Kim Kardashian Responds to Claims She Faked Eating in New Ad

Shut it down Kim Kardashian is here to prove the haters wrong after social media users claimed that she was “fake eating” during her new Beyond Meat ad campaign.

The Skims founder, 41, shared the plant-based food company’s commercial via Instagram on Tuesday, May 24, in which she can be seen enjoying a variety of dishes. However, the Kardashians star — who is the company’s chief taste consultant — was never actually filmed biting into the food before chewing it, prompting fans to criticize the SelfishAuthor for what they believed was her pretending that she was eating some Beyond Meat items.

KKW Beauty founder, now clapped back at these claims in a new video posted to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday May 31. The clip, which was also shared on Beyond Meat’s official social media page, is a blooper reel with several outtakes that show the California native is clearly putting food in her mouth.

While Kardashian does get rid of some sandwich bun to “cut carbs” at one point, other outtakes showcase her taking large bites of various products.

Hulu personality Hulu was recently under fire for food-related issues after the 2022 Met Gala, when she wore the infamous “Madonna” dress. Marilyn MonroeDress to the nines Some Like It Hot starlet wore to sing “Happy Birthday” to John F. Kennedy1962. Kardashian revealed that when the gown wasn’t exactly her size, she lost 16 pounds in three weeks.

Kim Kardashian Claps Back at Accusation She Faked Eating New Ad Campaign

Kim Kardashian has been appointed the first Chief Taste Consultant of Beyond Meat, a plant based meat brand.
Beyond Meat/Mega

“It was such a challenge, it was like a role. I was determined, I was determined to fit in it,” she said during a red carpet interview at the event.

Celebrities spoke out against Kardashian’s decision to follow her example at the Gala. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes icon.

“To walk on a red carpet and do an interview where you say how Starving you are… because you haven’t eaten carbs in the last month…all to fit in a f–king dress?” Riverdale star Lili ReinhartThe day after the fashion show, she wrote via her Instagram Story. “So wrong. So f–ked on 100s of levels.”

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians For her part, the alum took to social media to prove that her diet was temporary.

“So after the Met, I am starving,” the shapewear mogul wrote via Instagram Story while showing off her donut bar that was set up by The Doughnuttery in her hotel room. “And my favorite donuts in the entire world, in New York City are these mini donuts. They are so cute, I have them all in my room! How cute is this?”

Don-A-Matrix, who trains the reality star, was also quick to come to her client’s defense after the gala, telling TMZThe mom of four lost weight in a healthy manner.

“[Kim] works really hard, so I was there through the process,” the fitness instructor explained. “So it wasn’t, like, a starving herself type of thing. I mean, she’s been on a balanced diet. At times, she wouldn’t eat as much, but the second thing is she really put the work in.”

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