{"id":65748,"date":"2026-10-31T01:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T01:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=65748"},"modified":"2026-10-30T15:12:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:12:50","slug":"michaella-slams-love-is-blind-viewers-for-their-cruel-comments-about-her-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/10\/31\/michaella-slams-love-is-blind-viewers-for-their-cruel-comments-about-her-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Michaella slams Love Is Blind viewers for their cruel comments about her appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What I never expected from this experience was to question whether or not I was attractive,&#8221; Michaella writes on her Substack. In an article she published, she&#8217;s calling out viewers who are leaving harsh comments about her looks after starring on <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/tag\/love-is-blind\">Love Is Blind<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve never had so many people tell me what I should do to my face and body,&#8221; she <a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@michaellagiorgio\/p-222394757\">starts off the post<\/a>. &#8220;I&#8217;ve also never been compared to another woman by so many people I&#8217;ve never met.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Michaella opened up about how jarring it is to have random viewers make such free comments about her physical appearance: &#8220;It&#8217;s a strange experience to go on television to find love and then open your phone to find strangers discussing your appearance as if it\u2019s something they\u2019ve been asked to evaluate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I knew people would have opinions about me, I expected people to talk about my relationship, the decisions I made, and the things I said. What I didn\u2019t expect was how much conversation there would be about the way I look,&#8221; she writes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve seen people compare our attractiveness, as though there has to be a winner. As though two women existing in the same story means the public has to decide which one is prettier.&nbsp;<em>I keep thinking about how dangerous that conversation is, not just for the women being compared, but for every woman reading it.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DDqL8pCSIdH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DDqL8pCSIdH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Michaella | \ud83e\udd0d (@michaellagiorgio)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Michaella admits that she didn&#8217;t look her best on the show and could have spent more time getting ready, but that&#8217;s not the point. &#8220;I could have worried more about my hair and makeup and how I would look on camera, but I was there to get to know my partner. I wanted to spend my time with him, having conversations, building a connection, and experiencing what was in front of me,&#8221; she says. &#8220;That felt more important than looking glam.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She also made references to &#8220;another woman&#8221;, and we think she&#8217;s referring to Diana. &#8220;I don\u2019t want anyone tearing down another woman to make me feel better. I don\u2019t want to be told that I \u201cwin\u201d a comparison, either. Both keep us in the same conversation: one where women\u2019s appearances are up for debate, and our value depends on how we measure up to someone else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m still figuring out what it feels like to be seen by so many people and to have my appearance discussed so openly,&#8221; she says. &#8220;Some days I can brush it off. Other days I find myself looking a little closer in the mirror. When that happens, I try to remember what I was actually doing in those moments on screen. I was getting to know someone I cared about. I was present in my own life. 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