MAFS star Bec Zacharia gets into feud with Domenica Calarco after the fellow bride branded her controversial ‘Barbie waist’ surgery a PR stunt
Bec Zacharia has hit back at fellow Married At First Sight bride Domenica Calarco after she was accused of staging a PR stunt.
Domenica, who appeared on season nine of the reality series in 2022, made a comment on an Instagram video documenting Bec’s controversial ‘Barbie waist’ surgery in Bali.
‘Ohh, I get it now. Just another PR ploy to fix her public perception,’ Domenica wrote.
Bec replied to the slight with a lengthy statement to Woman’s Day, in which she insisted she was being ‘bullied’ for her interest in the rib reduction procedure.
‘The level of personal attacks, bullying and abuse directed at me says far more about the character of those making those comments than it does about mine,’ she said.
‘I believe every person has the right to make informed decisions about their own body without being subjected to harassment or cruelty.’
Bec said she wanted to share a ‘transparent account of my experience’ and said that was her decision alone.
The reality star, who appeared on season 13 of MAFS last year, has since pulled out of the cosmetic procedure, after she faced a wave of fierce backlash.
Just days after it was revealed the reality star had travelled overseas to undergo the increasingly popular rib contouring operation, Bec made a shock last-minute decision to walk away moments before she was due to go under the knife.
Speaking on the MAFS Funny podcast, the 35-year-old admitted she arrived at the luxury Bali hospital fully prepared for surgery before questioning whether she was making the right decision.
‘I walked in and I thought, “Am I ready? Is this what I want to do?”‘ Bec said.
‘I just think that I’m going to take a little bit of time to think about it a little bit more.’
The body-contouring procedure, which is not currently available in Australia, involves reshaping the lower floating ribs to create a dramatically smaller waist without removing the bones.
The surgery has exploded in popularity among influencers, with several women undergoing the operation during the same Bali trip.
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‘I’m not ready yet. I don’t know if I will be ready. I don’t know if I’m going to go ahead and get it done,’ Bec said.
Rather than flying home immediately, Bec has extended her stay in Bali by another week to reflect on whether she still wants to undergo the procedure.
‘It’s not a no, but it’s not a yes right now,’ she explained.
‘I’m just going to give myself some breathing room and some thinking room and work out what I want to do.’
Speaking before the operation, she candidly admitted years of body insecurities had fuelled her decision.
‘I have a lot of loose skin. This is the most vulnerable I am ever going to be because this part of me I can’t stand sometimes looking in the mirror,’ she previously said.
She also told followers: ‘Your body, your choice. If you feel comfortable with it, f***ing do it.’
Her comments sparked fierce debate online, with many accusing influencers of promoting unrealistic beauty standards.