- Wrestler reacted to posts about her new look
WWE star Rhea Ripley has blasted speculation about a recent marked change in her appearance as she exposed online reports as lies.
Ripley appears to have lost muscle mass and toned up in recent photos, with unconfirmed online reports claiming she has slimmed down in order to combat constant back pain.
But although Ripley has had problems with her back after being dropped onto a table during a match against Raquel Rodriguez, she has revealed the reports about the problem being linked to her weight are completely false.
‘That interview (where I revealed the information) never happened,’ Ripley wrote in reply to a post that claimed her back pain was caused by the amount of muscle she carries.
‘Just another made up thing about me.’
She also made a sarcastic joke about having an eating disorder as she reacted to the post.
Pictured: The post that started the drama, showing Rhea Ripley before (left) and after she appeared to lose muscle mass
The Adelaide-born star is pictured before adopting her current look
Ripley (pictured five weeks ago) seems to have trimmed down markedly
‘Just a little eating disorder that I’m actively trying to handle,’ she wrote on Instagram.
It’s not the first time the Adelaide-born star has blasted rumours about her appearance.
Last month she took to X with a withering post directed at trolls who criticise the way she looks.
‘Too manly. Too muscly. Too much sex appeal. Too lean/skinny,’ she wrote.
‘It’s comical really.
‘1. You know nothing about me and what’s going on in my life or my mental.
‘2. Post a photo of yourself. You won’t.’
Ripley has experienced numerous mishaps during her decorated WWE career, and even had to vacate her world title as the result of an injury.
The Adelaide-born star joked that her physical transformation is down to ‘a little eating disorder’ as she chimed into the comments section on the post
Ripley is scheduled to fight Jade Cargill for the WWE Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 42 on Sunday
The Adelaide-born sensation, 28, was left shattered when she sustained a shoulder separation with bitter rival Liv Morgan during a backstage fight during an episode of WWE Raw.
Shortly after her heartbreaking announcement, Ripley took to X to remind her fans about her sensational reign as champion.
‘380 Days,’ she tweeted.
Ripley suffered the injury when she was thrown into a wall.
The Aussie recently revealed her joy after rap superstar Drake called her his ‘muse’.
‘It was wild,’ she told Complex.
‘I remember meeting Drake for the first time and he just snuck in.
‘Just seeing him in person, I was like, “Damn, that’s Drake!”
‘And then to hear him pretty much put me over as his muse, it’s nuts.’
Ripley is scheduled to fight Jade Cargill for the WWE Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas on Sunday.
