An Australian influencer who underwent the controversial ‘Barbie waist’ procedure has been left shocked by her non-existent stomach.
Matilda Baxter, 23, scared her followers on Thursday when she revealed her partner could fit his hands snugly around her tiny waist in an Instagram clip.
As she put on the black corset she has to wear after her lower ribs were broken to make her look slimmer, Matilda appeared to have no waist at all.
The adult content creator added to the optical illusion by wearing a bright orange cut-out dress.
‘Guys, there’s no such thing as a waist. I’m a Barbie doll,” Matilda said as her partner wrapped his hands around her waist.
The clip shocked many of her 62,000 Instagram followers, with several leaving messages of concern and outrage.
Australian influencer Matilda Baxter, who underwent controversial ‘Barbie waist’ procedure, is shocked by her non-existent stomach
As she put on the black corset she has to wear after her lower ribs were broken to make her look slimmer, Matilda looked like she had no waist at all
“Ugh no. Women are not made to look like this. To each his own,” said one.
‘This is incredibly worrying. Wearing a waist trainer on an already extremely thin frame and asking, “Where’s my waist?” glorifies an unhealthy and unrealistic body standard. This is not a positive influence, it is a harmful message, especially for impressionable young women,” said another.
“A search party is being sent for your drug because it is MISSING,” someone added.
It comes after Matilda hit out at cruel comments about her changing appearance earlier this week.
“If you have to put me through a group chat to talk about how different I look, saying I look like a Holocaust survivor in jeans, you’re the lowest of the low,” she began the lengthy rant.
“Let’s dig a little deeper into this… You may look very different than you did a year ago, or a week ago, or ten minutes ago,” she continued.
“If you like it, comment it, share it, post it in group chats, b***h it, the negativity just makes me money.
“I love it when people say, ‘You’re unrecognizable.’ As if I should be offended. Dig up the old photos, keep whining about them, keep comparing, because at the end of the day, I’m still up for debate.’
It comes after Matilda hit out at cruel comments about her changing appearance earlier this week
Matilda then showed off photos of herself before she underwent the Barbie waist procedure and estimated she was worth $50,000 to $100,000 in plastic surgery, emphasizing that she is happy with her new look and is enjoying the attention it is attracting.
“If it’s a group chat, a conversation, a headline, whatever, I’m still a topic in your boring fucking life, okay? It makes me money,” she said.
“Some people light up and mature, while everyone else is in comment sections and group chats bullying and b***hing.”
The influencer then showed off how tiny her surgically enhanced waist is, demonstrating how it is narrower than her hands, and her new Chanel bag, which she also held up for comparison.
“If I’m being talked about in your group chat, I’ve clearly won the game,” she concluded.
Matilda has generated a lot of concern in the weeks following her rib contouring procedure.
Earlier this year, she raised eyebrows after uploading a video of herself wearing lingerie while showing off her new figure.
‘It looks insane. Not edited. Waist where?’ she said.
She has been open about her surgical procedures, including high-definition liposuction, breast augmentation, hip surgery and a ‘Barbie waist’ procedure.
Followers flocked to the comments section of her video to express their concerns about her slimmed-down body.
“All I see are the bones,” one person wrote, while another added: “Omg I remember looking like this. I was so sick.’
“Please eat more, your ribs are driving me crazy,” said a third.
‘I’m not here to judge negatively, but more proteins and carbohydrates are needed. Stay safe and take care of your health, folks,” someone else commented.
It comes after the controversial influencer admitted she sought advice about her dangerous tanning addiction following concerns from her parents and her new partner.
Adelaide-based Matilda uses a risky combination of tanning peptides that are not approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), and a home solarium.
The TGA warned that peptides containing melanotan, administered by injection, ingestion or nasal spray, could cause ‘serious health problems’.
However, the devices are still allowed for personal use, and Baxter – known on social media as Tilds Search – told the Daily Mail that she uses the $7,000 solarium in her garage at least four times a week.
“I’m not in favor of (using tanning beds), and I will say I’m addicted. “I’m going to see a therapist about it,” she said.
Baxter said her parents are “concerned” about her use of tanning beds, which irradiate users with ultraviolet radiation that damages the DNA of skin cells.
She has been open about her surgical procedures, including high-definition liposuction, breast augmentation, hip surgery and a ‘Barbie waist’ procedure.
“I’ve probably spent about $50,000 on my face, and general maintenance of my appearance costs between $80,000 and $100,000 a year,” she told the Daily Mail.
