‘Why do women have to be fat to be funny?’: Daisy Mae Cooper reveals trolled about weight loss, admits splitting up with husband for not sharing her humor
Daisy Mae Cooper has revealed she was trolled after losing weight.
The 36-year-old actress and comedian has admitted she went on a keto diet (low-carb, high-fat) to lose weight after lockdown, but has been inundated with messages saying she’s ‘not funny’ since changing her appearance. .
In a candid conversation with Grazia magazine, Daisy also revealed that humor helped her split with husband Will Weston, upset her that her BBC comedy series This Country wasn’t funny. I admitted that I did.
‘Why do women have to be fat to be funny?’: Daisy Mae Cooper opened up about being trolled about her weight loss (pictured left March 2022, right pictured 2019).
Daisy describes her appearance as follows: I wasn’t healthy. I couldn’t breathe when I was climbing the stairs. I was very unhappy.
“And there were some messages like, ‘Well, I’ve lost weight, so it’s not fun anymore.’ What the hell? Why do women have to be fat to be funny? It makes me so angry. I advocate for everyone.
Daisy also revealed that one of the reasons behind her divorce was her different sense of humor than her husband.
Exes: The 36-year-old comedian split from Will Weston in July 2021 after two years of marriage, revealing one of the reasons behind their divorce was their different senses of humor (Photo taken in 2018).
She rose to fame with the BAFTA award-winning BBC mockumentary This Country. It was created, written and performed by her brother Charlie Cooper.
However, Daisy reveals: It wasn’t his sense of humor.
“How can I be with a guy whose comedy isn’t funny? That’s insanely mad! Because he has what he needs and what I can’t give him.”
Daisy divorced her husband Will Weston in July 2021, shortly after the birth of her second child Jack in October 2020.
One of the highlights: Daisy rose to fame in the BAFTA award-winning BBC mockumentary This Country.
After breaking up with Will, Daisy had a stormy five-month romance with Ryan Weymouth and got a tattoo of his name on her ring finger.
They ended their relationship about two weeks after she got the tattoo.
Daisy recently said she enjoys dating but isn’t in a serious relationship.
An insider told The Sun at the time of their divorce:
“They ended things for good earlier this year. She took off her wedding ring and told her friends that the marriage was over.
“She also fired Will as director of her media business. It’s been a tough 17 months for everyone, and Daisy and Will were no exception.”
Daisy recently admitted that she started contemplating divorce after reading a heartbreaking post on Momsnet from a woman in her 70s who felt “trapped” in her marriage.
She said reading the post and befriending an old nemesis from drama school, Serin Hizuri, made her realize she needed to end her marriage.
Daisy said that when she befriended Seryn, they talked candidly about what was going on in their lives, and Daisy said she felt “understood” by her friends, so ” He explained that he understood what “true love” is.
The pair can now be seen together on the critically acclaimed BBC series Am I Being Unreasonable?. This was partly inspired by Daisy’s marital troubles.
Fring: After breaking up with Will, Daisy dated Ryan Weymouth during a stormy five-month romance and got a tattoo of his name on her ring finger.
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