Aishwarya Faces Body-Shaming After Paris Week
The actress responded with self-confidence, choosing not to let toxic commentary dictate how she looks or carries herself
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has faced repeated waves of brutal online body shaming throughout her career, most recently following her September 2026 appearance at Paris Fashion Week. The global beauty icon and former Miss World has repeatedly found herself subjected to scrutiny over her weight, ageing and fashion choices.
Walking the runway with elegance and confidence for L’Oréal Paris, Aishwarya was nevertheless subjected to a barrage of online trolling. Social media users questioned whether she was pregnant, suggested she take weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and mocked her changing appearance. Others resorted to ageist slurs such as “aunty”, while criticising her voluminous outfits and red hair as attempts to conceal her body.
Fans, co-stars and media personalities rallied behind the actress, condemning the sense of entitlement that treats a woman’s body as public property.
The recent backlash echoes the treatment Aishwarya endured after the birth of her daughter Aaradhya in 2011. When she appeared on the red carpet at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, sections of the media and the public attacked her for not immediately “bouncing back” to her pre-pregnancy weight. Actresses including Raveena Tandon publicly came to her defence, questioning the unrealistic expectations imposed on new mothers.
Through both episodes, Aishwarya has largely responded with self-confidence, choosing not to let toxic commentary dictate how she looks or carries herself.
Highlight: Fans, co-stars and media personalities rallied behind the actress, condemning the sense of entitlement that treats a woman’s body as public property.