Fitness Coach's Controversial Comments About the UK: "It's Full of Fatties—And I Was One of Them!"

A PERSONAL trainer and self-proclaimed “ex fatty” says the UK is “full of fat people” and Brits have “nothing to do” but spend their days eating and drinking.

Anie managed to shed three and a half stone in six months thanks to a , admitting she had previously been “overeating and not exercising” – and now she is on a mission to help others.

The fitness coach and viral content creator says food is the ‘epicentre of happiness’ in the UKCredit: tiktok/@princessofreinvention Since moving to Portugal last year, she has witnessed how different people look and behave around foodCredit: tiktok/@princessofreinvention

The fitness coach, who moved in September 2025 was left stunned on a visit to the UK recently when she noticed food “thrusting in your faces at every single opportunity”.

The honest woman, who is not afraid to share home truths about weight loss, shared a video on her viral page recently and said: “The UK is fully of fatties, it is full of fat people.

“I’m an ex fatty, I used to be obese and I will tell you why, there is an epidemic of fat foods thrust into our faces at every single opportunity.

“You cannot get respite from fattening foods.

“Even at the hospital they sell pastries and glutinous .”

Anie, who has gone from weighing 68kg to 48kg, says since moving abroad she has realised how different it is from the UK.

Anie claims: “I cannot even explain to you how different their world is. It is impossible to get fat in Portugal.

“I go to the gym and there are no fat people, there are no fat people on the streets even. It’s impossible.”

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The content creator, who boasts over 76,000 TikTok followers, added: “I feel sorry for the old me, because no wonder I was fat.

“There is food thrusting your faces at every single opportunity, at every till, at every service station…everywhere from a young age.”

“If you’re living in the UK like a lot of my clients are, I don’t blame you for getting overweight, because there is nothing else to do in the UK other than eat and be fat. It’s hard.”

Summarising her thoughts, Anie said: “There is nothing to do in the UK but eat and get fat.

“I don’t blame people for being overweight when food is literally the epicentre of happiness in this country – not to mention the healthy option is always more expensive.”

Rushing to agree, one individual commented: “As a British person I don’t understand why they call fat either because we’re basically in the same boat.”

One other said: “Don’t get me started on the new shops opening lately – everything is ultra processed, sugar, donut shops, kebab shops, popeyes, slim chickens, now Wendy’s.

“[I’m] sick of it. We’re doomed.”

Another commenter agreed, writing: “Omg I’ve been saying that for ages. When I go abroad I literally stop eating takeouts completely.”

An individual who has also lived away from the UK said: “I lived in France for two years and it was nowhere near as common to buy UPF processed foods from supermarkets/no one bought ready meals. Bakeries, grocers and organic shops everywhere.”

“People cooked fresh, nutritious and seasonal food. Also no snacking in between meals.”

One pointed out: “The in the UK doesn’t help.”

“My gym is next to six fast food restaurants,” shared another.

One said snacks are hard to resist at work, adding: “Even in the office, every week there is something, which is very kind but hard.

“We’ve had Welsh cakes for , Domino’s, chocolate to say thanks, full packets of sweets.”

Others were quick to criticise her harsh comments, one added: “Excuse me what did you call me?”

“Slow down it’s only 9.30am,” another penned.

The states that if you’re overweight, losing weight will give you more energy and help to reduce the risk of obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.