A picture Anna Faris uploaded to Instagram was reportedly trolled by body-shamers so badly, the actress deleted it after just 15 minutes.

According to TMZ, on Tuesday (2 October), Anna - who split from husband Chris Pratt last year - posted a picture of herself wearing a black jumper and what looks like nude cycling shorts on Instagram.

The picture, which is thought to have been taken just before recording her podcast, Unqualified, was captioned: "Having pre-show jitters- so glad Michael Sherman captured it- also I eventually decided to put on pants."

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Michael Sherman is Faris' assistant on the podcast. But rather than any of her 2 million followers focussing on the pre-show nerves Anna admitted she'd been feeling, the comments rolled in about the way her body looked.

TMZ, who saw the Instagram post for the 15 minutes it was live, reports some of the unnecessarily harsh comments included: "You look so unhealthy, eat".

Another reportedly called the picture "alarming!", while a further comment said: "I feel this pic is a cry for help, I hope you get the help you need".

One far more positive follower reportedly posted: "You are beautiful at any size. Health is our concern. If you're healthy and happy that's all that matters! Continue to be awesome!"

But it seems that didn't make much difference, and Anna - having not asked for scrutiny on the shape or size of her body - swiftly deleted the picture.

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'Skinny-shaming' somebody is just as bad as 'fat-shaming' them. It's still saying they don't look 'right'. But what is right? Who makes the rules?

Let's just settle on letting people look whatever way they feel most comfortable with, and stop trying to make people feel bad about the way they are.

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