'People are uncomfortable with fat women having their love story': 'Fat activist' in a relationship with a smaller man hits back at critics of Bridgerton who think mixed-weight couples are 'unacceptab

A plus size influencer has hit back at people who are 'uncomfortable with fat women having their love story', after some critics dubbed Bridgerton 'unrealistic' because of curvy actress Nicola Coughlan's love scenes with Luke Newton. Plus size influencer Megan Ixim, from New York, said the term 'mixed-weight couples' is rooted in society's discomfort with 'fat women having their love story' In Forbes, Tovar said that the on-screen relationship between the two characters 'defied romance plotline convention' because Nicola is 'larger' than Luke. The influencer and content creator said the term is only applied to relationships where the woman is larger than the man Forbes has been met with fierce criticism after an opinion piece branded the romance between two characters on the hit show Bridgerton as a 'mixed-weight relationship' The New York resident claimed that all relationships are 'mixed' in some way, whether it's hair colour or eye colour Megan previously explained how difficult dating apps can be as a plus size woman, with many treating her with disrespect 'This term is used to make it appear as if a fat woman being in a romantic relationship is an oddity, out of the norm, or simply unacceptable. Despite a troubling time on dating apps, Megan has found her person in long term boyfriend, Todd The body positive influencer slammed the term 'mixed-weight relationship' and said people are 'uncomfortable' with the idea She added that television has long been accustomed to 'mixed-weight' relationships, but it is only inspected when the woman is larger than the man 'Why would I expect to be accepted when fat people aren't even reflected in the images these platforms use to promote their apps?' Homer Simpson is famously bigger than his wife Marge - and is opposed to all forms of exercise James Gandolfini and Edie Falco as Tony and Carmela in HBO hit The Sopranos Daphne Reid as Vivian Banks and James Avery as Uncle Phil in the Fresh Prince of Bel Air In Knocked-Up, Alison Scott, played by Katherine Heigl, gets pregnant after a one-night stand with Ben Stone She said: 'Mixed weight relationships are nothing new, in fact, they have been around and dominating our screens for years but it seems to be always the woman who has to be slim – we seem to have a real issue here with not only sexism but sizeism.