In the viral clip, the 29-year-old Australian model shows off one of its bra that she modeled to share how she was left with no other choice than being underweight.
- Jul 1, 2021
AceShowbiz - Former Victoria's Secret model Bridget Malcolm criticized the brand in a scathing TikTok video, which has gone viral. In the clip, she showed off one of its bra that she modeled back in 2016 to share how she was left with no other choice than being underweight.
"I found my bra from the 2016 Victoria's Secret fashion show. It is a size 30A, I am now a size 34B which is healthy for me," the 29-year-old said the in the clip. She then put the bra on before demonstrating how it looked too small for her now-healthy body.
Bridget then showed some pictures of her wearing the 30A bra while participating in the fashion show. "Look how big it was on me, the sadness behind my eyes from the 2016 show breaks my heart," she went on to say.
Elsewhere in the video, she accused Ed Razek, the former chief marketing officer for L Brands, rejected her from a 2017 fashion show due to her body. "I was rejected from the show in 2017 by [former VS CMO] Ed Razek. He said, 'My body did not look good enough,' " she recalled.
Concluding the video, Bridget added, "Victoria’s Secret your performative allyship is a joke."
In response to the model's scathing video, the company said in a statement, "There is a new leadership team at Victoria's Secret who is fully committed to the continued transformation of the brand with a focus on creating an inclusive environment for our associates, customers and partners to celebrate, uplift and champion all women."
This is not the first time for Bridget to speak out against Victoria's Secret. Back in 2018, the Australian beauty claimed that Malcolm first spoke out about Victoria’s Secret and the modeling industry in a 2018 interview with Harper's Bazaar that she had eating disorder that "left her with a ruined digestive system and chronic anxiety" because of her time as a model for the brand.
Her TikTok video arrives after Victoria's Secret announced its brand makeover with two new initiatives, The VS Collective and The Victoria's Secret Global Fund for Women's Cancers. The lingerie retailer's VS Collective features Priyanka Chopra, Megan Rapinoe and many other "accomplished women who share a common passion to drive positive change," Victoria's Secret announced in a press release.
