Opera singer surprised and hurt by body-shaming

American soprano Kathryn Lewek was taken by surprise and was hurt by some opera critics whom she accused of body-shaming. Her performance as Eurydice in 'Orpheus in the Underworld' has been widely praised, but some writers also reviewed her body shape, describing her as “buxom” and “stocky”, Guardian reports. "Don’t describe me with the same kind of words that you would describe a porn star. It’s weird and why are we commenting on women’s bodies anyway?”, she later said, adding "it had not dawned on me that such crass and petty cruelty could be found amongst the supposedly highly educated and cultured people that we trust to discuss and critique art in its highest form”.