MNEK hits back at 'a**hole' Twitter follower after he is urged to lose weight for his fans

MNEK has hit out on social media after one follower urged him to lose weight for the sake of his ‘fans.’ 

The British singer, real name Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike, promptly responded after reading the uncharitable tweet about his body shape on Sunday. 

The original post, sent from a since deleted Twitter account, read: ‘We need our slim Mnek back.’ 

Not happy: MNEK has hit out on social media after one follower urged him to lose weight for the sake of his ‘fans’ 

Replying to the post, MNEK, 26, wrote: ‘Respectfully this is really disappointing. I acc think you’re an a**hole. [sic] 

‘I mean, look, I don’t belong to nobody. I am my own person, I can be as fat as I want and as thin as I want. If you prefer me slimmer, that’s fine. But I don’t need this comment. And I really would appreciate if you took this as a lesson that this opinion of someone else’s body is unwarranted. 

‘You don’t know what they’re going thru or what has led them to lose the weight. So just shut up…respectfully.’ 

Reply: The British singer, real name Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike, promptly responded after reading the uncharitable tweet about his body shape on Sunday

Success: MNEK’s debut album, Language, was released to critical acclaim in 2018

The comment sparked a wave of supportive messages from the singer’s fans, with one posting: ‘You’re gorgeous babes! Sending lots of love.’ 

A second added: ‘when people say “you have so many people telling you they love you every day, what’s one bad comment?” but cant even begin to understand what thay one comment could do to someone… im sorry this person said this, i wish some people were taught to shut their mouths.’  

A third added: ‘What a gross overstepping of boundaries. Glad you cleared them w swiftness. Yuck.’ 

We’re behind you: Sunday’s comment sparked a wave of supportive messages from the singer’s fans

Evidently in agreement, another supportive fan wrote: ‘Fat, thin .. whatever . Your smile and energy shine , they doesn’t change.’ 

MNEK’s debut album, Language, was released to critical acclaim in 2018. 

More recently he has worked with reformed girl-group Sugababes on a remix of their 2001 single Run for Cover and British DJ Joel Corry’s Head & Heart. 

Popular: MNEK recently worked with reformed girl-group Sugababes on a remix of their 2001 single Run for Cover and British DJ Joel Corry’s Head & Heart