Comedian horrified to find her images in 'weight-loss before' advertisement
Australian comedian Celeste Barber — who is known for parodying images of celebrities on Instagram — has fallen victim to an advertising scam. After being made aware of the incident by a fan, the 36-year-old found images of herself had been used as the “before” photos in an advertisement for diet patches being sold on the website Wish.
The ad contains two photos Barber had previously parodied on her Instagram account. One photo showcases her perched over a bath, trying to mimic a topless model doing the same thing.
When you need to reuse the kids bath water #celestechallengeaccepted #celestebarber #funny
A post shared by Celeste Barber (@celestebarber) on Jun 25, 2018 at 1:07pm PDT
The next is a black-and-white image of the comedian lying in bed stroking a man’s chest, mimicking a GQ shoot with supermodel Naomi Campbell and rapper Skepta.
Morning breath is a friend to no one. #celestechallengeaccepted #celestebarber #funny #naomicampbell
A post shared by Celeste Barber (@celestebarber) on Mar 26, 2018 at 12:40pm PDT
Barber’s parodied photos have been used as the “before” photos, and the celebrity photos have been used as the “after” results, despite clearly showing different people in the images.
Barber called out the online retailer on social media after being made aware of the incident, insisting it should not be using her images to “sell body-shaming products.”
Hey @WishShopping what’s this all about? You can’t use my photos especially to sell body shaming products.m! https://t.co/fsL4hWHRwr
— Celeste barber (@celestebarber_) October 22, 2018
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