Snooki Challenges Tabloid Claims of Unhealthy Weight Loss

April 10, 2013 by Elle Dee

It looks like Kim Kardashian isn’t the only reality TV star making headlines for her weight. Unfortunately, Snooki is the latest tabloid target. But unlike Kardashian, the MTV star is making waves because of her weight loss.

Though she is celebrating her brand new body–Snooki showcased her 42-pound weight loss on the cover of Us Weekly just seven months after giving birth–critics allege that she’s taken drastic measures to shed pounds. According to the latest issue of Star magazine, friends are concerned that Snooki may be starving herself. “Most of her calories come from booze, and she uses laxatives too. It’s scary,” a source claims. As proof, the magazine even goes so far as to cite her history of eating disorders.

While she admitted to battling anorexia in high school, Snooki asserts that this time around, she lost weight though healthy eating and a strict exercise plan. Fittingly, her new figure accompanies her decision to turn over a new leaf. The notoriously famous party girl told Us Weekly that motherhood has truly changed her. “[Lorenzo] made me a better person,” she gushed. “He’s made me so much more mature – he’s my life and all I think about.”

So naturally, the new mom isn’t taking these sensational accusations lightly. Early this afternoon, Snooki turned to the most powerful weapon of all to refute her critics–Twitter. Not only did she mock the claims, she also directly addressed Star, tweeting: “Star mag, shame on u for that RIDICULOUS article. I literally worked my ass off in the gym for my toned, HEALTHY body. Get ur facts right.”

The former Jersey Shore star may have tried to set the record straight, but like most gossip, these claims won’t disappear until a newer and perhaps juicier story surfaces.