Varnava hits back at haters over thinness

The appearance of former Comedy Woman (16+) contestant Ekaterina Varnava has once again become the focus of heated discussion. After her recent performance on a cabaret stage, a wave of criticism erupted online: users began accusing the artist of unhealthy thinness and even attributing various medical problems to her. The comedy star refused to tolerate the attacks and gave her detractors a blunt response.

The trigger for the latest scandal was video clips of Varnava«s performance. The artist appeared before the audience in a revealing corset that clearly emphasized her slender figure.

«This is anorexia already,» «You have achieved a lot, but a skeleton has never been a beauty standard!», «Katya, put on some weight, stop rattling your bones,» «What is this horror with Katya? An illness or some other misfortune? But it is very scary,» «Katyusha, come to my mom, she will feed you so well that you will gain at least a little weight,» users wrote to Varnava in a flood of comments.

Bloggers added fuel to the fire by releasing breakdown videos dedicated to Varnava«s supposed «critical condition» in pursuit of views. After seeing one such video on social media, Ekaterina could not hold back her emotions and addressed the online judges.

The artist openly asked her audience whether they really considered it normal to dissect someone else«s appearance so unceremoniously and hand down medical verdicts about a stranger.

«All of you gathered here under the wing of the account owner, do you really think it is normal to discuss the appearance of an outsider, a stranger to you, to discuss a figure, to give diagnoses? Do you really think this is normal?! No, guys, this is not normal!» Varnava said indignantly.

The comedian called what was happening a coordinated campaign of bullying and reminded her audience that far from everyone has the mental strength to withstand an avalanche of thousands of malicious comments.

«It is terrible that you are all like a herd! God forbid any of you should ever experience mass hate! God forbid it should cause any of you psychological trauma that you cannot cope with! Evil! Very evil people,» Ekaterina continued her rebuke. «I sincerely wish all of you to be cured of herd mentality and to become not haters but people!»

Ekaterina has to fight off critics regularly. She has repeatedly urged the public to stop judging her health from social media footage. According to the artist herself, her extreme thinness is not the result of exhausting diets for aesthetic reasons but a direct consequence of long-term health problems, severe stress and past illnesses.

«Over the past four years my body has been battered — starting with COVID and ending with hellish stress and major weight loss,» Varnava said in 2024.

Responding to users« complaints about her stoop and poor posture, Varnava said she has suffered for many years from a whole bouquet of chronic ailments: progressive scoliosis, protrusions, a spinal hernia and the aftermath of a severe tailbone injury.

The TV presenter«s body was seriously weakened after COVID, which triggered a chain of metabolic disruptions. Soon afterward she went through a divorce, the cancellation of major television projects and a complete career overhaul. Severe stress completely blocked her ability to maintain a normal weight.

In early 2026, Varnava suffered a severe bout of flu, immediately followed by serious food poisoning. Coming on top of frequent work flights, these illnesses depleted her body, and the star lost several more kilograms.

Ekaterina is now under constant medical supervision, takes courses of vitamins and supplements prescribed for medical reasons, has adjusted her eating schedule and tries to set aside more time for proper rest and recovery.