Nikki Grahame’s pal Imogen Thomas furious after being branded fat raging ‘I lost my friend to an eating disorder’

NIKKI Grahame’s pal Imogen Thomas has furiously hit back at trolls after being branded “fat” in bikini photos.

The Big Brother star, 39, was disgusted with the comments and raged “I lost my friend to an eating disorder”.

InstagramImogen Thomas has slammed cruel trolls who called her ‘fat’ in a bikini[/caption]

suppliedThe Welsh model raged that she ‘lost’ best friend Nikki Grahame to an eating disorder[/caption]

Imogen – who is currently holidaying in Tulum, Mexico – has recently shared a series of stunning and tasteful snaps wearing a range of swimwear, sarongs and two-piece bikinis.

The media personality, who is mum two daughters Ariana, eight, and Siera, five, was infuriated at the vile “body shaming” after she lost her good friend Nikki to an eating disorder last year.

“I just want to address something. I’ve just seen pics of me online and had some comments calling me fat,” Imogen fumed.

“Let me say something. I am normal, happy and healthy.”

“I’ve never portrayed myself to be smaller than I am, I am curvaceous and I am proud to have a body like this after two children.

“I will never be a size 0!!!!

“Body shaming is disgusting, why can’t we live in a world where people are secure in themselves and do not need to bring people down, it’s really sad.”

The Welsh model said she was repulsed that people were targeting her over her weight.

“I enjoy eating and drinking. I enjoy my life,” Imogen continued.

“I lost my best friend to Nikki to an eating disorder and this is hard to accept.

“Please keep your negativity to yourself and focus on you!”

Big Brother icon Nikki struggled with an eating disorder throughout her life and was admitted to 17 institutions to get help before her tragic death.

Imogen recalled how she called an ambulance that “could have saved” Nikki Grahame’s life – but she refused to go to the hospital.

In a new Channel 4 documentary, Imogen recalled the harrowing moment when Nikki told her “she wanted to die”.

Fighting back the tears, she said: “There was one Sunday morning when she called me and said, ‘Imogen, I just want to die.’ The first thing I done was call the ambulance.

“The paramedics came but she wouldn’t go in the ambulance. The paramedics said to her ‘One day, your body will give up Nikki, but we can’t take you against your will’.

“I sometimes think if she had got in that ambulance that day, it could have saved her.”

Imogen will appear on Nikki Grahame: Who Is She? on Thursday night alongside the late star’s family and friends.

After lockdown was imposed in 2020, Nikki found her anorexia taking over as she lived alone in her flat.

Tragically, unable to cope with being isolated, the 38-year-old died just a year later in April 2021.

Nikki Grahame: Who Is She? airs tonight at 9pm on Channel 4.

InstagramThe Big Brother star said she is proud of her figure[/caption]

INSTAGRAM/IMOGEN THOMASImogen said she ‘could have saved’ Nikki’s life – but she refused to go to the hospital[/caption]