Commenting on someone's appearance—especially if it's something they can't change within five seconds—is *never* cool. Celebrities, despite living very public lives, shouldn't be subjected to this kind of treatment. One example of this is Claudine Barretto, who recently responded to netizens who pointed out her "saggy" (or "lawlaw") arms in her recent Instagram video.
In the video, the 44-year-old actress can be seen holding up a paper bag with the skin on her arms looking noticeably looser. Netizens immediately flocked to the comment section, with some of the comments pointing out the appearance of her arms.
"Lumaylay na malapit sa kilikili, Clau," one netizen commented.
Other commenters, however, came to Claudine's defense and argued that it's normal for people who have lost a lot of weight to have excess skin.
Claudine seemingly responded to netizens' comments with a new Instagram post which contained a screenshot of her reply to someone explaining her situation.
"Thank you for understanding. Just wanted to remind everyone that I LOST 84 POUNDS," she wrote.
"'Di po ako nagpa-lipo. Kailangan ko nga magpa-lipo or ipatanggal yung excess skin because impossible mag-lose ng 84 pounds ng walang excess skin."
"And also yung only time ako nagpa-lipo was after I gave birth. Pinaghirapan ko po talaga magpapayat," she stressed.
"Thank God, arms ko lang nag-sag, other parts ng katawan ko 'di nag-sag. Pasensya na po 'di po ako perfect and thank you for not being judgmental," she concluded her comment.
ICYDK, Claudine made headlines in 2022 when she revealed that she lost 66 pounds, thanks to intermittent fasting (IF). She explained that she did 16 to 18 hours of fasting with a window of only four hours to eat.
