Should body-shaming be made illegal?

They shouted 'run fatty run' and threw a coke can at me

Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has called for an end to body shaming, suggesting it should be illegal to publicly criticise others over their looks.

The X Factor judge also denied accusations she has an eating disorder, saying she was shocked by the claims.

She said: "I can take whatever they throw at me after 13 years, what worries me is what its doing to the younger generation. and some of the people writing this stuff are women.

We speak to Lauren French, who was heckled in the street over her weight while she was jogging.

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