Influencer Remi Bader is clapping back at critics after facing backlash for keeping her 2023 weight-loss surgery private.
The 30-year-old opened up in a candid Instagram post, explaining her choice to withhold the news from followers until now.
The influencer admitted to the procedure on Wednesday after going under the knife in 2023.Instagram/@remibader“Sharing something so personal again for the first time in a while, I was prepared for both backlash and support,” Bader wrote, referencing her recent interviews with Self magazine and Khloé in the Wonder Land podcast.The 30-year-old wrote via Instagram that she will “never regret” keeping boundaries.remibader/Instagram
She emphasized prioritizing her mental health, calling her decision to undergo a single anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy in private a necessary boundary.She is “proud” of the way she “protected [ed her mental health.”GC Images“No one is changing how proud I am of myself… sticking to my boundaries at a time I was so low and so lost,” she fired back at critics.Bader shared her story via Self and the “Khloé in WWonderland podcast. Khloé Kardashian/X
Supporters flooded her comments, applauding her for sharing “on [her] own timeline.” One fan wrote, “You before all! Life is short,” while another added, “You don’t owe anybody any explanation.”
She subsequently posted throwback photos from her procedure via Instagram Stories.Instagram/remibader
However, detractors accused Bader of “lying” to fans and “waiting to get paid” before revealing her transformation, claiming she blocked followers who questioned her changing appearance.
Bader had previously tearfully vowed in a September 2023 video to stop sharing her health journey due to “ridiculous”body shaming.
Bader has since been blasted for “lying” to her followers and “blocking” those who asked about her transformation.remibader/Instagram.
She later disclosed to Self that she opted for surgery three months later to address severe back pain, excessive sweating, heart concerns, and other health issues.
The recovery was “brutal,” plunging her into a “deep depression,” but resulted in a 140-pound weight loss in under a year.
Remi Bader clapped back at critics after keeping her weight-loss surgery a secret. Remi Bader/Instagram
Despite the physical change, Bader admitted struggling with her new body, telling her doctor she “never wanted to be this size” and hoped to remain “curvy.”
“It’s confusing to be so quickly in a different body but have the same brain,” she confessed.
Other social media users, however, wrote that Bader does not “owe anyone” explanations.remibader/Instagram.
After her interviews aired, Bader shared throwback hospital photos on her Instagram Story, expressing frustration over lost footage from her “invalid” memory card.
“I filmed much of my experience… and wanted to share that eventually,” she wrote. “[I] have been so upset about [losing] it for months.”
Bader stands firm, unapologetic for protecting her peace as the debate progresses.
Dayo Ade Olusola is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of M10news, an independent news publication specialising in housing coverage across Ireland, the UK and Europe. His work focuses on RTB and ESRI rent data, rental market trends, landlord and tenant policy, homelessness, social housing delivery and housing affordability. He holds a Diploma in Digital News and has more than four years of experience in housing and property journalism. His reporting examines how policy, market data and public decisions affect renters, landlords, homeowners and communities across Ireland and Europe.
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