Instagram model is trolled because her glamorous, jet-setting lifestyle makes her followers feel bad about themselves – but she says they should be ‘inspired’
A popular Instagram model has revealed she is getting ‘hateful’ messages from her followers who say her ‘happy’ content makes them feel bad about themselves.
Cathy Evans, who appeared on Married At First Sight Australia in 2020, said on Sunday her recent posts had drawn the ire of critics who argue she shouldn’t be bragging about her lifestyle while others are less fortunate.
Ms Evans, a full-time fashion and beauty influencer with almost 200,000 followers, said the backlash intensified when she went on holiday.
Criticism: Instagram model Cathy Evans has revealed she is getting ‘hateful’ messages from her followers who say her ‘happy’ content makes them feel bad about themselves
‘I’ve had a few (actually a f**k load) [of people] message me being really unhappy (actually just straight hateful) that I was on holiday, went out to eat, I went shopping. I showed what I brought,’ she wrote.
Ms Evans said she was constantly being told not to share these moments on Instagram simply because others weren’t able to do the same.
She claimed her followers had told her to stop posting about her designer clothes and also to limit her posts about her upcoming holiday in Thailand.
Jealousy: Ms Evans said on Sunday her recent posts had drawn the ire of critics who argue she shouldn’t be bragging about her lifestyle while others are less fortunate
Far from leading a charmed life, Ms Evans claimed she’d actually suffered financially before starring on reality TV and making a career out of Instagram.
She also suggested that her critics should be ‘inspired’ by her lifestyle.
‘I remember humbly being so tight on money and I would watch friends and public figures go on holiday or just getting some cool shoes and I never let it affect me negatively. I actually enjoyed watching it quietly – I would be inspired,’ she said.
Ms Evans, who recently underwent a $30,000 surgery transformation, including liposuction and a mini Brazilian butt lift, added that she wouldn’t let others bully her into changing her content.
Humble: Far from leading a charmed life, Ms Evans claimed she’d actually suffered financially before starring on reality TV and making a career out of Instagram. She also suggested that her critics should be ‘inspired’ by her lifestyle
‘I say this respectfully but you cannot control what others do or say, only how you react and feel,’ she said.
‘I encourage those to put themselves in an environment that promotes a healthy, happy response.’
While Ms Evans acknowledged social media can trigger jealousy, she said people should take more responsibility when it comes to the accounts they follow.
‘Unfollow or mute those who trigger a negative reaction in you. Follow those who make you feel good and inspire you in some way,’ she wrote.
‘Unfollow or mute’: While Ms Evans acknowledged social media can trigger jealousy, she said people should take more responsibility when it comes to the accounts they follow
Surgery: Ms Evans, who recently underwent a $30,000 surgery transformation, said she wouldn’t let others bully her into changing her content. (Pictured after her ‘mini-BBL’ surgery)