- Leslie Horton covers daily traffic and community events on Global News
- Recently, she took some time to answer emails she received from strangers
- One troll insisted she was pregnant and slammed her 'bus driver pants'
A Canadian TV host was applauded after she delivered a strong response to trolls and shut down pregnancy rumors live on air.
Leslie Horton covers daily traffic and community events on Global News, and her most recent broadcast went viral after she took a moment to respond to an unsolicited email she received in which a viewer shamed her body and fashion choices.
After receiving an email congratulating her on her 'pregnancy' because she was wearing 'bus driver pants', the TV presenter – who has been hosting the show for 26 years – fired back.
Canadian journalist from Calgary berated viewers and demanded they 'think about the emails' [they] send” while sharing that she had to wear “bus driver pants” because she lost her uterus to cancer last year, and not because she was pregnant.
A Calgary TV host was applauded after she strongly responded to trolls and shut down pregnancy rumors
Leslie Horton covers daily traffic and community events on Global News, and her latest on-air report has gone viral after she took a moment to reply to the email she received
Canadian journalist berated viewers and demanded they 'think about the emails' [they] send” while sharing that she had to wear “bus driver pants.”
Leslie's response to the audience member who congratulated her on her pregnancy and noted that she “should expect emails like this” because of her outfit choices has been circulating online and has prompted social media users to cheer on the TV host.
The clip was first reposted by a TikTok user @Sarantium.
Before starting her traffic report, Leslie said, “I'm just going to respond to an email I got that said, 'Congratulations on your pregnancy, if you're going to wear old bus driver pants, you should expect emails like this.' “
“So thanks for that. No, I'm not pregnant. Last year I lost my uterus to cancer and this is what women my age look like.
“So if it's offensive to you, that's too bad. Think about the emails you send.”
People flooded the comments section, praising Leslie for calling out the troll and her reminder to others to think before speaking.
One person said: 'Leslie Horton is a sweetheart and a boss.'
Another user added: 'I'm so sad for her. She didn't deserve that. She handled it with grace.”
“Good job…she looks amazing,” someone else commented.
Leslie revealed she had lost her womb to cancer – adding: 'This is what women my age look like'
People flooded the comments section, praising Leslie for calling out the troll and her reminder to others to think before speaking
One user added: “Good for her to bring that up on air!”
Someone else wrote: 'What a queen! Perfect reaction.'
'Oh my God, people are so unnecessarily cruel. I'm glad she was able to call them,” another added.
After the outpouring of positive comments, Leslie took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to show her appreciation.
'Thank you for all your sweet messages this morning. It took me hours to stop shaking… but I shake it off,” she said.
Leslie has not shared what type of cancer she has, but regularly discusses her journey as a survivor on her social media.