--- title: Ashley Graham Claps Back at Body Shaming Haters on Instagram description: Ashley Graham had the perfect response when body shamers began hating on a video of her working out on Instagram. canonical: https://time.com/4974760/ashley-graham-body-shaming-response/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-09T17:41:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:56:05.154Z og:title: Ashley Graham Schools Her Haters: 'I Love the Skin I'm In' og:description: "Just for the record, I work out to: Stay healthy, feel good" og:url: https://time.com/4974760/ashley-graham-body-shaming-response/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt15658f2d1977afdc/6988e11fe76ad21f5a62f7b3/ashley-graham-responds-instagram-haters-body-positivity.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: DOUNIAMAG-FASHION-US-GRAHAM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ashley Graham Schools Her Haters: 'I Love the Skin I'm In' twitter:description: "Just for the record, I work out to: Stay healthy, feel good" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt15658f2d1977afdc/6988e11fe76ad21f5a62f7b3/ashley-graham-responds-instagram-haters-body-positivity.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ashley Graham Schools Her Body Shaming Haters: 'I Love the Skin I'm In' > Sponsored content. 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The stunning model shares her fashion tips for curvier ladies, plus her favorite summer looks, snacks & more!_  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 9, 2017 5:41 PM UTC The stunning model shares her fashion tips for curvier ladies, plus her favorite summer looks, snacks & more!  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 9, 2017 5:41 PM UTC Model and [_TIME_ 100 honoree](http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736242/ashley-graham/) [Ashley Graham](http://time.com/4890516/ashley-graham-on-white-privilege/) is one of fashion’s most recognized faces, but that doesn’t mean that she’s immune to haters on the Internet. Graham posted a video on Sunday of herself working out in the gym, which attracted its fair share of comments, some of which were negative and hateful. As a response, Graham addressed the [body shaming haters](http://time.com/4807117/rihanna-body-shaming-response/) with a follow-up post that outlined why she chooses to take care of her body by exercising. “Every time I post a workout video I get comments like, ‘You’ll never be skinny, so stop trying,’ ‘Don’t workout too hard, you’ll get skinny,’ ‘You still need to be fat to be a model,’ and ‘Why would you want to lose what made you famous?’” she wrote via Instagram. “Just for the record, I work out to: stay healthy, feel good, get rid of jet lag, clear my head, show big girls we can move like the rest of ’em, stay flexible and strong, have more energy…I don’t work out to lose weight or my curves, \[because\] I love the skin I’m in…” A note to body shamers: stay off Ashley Graham’s Instagram page. ## Transcript So right around the corner you're a supermodel so do you even get this sort of seasonal anxiety that a lot of us get when it comes to like some of bodies, some suits and that's all. No I mean of course like any girl when you get to the beach or the pool I've to take my cover above all. [ LAUGH ] Come on you don't feel that. No seriously cuz it's the initial [ CROSSTALK ] I think every girl feels that. Everybody is watching and then fine I'll just take it off and then all of a sudden you get comfortable okay another pina colada. [ LAUGH ] Sorry guys, see even supermodel Ashley Graham gets a little nervous for beach season. Besides talking bikinis and pina coladas, the cover model and body activist also opened up about some of her other go to summer rituals such as her favorite snack, outfit And how she stays slim and sexy during those warm summer time months, watch. [ MUSIC ] Is there any extra prep that you do like working out or changing your diet before summer? No, I really don't. I mean I try to stay consistent throughout the year and when I have a heavy week I have meals deliver to my house so that I'm making healthy choices. Choices throughout the week. But I try not to eat dairy and I haven't worked out in like a couple weeks but I still feel great. You feel great, you look great. As a foodie we know you're a foodie favorite summer snack? Avocado, sea salt, olive oil. Yummy. You didn't even have to think. Think twice and that sounds amazing. Right. Summer style would you like to rock when the weather heats up? Crop it up and skirt. We have a model when it comes to fashion just right on what's the one piece of clothing that easy go to outfit that you think every curvy lady should have in their closet? Skinny black jeans over size white T- shirt which is very hard to find that's like faded at the waist. And a black moto jacket. That's good for guys and girls . >> Yes, I like it. 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