The cover photo of Celeste Barber in the latest issue of Marie Claire Australia has caused a wave of disappointment among her loyal fans.
The 40-year-old comedian is seen wearing a cut-out red swimsuit by designer Melissa Odabash on the cover of the ‘Wellness’ issue of the fashion magazine.
While some fans praised the cover, which was shared by The Letdown star on his Instagram Stories on Wednesday night, others were quick to condemn the ‘heavily filtered’ image as ‘garbage’.
The cover photo of Celeste Barber in the latest issue of Marie Claire Australia has caused a wave of disappointment among her loyal fans. Pictured: The February issue of Marie Claire Australia
‘Celeste talks about body shaming in editing, but the magazine has shamed her by over-editing. The reason she has over 9 million followers is because she is real not this trash,” wrote one fan.
“Shame on Marie Claire for buying photos of what would have been a naturally beautiful photo of Celeste to begin with,” added one more.
“I really like Celeste but this is so leaked, I could barely recognize her… too bad as she’s naturally so pretty,” another complained.
“That doesn’t look like her at all,” one more joked. ‘If I hadn’t read that it was Celeste I wouldn’t have known whose photo it was.’
‘Celeste is cool, but she doesn’t look like her in this photo. Photoshop is not what it is about. She’s beautiful just the way she is,’ wrote another.
“I wish Marie Claire would embrace reality and not edit your body too much,” wrote one more.
Elsewhere, an eagle-eyed fan questioned whether Celeste’s armpits had been manipulated to make for a better photo.
“Beautiful, and I love you,” the follower began. “But nothing scares me more than an over-edited armpit.”
While some fans praised the cover, which was shared by The Letdown star on his Instagram Stories on Wednesday night, others were quick to condemn the “heavily filtered” image as “garbage.”
‘Celeste talks about body shaming in editing, but the magazine has shamed her by over-editing. The reason she has over 9 million followers is because she is real not this trash,” wrote one fan.
Meanwhile, another took aim at Celeste, who built a multimillion-dollar brand by mocking social media trends and body shaming.
“For a second I thought it was a joke, something you created for fun,” one fan began.
‘I’m torn between seeing a real woman like you on the cover of this kind of magazine, but it all seems out of place with the heavy editing. Being asked about Marie Claire is cool, so it could have been a platform to break some of the beauty standards.
‘I’m sure you have a PR team and I wonder how they thought I would be a good fit?
“You go to war over summer bodies and body shaming and are literally placed in a bathing suit between advice on being happy and a selection of swimsuits (probably acted by young models),” they continued.
Meanwhile, others took aim at Celeste, who built a multimillion-dollar brand by mocking social media trends and body shaming.
“For a second I thought it was a joke, something you created for fun,” one fan began.
“There could have been so many more creative and relevant ways to do that cover, if they were in a bathing suit why not show your whole real body with no edits?
‘Sends a paradoxical message. And she just doesn’t look like you. I’m sure his interview is amazing, but the way he promotes himself is not,” they concluded.
However, the cover art was also praised by many of Celeste’s fans.
“Awesome,” Jessica Rowe wrote alongside three love heart emojis.
While model Jess Hart preferred to keep her comment short and sweet, writing “Yes!”, along with a praying hands emoji.
February issue of Marie Claire Australia goes on sale Thursday
However, the cover art was also praised by many of Celeste’s fans. “Sensational”, wrote Jessica Rowe next to three emojis of hearts in love