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OKC cheerleader called chunky speaks out for first time

Kelsey Williams message to the female blogger who started the whole thing was straightforward and to the point.

"Shame on you" she began. "You're a woman, you know exactly what we all go through on a daily basis just being a woman" she told ABC's Good Morning America.

The controversy began April 22nd when the blogger wrote asked if Williams was "too chunky" to be an NBA cheerleader.

So just how “chunky” is Williams? “I’m a size four” she told GMA.

Williams also admitted her body style is more athletic and she may not fit the normal mold of an NBA cheerleader. She says she is “different from the slender ballerina that some people think of as a dancer, that’s just not me.”

Kelsey said it was tough to read the article and the responses the first time. “My heart sank,” she began “I was definitely embarrassed and just devastated."

Williams said she heard from thousands of people and most had one message. “”If you’re chunky, if you’re chubby, if you’re too fat then there’s no hope for me” she said.

The blogger has been fired but Kelsey said she holds no ill will and is happy to be moving on.

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