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Marnie Simpson brands Lucy Watson a ‘skeleton’ as the MIC girls show off their slim frames in bikini selfies

The Geordie Shore lass slammed the Made in Chelsea star for being too thin

Marnie Simpson, Lucy Watson

GEORDIE Shore star Marnie Simpson has said fellow reality star Lucy Watson "looks like a skeleton".

Marnie, who has undergone a number of plastic surgeries, said she thinks the Made In Chelsea star is too thin.

 Marnie says Made in Chelsea star Lucy Watson looks like a 'skeleton'
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Marnie says Made in Chelsea star Lucy Watson looks like a 'skeleton'

Writing in her column for Star magazine, Marnie said the girls on Made in Chelsea are too skinny.

She wrote: "I tweeted when I was pissed that I was jealous of the MIC girls' thin bodies, but actually I don't think I'd skin to be that skinny.

"Lucy Watson looks like a skeleton."

 Marnie regularly shares racy pics with her followers
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Marnie regularly shares racy pics with her followers

However, the Geordie lass said she wouldn't mind dating one of the boys from the E4 show.

She said: "I can't take the boys seriously because of their accents.

"Still, I wouldn't rule out dating one - I'd give everything a go!

"TOWIE has the fittest boys, though. Mike Hassini is hot!"

 Lucy showed off her slim figure on holiday recently
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Lucy showed off her slim figure on holiday recently

Meanwhile, Lucy's co-star Binky Felstead has recently lost more than a stone and admitted she feels anxious about maintaining her slim physique to keep up with her co-stars.

 Lucy shows off her bikini body in underwater video
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Lucy shows off her bikini body in underwater video

She said: "The girls on the show are naturally slim whereas I'm curvier and need to exercise.

"I get bad anxiety, but if I smash out an hour of high-intensity cardio, I feel much happier.

 Binky showed off the results of her weight loss on Instagram
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Binky showed off the results of her weight loss on Instagram

"I don't think I'll ever feel confident with my body but I'm OK at the moment.

"I want to tone up a lot more. I don't mind my legs or my arms but my problem area is my hips."

 Binky, 25, lost a stone in six weeks last year
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Binky, 25, lost a stone in six weeks last year

Both Binky and Lucy have faced negative responses from their fans with many saying they are too skinny.

One Instagram user said Lucy was "like a bag of bones".

Specialist eating disorders counsellor Harriet frew, of rethinkyourbody.co.uk told Star magazine that competition between stars to have a perfect body can wreak havoc of their body image.

She said: "Self-worth can easily become linked to the size of your stomach when you're on television."

Harriet also believes that celebs posting images of them looking ultra-thin can negatively affect fans.

 Lucy credits a clean diet and regular yoga for her trim figure
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Lucy credits a clean diet and regular yoga for her trim figure

Both Lucy and Binky regularly share snaps online of them showing off their slim physiques in their underwear or in a bikini on the beach.

She said: "People make comparisons and then feel inadequate and under intense pressure to strive to achieve this ideal.

"This isn't just 'normal' people but the girls in the public eye too."

 Geordie Shore babe Marnie Simpson admits she picks her body apart every day in front of the mirror
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Geordie Shore babe Marnie Simpson admits she picks her body apart every day in front of the mirror

Meanwhile, Marnie, 24, has recently admitted to feeling insecure about her figure since appearing on reality TV.

She said: "I am always picking myself apart and thinking about what I can change. I don't think I'll ever be happy with myself, even I was stick thin.

"Since being on TV, my body insecurities have spiralled out of control."

While she hasn't altered her appearance as much as her co-stars Holly Hagan and Charlotte Crosby, Marnie has had a nose job, botox, lip fillers and two boob jobs after the first one had to be corrected.

 

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