that.'
Goldschneider continued that she wanted 'to say a few things' and stated, 'First of all, not helpful. If you mean it as a compliment, thank you, but not helpful.'
'You can compliment me without commenting on how much weight you think I've gained, or what you think of the size of my body. That's number one.'
Jackie Goldschneider, 48, has clapped back at trolls who called her 'plump' in a video shared to her TikTok page on Monday; seen in March in NYC
The RHONJ star - who has previously opened up about her decades-long battle with anorexia - responded to criticism over photos as she attended iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball 2024 event last week
Jackie added, 'Number two is if you think that my body size is full figured and big, I suggest that you sign off of TikTok and OnlyFans and Instagram.'
'And you look around the real world and see what a real woman's body looks like. Because real women are not skin and bones.'
'Number three. I could lose every f***ing ounce of this by the new year if I went on Ozempic tomorrow,' she told her followers, but explained that she 'chooses not to do that.'
'And if you're on it, fine. But I choose not to do that, because I strongly feel that humans are meant to feel hunger and they're meant to eat food. They are not meant to be skin and bones.'
In regards to her fourth point, the media personality said that, 'if you have a daughter, I beg of you please do not compliment her by telling her the size of her body is bigger.'
'Or just don't talk about the size of her body unless there's a medical issue that you need to address.'
Goldschneider expressed, 'Talking about somebody's weight and telling them - guys, if somebody's gained weight, I guarantee you they know it.'
Her last point in the clip was, 'If your intention was not to compliment me, but to passive aggressively insult me and to throw me off my game, that will never f***ing happen.'
'And I got a lot of comments that were really quite shocking. People calling me plump, juicy, full figured, big - all sorts of comments like that'; seen (far right) last week at 2024 Jingle Ball with Jennifer Fessler
'And you look around the real world and see what a real woman's body looks like. Because real women are not skin and bones,' the star added
'Number three. I could lose every f***ing ounce of this by the new year if I went on Ozempic tomorrow,' she told her followers, but explained that she 'chooses not to do that'
Her last point in the clip was, 'If your intention was not to compliment me, but to passive aggressively insult me and to throw me off my game, that will never f***ing happen'
Jackie explained to her fans, 'I recovered from 20 years of anorexia and I am so proud of myself.'
'And I also happen to think that my body is strong and beautiful and frankly, it's a work of f***ing art. So enjoy looking at it...that's it. Good talk, guys.'
Social media users soon jumped to the comment section to applaud the star's video with encouraging messages, with one penning, 'Say. it. louder!!! so proud of how hard you worked!'
Another typed, 'I love everything that you said! Women everywhere need to hear that,' while one shared, 'You look amazing… Ignore the haters...'
Goldschneider released her memoir titled: The Weight Of Beautiful last year in September 2023 where she got candid about her battle with anorexia and recovery from the eating disorder.
In an excerpt obtained by Us Weekly at the time, the reality star explained that despite struggling with the eating disorder for years, it wasn't until the 12th season of RHONJ that her castmates became aware of it.
She wrote, 'I had two jobs on cast trips: the first was to film a reality show, and the second was to eat enough to make sure no one thought I had a problem, without eating so much that my life would fall apart.'
'The latter job was unquestionably harder,' Jackie said, while adding she would make a 'plan with a detailed schedule of calories.'
'The rules were all written down in my food diary, so I could go back at any point to check that I'd made no mistakes with anything I ate that day.'
Goldschneider released her memoir titled: The Weight Of Beautiful last year in September 2023 where she got candid about her battle with anorexia and recovery from the eating disorder; seen in 2023 in NYC
During an interview with Entertainment Tonight last year, Jackie expressed, 'I started cutting things out and got so carried away'
The TV personality continued, 'And it was working, I thought. Two years into being a Housewife, and no one had noticed I was sick.'
'No one had noticed I was torturing myself every minute of every day or that I was famished while I moved the food on my plate to get to the lettuce. No one had noticed I was anorexic.'
During an interview with Entertainment Tonight last year, Jackie expressed, 'I started cutting things out and got so carried away.'
'Anorexia can creep up on you, and suddenly, you wake up one day, scared of food and scared to eat.'
Jackie stated that her husband, Evan Goldschneider - whom she tied the knot with in 2006 - never commented on her weight, and always told her how beautiful she was.
'I was not thin, I was very much an average sized woman when I met my husband and he never said a word about my body and wanting me to be thinner or he loved the way I looked.'
The Real Housewives star added, 'He always told me I was beautiful, but I got scared and I didn't know how to stop losing weight.'
In regards to the eating disorder, Goldschneider told ET, 'Anorexia is not just about food; it's about fear, control, and anxiety. It's about wanting to control things when you feel powerless in other aspects of your life.'
Jackie stated that her husband, Evan Goldschneider - whom she tied the knot with in 2006 - never commented on her weight, and always told her how beautiful she was; seen in 2023 in NYC
The more weight she lost, Jackie recalled the toll it took on her body - including low blood pressure and her heart rate dropping.
'I think a few times I was pretty close to having a heart attack. There were days when I couldn't breathe, days I pushed myself beyond my limits because I was so trapped in my routine, and I was so scared.'
However, she explained that Bravo had a big role in her recovery and explained, 'I mean for all the things that people might wanna say about reality TV, Bravo was amazing.'
'They set me up with a great recovery center and they made sure that I was in good hands. They supported me, they didn't rush me. They really were great.'
In an update on where she was on her recovery as of last year, Jackie stated, 'I think I look great.'
'I'm very happy with my body, but I also tried not to put too much stock in my body itself. If I look in the mirror and I try not to judge how I look based on just on like how my body looks in my clothes.'
However, she explained that Bravo had a big role in her recovery and explained, 'I mean for all the things that people might wanna say about reality TV, Bravo was amazing'; seen in 2023 in Las Vegas
In an update on where she was on her recovery as of last year, Jackie stated, 'I think I look great'; seen in 2023 in New Jersey
The star added, 'I know I'm beautiful aside from that or in spite of or even with that. My relationship with food for a very long time, I labeled a lot of things bad or good and I'm having a hard time eating some of the bad foods...'
'But slowly I'm doing it, but all my meals now are really normal. I have no social anxiety around food. I never go somewhere and check the menu first. I eat what I like.'
Jackie joined the cast of RHONJ in 2018 - and filming for the upcoming 15th season is slated to possibly begin filming in 2025.
However, after the season 14 reunion was cancelled, there is speculation of a 'reboot' due to the new season being 'on ice.'
