YouTube kids’ star Ms Rachel hits out at vile trolls after being told to ‘lose weight and be prettier’ to teach toddlers… as parents defend their ‘digital co-parent’ and ‘angel on earth’

YouTube sensation Ms Rachel has revealed the vicious trolling she has faced over her weight and appearance in a heartbreaking new video.

The teacher and online star, real name Rachel Griffin Accurso, 40, revealed on Instagram that while completing her second master’s degree in education, she was criticized about her weight and was told to ‘try to be prettier to teach toddlers to give’.

In an accompanying caption, she wrote, “Last week I got a real comment… I have better qualifications to teach than being thin and pretty.

And that’s not where my value lies! #mothers #toddlermother #mom #msrachel #beauty’.

Parents quickly flooded the comments section with responses to the trolls, insisting they would ‘not tolerate any slander from Ms Rachel’ as she was branded ‘an angel on earth’.

Her latest video comes months after she urged followers to take care of their mental health after being forced to step back from her TikTok and YouTube channels amid cruelty from trolls and online haters.

Embarrassing: The teacher and online star, real name Rachel Griffin Accurso, 40, revealed on Instagram that while completing her second master’s degree in education, she was criticized about her weight and had to try to “be prettier to teach toddlers.” to give’ ‘

Reaching out: Parents quickly flooded the comments with responses to the trolls, insisting they would ‘not tolerate slander from Ms Rachel’ as she was branded ‘an angel on earth’

Sweet: Parents quickly came out in force to defend the star, writing, “We will not tolerate slander from Ms. Rachel. You are an angel on earth!’

An honor: the star shares content for both adults and children

In her post, she could be seen typing as she wrote, “I’m finishing my second master’s degree in education and someone says I’ve gained weight and need to lose weight and try to be prettier when I’m going to give a show to toddlers.”

Parents quickly came out in force to defend the star, writing: “We will not tolerate slander from Ms. Rachel. You are an angel on earth!…

‘Your body is no one’s business. Thank you for teaching children what is REALLY important: kindness, empathy, helping others, being a good person. And just know… it’s THEIR own insecurities they’re projecting onto you, nothing to do with you…

‘Don’t play with Aunt Rachel. We’re going STEP! By the way, hop little bunnies, hop hop hop!

… Ladies, we’re riding at sunrise!!!… No one talks to my digital co-parent like that!… People suck. You are now a core memory for a generation of children, you win.’

In May, Rachel, who has raked in $10 million through the education channel, announced she was quitting social media: “I’m taking a break for my mental health.”

Alongside the heartbreaking video, she meanwhile added a caption: ‘Hurtful videos and comments, no matter how much attention they get, won’t get you what you want. Only love can do that.’

When she later returned to TikTok, she shared a slew of videos about mental health, including a clip titled, “Make sure you take care of your mental health,” in which she talked about her anxiety and OCD battles.

In the video, she talks about using an OCD therapist, who taught her to tackle her overthinking – something she wants to tackle with her followers.

Her love: Along with her husband, Broadway composer and director Aron Accurso (pictured), and a host of others, Ms. Rachel’s channel was founded in 2019 to help her two-year-old son’s speech delay and has since had tremendous success all over the world. world

She is back! In May, Ms. Rachel, who has raked in $10 million through the education channel, announced she is quitting social media: ‘I’m taking a break for my mental health’

Open and honest: Ms Rachel, who has a master’s degree in music education and a second master’s degree in early childhood education, has since returned to social media after revealing that she was ‘setting boundaries’ and controlling the behavior of the trolls followed

Ms Rachel, who has a master’s degree in music education and a second master’s degree in early childhood education, has since returned to social media after revealing she was ‘setting boundaries’ with her channels and monitoring the trolls’ behaviour.

She has spoken about her mental health struggles and revealed that she has OCD and suffers from anxiety – which she describes in candid videos under the Ms Rachel For Grown Ups section, while her typical videos are Ms Rachel For Littles.

Along with her husband, Broadway composer and director Aron Accurso, and a host of others, Ms. Rachel’s channel was founded in 2019 to help her two-year-old son’s speech delay, and has since enjoyed tremendous success around the world.

Her YouTube bio reads: ‘Our educational videos for kids are based on research and full of learning standards that will help preschoolers thrive!…

‘In addition to baby videos and toddler videos, we have preschool videos for children. We also give music lessons and teach sign language.’

Ms. Rachel and her husband wrote a musical for adults about mental health. She previously said, “I have been an advocate for mental health for some time…

‘I’ve always been very open about it. Growing up, I thought I was damaged and that there was something wrong with me. But I want people to know that that’s not true, that mental health issues are not your fault and they are not a character flaw.”

Speaking to People earlier this year, she said: ‘Self-care is important. I do a lot of self-help work to not give power to a small number of people and their words – love is more powerful…

‘Helping children inspires me to do the work and get up every day, but you also sometimes encounter things that are more negative.’

Speaking out: She has revealed she is battling obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety

Back again: Ms. Rachel and her husband wrote an adult musical about mental health. She previously said: ‘I’ve been an advocate for mental health for a while now’