A woman was horrified when a stranger came up to her and congratulated her on her 'baby bump' during a night out – as she wasn't pregnant.
Fitness influencer Elloise, from Sydney, Australia lost more than 30kg (4.5st) in a year and has 'loose skin' over the lower part of her torso.
She often speaks about this online as part of her weight loss journey. However, it seems like a member of the public mistook it for something completely different.
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Elloise said she was 'so excited' to attend a brand event in October because she was such a fan of the company. But the evening didn't play out as expected – she ended the night on the verge of tears and even fled to her car.
The blonde donned a summery floral dress with a thigh-high split, complete with spanks underneath, for the event to feel 'extra cute' so was oozing confidence when she arrived. However, a bit later on she was left crying over one interaction.
"I just had the most messed up thing happen to me at an event, she said in a TikTok video which she dubbed a 'horror story'. "I'm a size 14, my body is quite curvy, I've got a lot of loose skin because I used to be a lot bigger and I lost some weight. All of that loose skin happens to be at the bottom of my stomach.
"I go in [to the event], all is well and good, and then this worker comes up to us and she has these 'naughty or nice" stickers'. She puts a 'nice' sticker on my arm, then she touches my stomach, like puts a full blown hand onto my stomach, and says, 'What about a sticker for this little one?'."
The influencer, who goes under the username @elloise_fit added: "She was obviously referring to the 'baby that I have' because she was saying I was pregnant and she put a sticker on my stomach that she was touching even though it was the first time I've ever met her. By the way, I'm not pregnant. Who says that to someone? Like seriously, it's 2023."
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Elloise said she was with with a friend who hadn't realised or heard what had happened. She added: "I just walked away, like what am I meant to say to that?
"This is a work event, I'm representing myself and I don't want to come off as rude or anything like that. But I was so shocked. I guess I didn't really let it affect me, I kept going on about my night but… now it's affecting me."
Elloise finished the clip by reminding others it's 'never okay to ask someone if they're pregnant, let alone touch them'. She went on to describe the situation as an 'unfortunate incident', adding: "I thought I was okay but I knew that it would hit me a little bit later and it's hitting me right now.
"[The staff member] came up to me later and said it was the second time she's done it [made the mistake] too! Like! How did you not learn the first time?"
The video quickly went viral, racking up more than 1.1million views. Many sympathised while others said they related to Elloise's story as similar things had happened to them too.
One person fumed: "Even if someone is pregnant it still doesn't give anyone the right to touch their stomach or ask them about it." While another added: "'Worst nightmare, has happened to me a few times."
Another chimed in: "I am pregnant and would be horrified if someone touched my stomach. So sorry that happened to you," while a fourth wrote: "I'm a plus size flight attendant and get it all the time – it's absolutely mortifying and is so upsetting every single time."
Elloise has a large following online, with her known for posting about body positivity, fitness and weight loss. Last year, in another teary video, she called out those who call her 'brave' for wearing wearing tight clothing at the gym.
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