Two Australian podcast hosts have spoken out about Olivia Culpo’s controversial wedding dress, with one even sharing a new theory about the huge fuss surrounding the dress.
32-year-old American model Olivia exchanged her vows with Christian McCaffrey at a Rhode Island church this past weekend, wearing a conservative Dolce & Gabbana dress. Her dress quickly became a talking point.
A style influencer harshly criticized Olivia for her comments about the dress in an interview with Vogue, sparking a heated online debate.
TikToker Kennedy Bingham, who calls herself Gown Eyed Girl, criticized Olivia, who is often seen in swimsuits for Sports Illustrated, saying she didn’t want her dress to “sex up” and claiming the star had “internalized misogyny.”
Olivia said Fashion She didn’t want to ‘exude sex in any way, shape or form’ on her big day.
“When I think about Christian and what he likes and the moments when he likes me the most, I definitely think of something like that: timeless, covered and elegant,” she said in an interview with the magazine.
Australian podcasters Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne joined the debate in a passionate discussion about Kennedy’s accusations of misogyny.
While Brittany defended Olivia, claiming her comments were “taken out of context,” Laura questioned the model, saying her husband thinks she looks “most beautiful” in “covered” clothing.
Podcasters have weighed in on Olivia Culpo’s (pictured) controversial wedding dress and shared a new theory about the huge fuss surrounding the dress.
About their life uncut podcastThe couple claimed the criticism stemmed from her comments about the dress, rather than the fact that she opted for a more traditional look.
Laura suspected that people were up in arms because they might have interpreted Olivia’s comments as a sign that brides who opt for more revealing dresses “aren’t taking their wedding seriously.”
“What people are upset about is the association between Olivia taking her wedding seriously and yet wanting a dress that reflects that,” she claimed.
“I think you mean that if someone wears a revealing dress, he or she isn’t taking his or her marriage seriously.”
Laura also discussed Olivia’s comment that Christian finds her most beautiful in “covered” clothing, wondering if there was a problem with “internalized misogyny.”
She said, “You say you picked that dress because your partner thinks you’re most beautiful, and thinks you’re most beautiful when you’re completely covered up. That’s an interesting way to look at someone whose job is to model a swimsuit.
“So, you met her as a swimsuit model, but now she’s your wife, you want her to be covered up. There’s this expectation or thought that you can be one way, but if you’re a woman, you have to be more modest, more covered up.”
“I think maybe this has a little bit to do with the Madonna-whore complex, the idea that you can have sex with someone you only date occasionally, and you can have passionate sex with them, but you wouldn’t do that with your wife,” she added.
However, her best friend and co-host Brittany strongly disagreed, saying the comments were taken out of context.
“I think it was taken out of context, I totally disagree with that statement,” she said, insisting Olivia had simply phrased her comments “the wrong way.”
‘He fell in love with her, like you said, as a swimsuit model, he loves her as a swimsuit model, he loves her exactly the way she is, with everything she wears.
“I do have a problem with the word ‘covered,’ but I think that’s been taken out of context,” she added.
American model Olivia, 32, exchanged vows with Christian McCaffrey (pictured in 2023) at a Rhode Island church over the weekend, but her dress quickly became a talking point
“I can guarantee you that everyone here has an opinion about the specific way their partner dresses that they really like,” she insisted.
“For them, a very religious couple, she chose to wear a covered dress on their wedding day, in a church, in front of their friends, and I don’t think she deserves the hate she’s getting now.”
Brittany subsequently slammed the online outcry, criticizing social media users for commenting on the dress in the first place.
“I think this whole thing is completely ridiculous,” she said of the massive debate.
“I was absolutely furious with the people who were posting such horrible comments on Olivia’s own Instagram and her own photos about how awful she was and how awful she looked.”
“I think people take it a little too seriously. At the end of the day, it’s one person’s wedding,” she added.
Laura admitted that it was wrong for people to react so strongly to Olivia, but argued that she was only provoking opinions by creating so much publicity around the wedding.
A TikToker criticized Olivia (pictured with Christian before her wedding), saying she didn’t want her dress to “speak sexually.” She said there was “internalized misogyny” in her reasoning.
She argued, “If you don’t want people to have an opinion, don’t write publicity around your wedding!”
Their comments came after Olivia and her new husband Christian criticized the style influencer who initially criticized the model for her comments.
After influencer Kennedy, known as Gown Eyed Girl, asked questions about Olivia’s divisive comments about her wedding dress, Olivia was quick to respond.
Olivia told Kennedy, “Wow, you are such a terrible person. I hope no one ever destroys you like this because it is so painful. I love this dress and it was everything I ever wanted and more.”
However, Kennedy argued that she was not criticizing the dress itself, but merely questioning her comments and decision to work with Dolce & Gabanna, which has been embroiled in controversy over its comments on IVF and has been accused of racism.
She replied, “So we’re not going to give credit for how your words come across to other people, or the background of the designers you support?”
Olivia’s new husband Christian also supported his wife despite the criticism, calling Kennedy’s now-viral post “malicious.”
Now, Australian podcasters Laura Byrne and Brittany Hockley (pictured in October) have joined the debate, engaging in a passionate discussion about the accusations of misogyny
“What a horrible thing to post online,” the San Francisco 49ers star wrote. “I hope you can find joy and peace in the world like my beautiful wife does.”
But Kennedy responded with: ‘@christianmccaffrey The evil thing is that she addresses the potential internalized misogyny behind her reasoning…’
The TikToker, who has nearly 100,000 followers, started a discussion by sharing her thoughts on Olivia’s wedding dress and her comments about it.
In a nearly six-minute clip, Kennedy said she didn’t like the dress because of Olivia’s comments, initially describing the dress as “elegant” and “simple.”
“It’s the substance around the dress that leaves a bitter taste,” she said, referring to Olivia’s comments to Vogue about not wanting to “exude sex” that day.
“There’s nothing wrong with wanting a modest wedding dress, or just modest clothing in general,” she continued, claiming that Olivia “has promoted this idea of what she thinks all brides should look like.”
“It’s really weird for me to consider this a sexless design because on the one hand, it’s your choice if you don’t want to exude sex in this dress, but on the other hand, it’s not your fault if people want to sexualize you,” she continued.
Amid all the commotion, Olivia (pictured at her bachelorette party) and her new husband Christian have responded to the style influencer who originally shared the TikTok criticizing the model
Olivia called influencer Kennedy Bingham an ‘evil’ person, but she quickly responded and reiterated her argument
“Her two statements side by side are an eloquent way of saying that you ask for whatever you wear, which is an extremely damaging way of thinking.”
“She even says her husband thinks she looks best when she’s timeless, covered up and elegant. I just find the use of the word ‘covered up’ so gross, because in everyday life you’re not covered up,” she added.
“And why does he think you’re most beautiful when you’re covered up? That’s just such a weird thing.”
Kennedy also brazenly argued that Olivia was promoting a “conservative agenda,” before turning her attention back to the wedding dress.
“There’s no personality in this dress,” she continued. “This is just nothing. It’s the absence of personality.”
Finally, Kennedy said, “It’s very clear that this was not a wedding. This was a conservative campaign, and it wasn’t even done right.”