Ireland Baldwin is speaking out against critics who have hurled hurtful words at her since she made her modeling debut. The blonde beauty also addressed what it’s like to be the daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger.
The bikini model made her debut in The Post three weeks ago after signing with model agency IMG. She confessed that her foray into modeling, however, has also come with “hateful emails, Twitter replies, and comments about me and my parents.”
She starts in a lengthy Tumblr post, “I get those comments about how I am too fat to model, how I am not model material, how I am an unattractive girl, how I am too tall, etc.”
“I understand that I am not a size .008,” Baldwin continued. “What I don’t fully understand, is what is the good in commenting on a photo of a 17 year old girl and calling her fat, ugly, etc? Is that helping you in some way? I’m confused.”
She added, “If you don’t have a complimentary thing to say about someone, keep it to yourself.”
Baldwin also addressed that she’s constantly “compared” to her famous parents, but stressed in capital letters, “I AM NOT MY PARENTS.”
“My mom is one of the most beautiful woman in the world. She is 5’9, I am 6’2. I have a booty, she has a thigh gap. Of course I look somewhat like my own Mom… but let’s not forget people…. I also have a Dad too, so genetically speaking, I wasn’t built to look like my Mom’s identical twin!”
Baldwin has been on the receiving end of a harsh message before – when her actor father called her a “thoughtless little pig” in a now-infamous voicemail. She expressed that they have moved on from the incident.
“Just like almost all of you, my Dad has made some mistakes in the past. He has spoken out of place, he has let his temper get the best of him, and he has reacted towards things in ways he shouldn’t have.
“More importantly, my Dad has moved on. He recognized that he needed to change, so he made changes. He is now healthy, happily married with a baby on the way. He moved on, so why can’t you?
“I am proud to be my parent’s daughter, but I don’t want to forever be known as ‘that rude thoughtless little pig’ or ‘Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger’s kid.’”
She concluded, “Thank you for all who read this! I love those who are supporting me on my journey!”
