News about Taryn Brumfitt

Taryn Brumfitt, an Australian of Year, accuses doctors of 'weight bias' over patient size

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 9, 2023
Taryn Brumfitt (pictured left and right), the 2023 Australian of the Year and body image champion, has pleaded with doctors not to inquire about a patient's weight unless they bring it up. Her appeal came just days after experts were alarmed by dramatic rises in Australia's cancer rates, with obesity cited as one of the top contributors to the rise. Inset: A doctor treating an overweight patient is shown in the picture.

Singer Amy Sheppard shares the bikini photo she deleted from Instagram

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 14, 2023
Following her weight gain, singer Amy Sheppard posted candid photos of her bikini on social media in which she posed in a bikini. The side by side photographs depicted the flattering bikini photo shot by the Geronimo hitmaker 'posted' as well as the more realistic image she 'deleted.' In both photos, the 32-year-old wears the same black and white bikini as she enjoys a day at the beach.

Taryn Brumfitt addresses accusations that her movement has played a role in rising obesity rates

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 25, 2023
Taryn Brumfitt, a body positivity activist, came to fame earlier this year after she was named Australian of the Year. Since being honoured with the illustrious title, Brumfitt, 44, has been accused that her movements may have contributed to rising obesity rates. This week, the media personality, who founded the Body Image Movement in 2012, tells Stellar Magazine that she is focusing on wellness, not weight.

Taryn Brumfitt comes under fire for 'skinny-shaming' a 'fit and healthy' teen model

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 2, 2023
Rhiannon van Zuydam, 21, a student in Adelaide, says she was 'good and healthy' when she posed for a newspaper in 2018. The then-16-year-old boy took a swimsuit and posed with a surfboard. However, her images attracted the interest of Ms Brumfitt, the newly named Australian of the Year, who posted it on her Body Image Movement social media pages. 'Pensive.' It's sad. Sultry. Sexual. Confused? I would not say 'Surfer' in these photographs, not a 'Surfer,' the caption reads. Following the story, Ms van Zuydam said the campaigner's followers piled onto her. She said that the negative reactions to the article shattered her self-confidence and drove her into depression.

When ACCC cracks down on influencers, Taryn Brumfitt fails to include a disclaimer on Instagram posts

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 31, 2023
The newly crowned Australian of the Year (left and right) has published numerous posts on her Instagram page promoting food, fashion, and cars, some of which are missing disclaimers. San Remo Pasta, Modibodi underwear, and a Mazda dealership are among the companies and products featured on her social media pages. Some articles mention the disclaimers of a paid collaboration with the companies, while others appear to be missing them.

Sophie Elsworth, a Sky News analyst, slams Mike Carlton over his remarks on Australian of the Year

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 26, 2023
Sophie Elsworth (left), The Australian's senior editor, reacted with gleeful to Taryn Brumfitt's remarks (bottom right). Ms Brumfitt is a former bodybuilder turned body image campaigner who was crowned our top Aussie at a glittering dinner in Canberra on Wednesday night. Mr Carlton slammed the decision in a inflammatory tweet, saying that the award should have gone to someone who doesn't make a buck out of saying that it's okay to be a bit fat.' Ms Elsworth accused Mr Carlton of being an attention seeker before committing her love for Ms Brumfitt.

The year's Australian of the Year launches Jelena Dokic's ferocious fat-shaming trolls

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 26, 2023
Taryn Brumfitt, the current Australian of the Year, body image advocate, has sluggish trolls over the body shaming of tennis champion and Australian Open commentator Jelena Dokic. Ms. Dokic has slammed the 'evil' body for making internet shaming remarks, saying that the surge of hate she has faced during the tournament has been 'insane.'

Mike Carlton was chastised for tweeting Taryn Brumfitt, the Australian of the Year

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 26, 2023
Women have sluggishly referred to journalist Mike Carlton (right)'s tweet criticizing body image campaigner Taryn Brumfitt (left) being named Australian of the Year has been largely chastised. Mr Carlton's tweet was sponsored by another veteran journalist, Paul Bongiorno, but one Twitter follower said the two should be ashamed of their "ignorance and s***y remarks.'

TARYN BRUMFITT: Poor self-image a 'scourge' on daughters' lives, says new Australian of the Year

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 25, 2023
Taryn Brumfitt (left), the newly declared Australian of the Year, in a 2018 article for Daily Mail Australia, explains why her body positivity starts at home with her own children. Ms Brumfitt said negative thoughts about our bodies started in childhood, which is why she was eager for her children to see the truth of their nakedness (right) in the household setting. Poor self-image had become a'scourge' on young girls in Australia, according to the author.

Taryn Brumfitt named Australian of the Year for founding Body Image Movement

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 25, 2023
Tanya Brumfitt, the Year of the Year 2023, may not have guessed that her simple 'before and after' photo, which would inspire 100 million viewers and ignite a global body positivity movement. But her photographs debunk an all-present stereotype in society of what women should look like and what constitutes wellbeing and happiness; the beginning; a toned and taut Brumfitt at her bodybuilding peak and afterwards; a larger, imperfect, but ultimately happier woman. The time has come for the now 44-year-old, who was named as our top Aussie at a glittering dinner on Wednesday night, to become an activist, writer, director, and public speaker on a decade-long quest to change how we think about ourselves.

Taryn Brumfitt, Dylan Alcott, gives Taryn Brumfitt of Australia of the Year a moving word of advice

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 25, 2023
Since being announced the 2023 Australian of the Year, Dylan Alcott has given body image positivity campaigner Taryn Brumfitt words of advice. Since being named the best Aussie on Wednesday night, the Paralympian, last year's Australian of the Year, shared moving words to the 44-year-old protester. Be yourself.' I'm not sure why I'm Australian of the Year, but there is a reason for it,' he told The Daily Telegraph.

Taryn Brumfitt of the Year 2000 for her efforts in helping Aussies to 'love their bodies.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 25, 2023
Taryn Brumfitt, a body image positivity activist, has been named the 2023 Australian of the Year. On Wednesday night, the 44-year-old activist, writer, producer, and public speaker was honoured at a glittering dinner in Canberra for her work with the Embrace Body Image Movement, which she founded in 2012. The campaign encourages people to love and respect their bodies, and has swept far beyond Adelaide, where she was also named Young Australia of the Year (2009) and sparked a global phenomenon that has attracted more than 200 million people.

Amy Sheppard has signed up for the body positivity film

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 27, 2022
She's been a body positivity campaigner for a long time by posting unfiltered images on Instagram. And now actress Amy Sheppard has joined forces with Body Image Movement founder Taryn Brumfitt in her latest film, Embrace: Kids. Sheppard, 31, said it was'very important' to campaign because growing up, she was taught that you must be able to act in a certain way.