Redeem now - Aussie influencer named Kerri Gribble called another influencer "fat" in a now-deleted video.
- Online users accused Gribble of "body shaming" fellow Aussie Mikaela Testa.
- Gribble was then dropped by a clothing brand she was affiliated with, according to local media.
Two Australian influencers and OnlyFans creators are feuding after one said that the other looked "fat in person," leading to accusations of body shaming.
In a now-expired December 9 Snapchat post, Kerri Gribble — an influencer with 122,000 Instagram followers based in Adelaide, could be heard talking about an in-person encounter with Mikaela Testa, a prominent lifestyle influencer with 3.1 million TikTok followers.
"Mikaela Testa is fat in person," Gribble could be heard saying in the short clip, which has been reuploaded by various users on TikTok who criticized the influencer for her remarks.
"What kind of world are we fucking living in, where people say shit like this?" said one user who reposted the clip and reacted to it in a TikTok, garnering 150,000 views.
On December 9, Testa appeared to respond to Gribble's comments in a TikTok video with 4.8 million views, where the influencer filmed herself walking in front of the camera while an on-screen caption read, "A girl I met at an event called me fat on her snap story hours later, if she thinks this is what 'fat' is, I'm concerned."
@mikaelatestacle ♬ original sound - ur cute jeansCommenters under Testa's video jumped to her defense, saying they were upset to hear about the incident. Elsewhere on TikTok, several users posted videos criticizing Gribble, extending their complaints towards an Australian clothing brand she previously promoted on her social media accounts, called White Fox Boutique.
Users accused Gribble of "body shaming" Testa and urged White Fox Boutique to stop working with the influencer.
"Will not be buying White Fox anymore if they're supporting someone who body shames other women," a user named Jamie Lee King said in her video, receiving 1.7 million views.
@youraussiegf Cancel her #kerrigribble #mikaelatesta #fyp #whitefox ♬ stream escapism - #1 the thrill is gone stanWhite Fox Boutique commented using their verified account under King's post, writing, "Hi babe! She is no longer an affiliate of the brand." The brand also confirmed this in a statement given to News.com.au.
Representatives for the brand did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Gribble — who has received 113,000 likes on her joint-OnlyFans account with partner Josh Henke — posted a social media statement responding to the backlash, which now appears to have been deleted, but which was screenshotted by the Daily Mail.
"I'm not going to sit here and beat myself up about saying something bad about someone, as I'm human, we all do it with our friends, and there's always more to a story!" the influencer wrote, according to the Daily Mail.
She added that she does not think Testa is "fat," nor does she think that the word "fat" is an insult.
"Fat is not a disgusting word to me," the screenshots said.
In a video statement from Gribble, which is no longer available to view on her TikTok account, but which was reuploaded to the platform by another user on December 11, the influencer repeated her comments and said that Testa looked "different" in person in comparison to how she looks online, noting that she was "genuinely taken aback" when they met.
In a November TikTok, Testa told her followers that she had noticed people were commenting on her weight, and said she had recently gained a few pounds. "I have bigger boobs, bigger stomach, bigger butt, bigger arms, has anyone ever thought that maybe that's a good thing? Maybe I like being bigger. Maybe I like being thick," she said.
@mikaelatesta ♬ original sound - Mikaela TestaTesta typically posts about her daily life and travels on TikTok, but also shares more provocative content on OnlyFans. She has previously been involved in online controversies and faced backlash from users on social media, most recently in October, when she apologized for filming a TikTok video in an "underground" market in Indonesia, where she said vendors were selling dog meat, a highly controversial practice.
In September, Testa came under fire after she posted a video of herself driving a Tesla through Skid Row in Los Angeles, a neighborhood that faced explosively high levels of homelessness in the aftermath of the pandemic.
In the clip, Testa said witnessing homelessness made her cry, but then proceeded to hold up a handful of dollar bills to the camera.
Mikaela Testa and Kerri Gribble did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.
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