'I couldn't sleep because of the online bullies!' Ali Oetjen has a tearful meltdown as she ADMITS to Photoshopping her selfies after cruel trolls attacked her over the images
Ali Oetjen has descended into tearful meltdown after online trolls relentlessly attacked her for Photoshopping her selfies.
The Bachelorette star took to Instagram on Wednesday morning to share an unedited photo of a her tear-streaked face after she endured a sleepless night due to the attacks.
In a lengthy caption, the 32-year-old admitted to enhancing her images, saying: 'I couldn't sleep because online bullies comments hurt AND I disliked how so many comments on my recent post were right.'
'I couldn't sleep because of the online bullies!' Ali Oetjen descended into tearful meltdown on Wednesday (left) as she admitted to Photoshopping several selfies she uploaded the previous day (right)
Ali received dozens of critical comments on Tuesday after uploading two selfies to social media that had been enhanced with photo-editing tools.
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One fan complained: 'The first photo doesn't even look like you Ali, it's so Photoshopped. I prefer the natural you.'
By Wednesday,Ali pondered whether some of the criticism was correct.
'It doesn't even look like you Ali, it's so Photoshopped!' Fans criticised Ali's use of filters beneath this photo she shared on Tuesday
She wrote beneath her new tearful, unedited selfie: 'I asked myself, why wasn't my original [unedited] photo good enough to share with the world?! At the time I thought, this photo of my face is not 'pretty enough' I have an image to uphold & must make it look flawless!
'Crap! It made me feel sh*t!! I don't want to conform, I want to continue to inspire real women to love themselves for the bloody breathtaking beings that we are.'
The beauty then claimed she was 'scared s**tless' of uploaded her newest photo, which saw her crying and wearing no make-up.
Filtered to perfection! Before and after photos show how Ali's face changed following Photoshop
'This is me at this VERY moment, no make up, no filters or edits and I'm scared sh*tless to upload it, but want too so I prove my point that real is better, to share with you that I'm nowhere near perfect & that we all have similar feelings.'
Ali subsequently stressed that she wasn't looking for sympathy with her post, but was rather hoping to 'empower' other women through her honesty.
'This isn't a post for anyone to feel sorry for me BUT it IS a post to inspire women to know that we're all good enough Just. The. Way. We. Are & we're all in it together!' she proclaimed.
Later, the brave blonde took to Instagram Stories filming a gym session in which she sweating out her sadness.
The reality star filmed herself on the treadmill listening to Mariah Carey's aptly-named song, Shake It Off.
The magic of Photoshop! Before and after photos show how Ali's face changed following Photoshop
