When Sasha Pieterse was faced with hate on gay sex videos behind the scenesocial media, she chose to respond with a genuine message of love.
On Thursday, the Pretty Little Liarsactress spoke out against body shaming after receiving harsh criticism about her weight. The most frustrating part? This isn't the first time she's addressed her body shamers.
SEE ALSO: Body shamers troll couple's engagement photos, couple DGAFBack in June 2015, Pieterse addressed negative comments about her body, explaining to fans that she was going through some changes.
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She posted a photograph to Instagram captioned, "...I have been facing a bad hormone imbalance that has thrown my body completely out of whack. I want to assure you that I'm healthy and getting everything back on track!"
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Pieterse described herself as "under construction" and shared that health is what matters, not other people's opinions and assumptions.
Yesterday, the actress wrote a lengthy message promoting self-love and empowerment by detailing her personal journey towards body acceptance.
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The image, which was shared on Instagram, explained the reaction she received after sharing the news of her hormone imbalance. "A lot of people responded well, and there were many people in the industry that supported what I had to say. That didn't meant that it just disappeared and people stopped talking about it, in fact it made people talk about it more," Pieterse said.
"Not that I was surprised, but it disturbed me that so many females were so quick to tear me down on a subject that we all struggle with."
Pieterse is one of the many actresses along with Jennifer Aniston, Amber Riley and Daisy Ridley -- to name a few -- who have recently taken a stand against body shamers.
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