Rhian Sugden has opened up on having to deal with a barrage of angry ‘fans’ who criticised her decision to have breast reduction surgery, as she revealed she had to call the police over the online abuse.
After first declaring her desire to get the procedure in 2022, the glamour model, 38, finally went under the knife last month, after revealing her F-cup chest had caused her to suffer intense back pain and made it ‘unbearable’ to walk.
However, she has revealed that her decision to alleviate her constant pain has caused her to be hit with a wave of backlash from some of her fans, who moaned she was ‘making the worst mistake of my life’.
Rhian rose to fame in 2006 as a Page 3 model at just 19 years old, quickly amassing a huge fanbase and securing lucrative deals – including a £100,000 payday for her appearance on Celebrity Big Brother in 2012.
However, in an interview with The Sun just ahead of her surgery, she explained some believe they ‘own her boobs’, because they’ve spent money buying her magazines and subscribing to her OnlyFans.
The mother-of-one admitted the reaction has been ‘wild’, saying that despite the majority being supportive of her decision, some people have been ‘absolutely devastated’.
Rhian Sugden has opened up on having to deal with a barrage of angry ‘fans’ who criticised her decision to have breast reduction surgery, as she revealed she had to call the police over the online abuse
After first declaring her desire to get the procedure in 2022, the glamour model, 38, finally went under the knife last month, after revealing her F-cup chest had caused her to suffer intense back pain and made it ‘unbearable’ to walk
However, she has revealed that her decision to alleviate her constant pain has caused her to be hit with a wave of backlash from some of her fans, who moaned she was ‘making the worst mistake of my life’ (seen with husband Oliver)
She even had to call the police on one furious fan, recalling: ‘One of my fans messaged me saying he invested in my career over the years and when he found out I’ve had a boob reduction this week he’s started demanding his money back.
‘It’s like he feels he owns my boobs because he’s bought content and magazines over the years. He was saying I’m making the worst mistake of my life – how dare I remove the boobs. His life isn’t going to be worth living.’
Rhian insisted that the reduction was for both ‘health and cosmetic’ reasons, but confessed she’d found it hard to ‘deal with people having an opinion on my body and acting like it’s the end of everything.’
While she revealed that even her own husband, Oliver Mellor, had been initially ‘gutted’ over her decision.
She said: ‘Oliver was gutted at first – he’s always loved my boobs. But he understands and I think he’ll be happy for me to stop moaning about my back ache, to be honest.’
Announcing she’d had the procedure in June, Rhian looked happier than ever as she shared snaps from her hospital bed.
In a caption full of amusing breast-related puns, she wrote: ‘Boob Voyage. Thanks for the mammaries. T**s a big day! @pallmallcosmetics #breastreduction #SnipSnipHooray #TheGreatDeflation #BreastInPeace #perkysue’.
She and Oliver, 44, welcomed their ‘miracle’ son George in April last year after a challenging five-year journey which involved eight rounds of IVF and £150,000.
Rhian rose to fame in 2006 as a Page 3 model at just 19 years old, quickly amassing a huge fanbase and securing lucrative deals – including a £100,000 payday for her appearance on Celebrity Big Brother in 2012 (seen in 2008)
However, in an interview with The Sun just ahead of her surgery, she explained some believe they ‘own her boobs’, because they’ve spent money buying her magazines and subscribing to her OnlyFans
But she has explained that pregnancy and breastfeeding had caused her boobs to become even larger and ‘so heavy’.
And while she has continued to face an onslaught of criticism over her decision to get a reduction, she had not hesitated in hitting back at the trolls.
Replying to one vile comment that read: ‘Imagine cutting off what made you famous lol’, Rhian was quick to shoot back: ‘Imagine thinking my personality was in my bra. Lol.’
In March, she shared a post with several screenshots of cruel comments from trolls, as she emphasised that it was her own decision what to do to her own body.
She fumed: ‘It’s actually quite shameful that I’m actually writing a caption to JUSTIFY what I’m doing with MY body.’
‘Boob experts (men) are messaging me telling me to just lose weight and they’ll shrink. Look at me!?? I’m the size I was yet despite your professional advice my melons haven’t shrunk. Who’d have thought?
‘My back hurts. I long to wear backless dresses. Buy sexy lingerie, wear no bra when I go out, run, swim without them falling out of my swim suit. They don’t make me happy this big.
‘Messaging me and calling me deluded for wanting a reduction to go back to the size I was 12 months ago – is absurd.
Rhian insisted that the reduction was for both ‘health and cosmetic’ reasons, but confessed she’d found it hard to ‘deal with people having an opinion on my body and acting like it’s the end of everything’
While she revealed that even her own husband, Oliver Mellor, had been initially ‘gutted’ over her decision (seen together)
And while she has continued to face an onslaught of criticism over her decision to get a reduction, she had not hesitated in hitting back at the trolls
‘Seriously, what is wrong with humans these days. It’s MY body. It’s my Happiness and it’s MY choice.’
Despite admitting that her ‘breasts mean a lot to her’, Rhian has been open about them being too big and causing her discomfort in the past.
In an exclusive interview with MailOnline in 2022, she revealed she’d hired a personal trainer to help improve her ‘hunched over’ posture and explained how she struggled to fit into outfits.
She said: ‘I have always been quite lucky because my mum is slinky so I’ve got good genes, but all my weight goes to by boobs, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing but right now my boobs are so big that it’s unbearable to walk.
‘My breasts mean a lot to me but throughout my Page 3 years they were a size 32D and now I’m a 34F. I would love a nice B or C cup that would be my ideal though I’m sure my work would be affected.
‘I can’t wear nice outfits, I see these dresses that flat chested women can wear and I can’t go out without a bra on. I’m getting older and gravity is going to kick in any day.
‘I’m tempted to get a boob reduction, but I know there can be a lot of scarring. I am going to the personal trainer to shrink my breasts. Watch this space, I’m hoping to be a B cup by next week.’