This text is a column with opinions that are the writer’s own and not Nyheter24’s.
I’ve known who since childhood Jessica Almenäs is.
Having met her several times during my work as a journalist, I really have to say that I share the opinion of many about this popular woman. Polite and shining like a sun.
Jessica Almenäs. Image source: Henrik Montgomery/TT
But it would certainly turn out that even the sun has spots.
We live in a time where focus on body and weight is still something that society grapples with. The pro-ana times are far from over. In 2023, it was discovered that Ozempic was the new black and many celebrities have openly shared that they use the drug to lose weight.
However, what is often forgotten is that a weight race can sometimes be due to other things than just body trends.
Some who end up in a destructive relationship, suffer from anxiety, start medication or simply find themselves in a downward spiral can often give the impression of this when you see that a lack of appetite has contributed to the lost pounds. .
When it comes to colleagues or friends, it is not uncommon to look at the person who has lost weight. You ask if everything is as it should be, so that no nasty partner at home is fooled who claimed that your friend/colleague should lose weight. Or if it’s the case that the person feels bad from some event that you might be able to ball with them. But it’s a way of saying “I see you and I’m here if you need me”.
“You should never comment on someone else’s body?”. I’m sorry, but what the hell is that made up. Taking someone by the arm and asking how the person is doing can in many cases mean that the person is picked up in time and gets help.
In recent weeks, a number of people have worriedly commented on Jessica Almenä’s pictures as she has visibly lost weight. I wasn’t going to write anything about this but I seriously want to throw up when I saw how she responded to a follower WHO is a young girl with an open Instagram account who politely wrote and cherished Jessica.
The follower’s comment to Jessica Almenäs. Image source: jessicaalmenas/Instagram
Don’t get me wrong here.
I don’t give a shit what Jessica is doing with her body and it is absolutely not a crime to lose weight. So the hell do what you want with your bodies. AND that if someone comments in a mean or gross way, you have my full approval to kick the person straight out and tell them to go to hell.
But with your hand on your heart, I don’t think you answer “are you kidding now??” to a worried follower who asks if everything is okay. Lord God even the fiery one Åsa Ingrosso responds more nicely to the comments about her weight along the lines of “You can do what you want when you’re an adult hehe. Kiss kiss”, and so on.
Jessica you are followed by almost 126,000 people on your Instagram. OF COURSE people will react to you as a public figure losing weight. One way to answer could also have been:
“Hi. Thank you for caring. I’m just fine but would appreciate in the future if others could be so kind as not to comment on my body. Have a continued nice evening. Hugs Jessica”.
“Are you kidding now?”.
I don’t know what it is that adjusted your previously humble appearance but my only question after reading how you respond to your followers is probably: Are you kidding now?