Actor Marlo Thomas rubbed some Sherry Shepard fans the wrong way after commenting on the daytime talk show host’s weight.
The “That Girl” star, 84, appeared on Shepard’s new show on Tuesday to promote her upcoming Hallmark movie “The Magical Christmas Village” and other projects. Thomas and Shepard, 55 shared a laugh and bonded over the former’s acting career, but the conversation ended with the actor commenting on the host’s recent weight loss.
“Look at your beauty. You’ve lost a lot of weight,” Thomas said.
After the former “The View” co-host shared that she lost 35 pounds, the TV actor recalled spending time with Shepard for Thomas’ previous AOL show.
“And you were a big woman,” said Thomas. As Shepard approached and hugged her and laughed, Thomas stretched out her arms to imitate a large belly and puffed out her cheeks.
Shepard still laughed and agreed, but her fans were less hilarious about Thomas’ comments.
“She owes Sherry an apology for #unacceptable behavior. a fan tweeted Tuesday.
“Marlo was completely disrespectful and Shelley handled her ignorance with so much grace,” a fan wrote on Instagram. ah!!
Viewers weren’t the only ones who had trouble with Thomas. Page Six reported that the daytime series staff “weren’t happy about that.” [Thomas] fat [Shepherd] on national television. “
“[Shepherd] We work really hard to create a very positive environment,” a “Shelly” insider told the outlet. “Morale.” [at work] People went into mama bear mode because is everything to her. “
A representative for Thomas declined to comment when contacted by The Times on Wednesday.
Despite Thomas’ comments, people agreed that Shepard had stepped up. The staff said “Shelley was a good sport” and fans on YouTube praised the comedian for continuing to be “classy”.
“She turned the insult into a joke,” said the YouTube fan.
some users thomas appearance shotfans on Twitter likened the actor to the loose-lipped “elders” of the church.
Shepard, whose talk show replaced ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ in September, has been open about her weight loss journey. rice field.
“He’s 16 and his [s—] It doesn’t smell bad, but he still says he loves me and kisses me before he goes to bed,” she wrote.
This story was originally published in the Los Angeles Times.
