Obscene comments on Anushka Sharma’s natural skin at Wimbledon, fans show strong support
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The viral moment that divided the internet
When Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli arrived at the Royal Box at Wimbledon to watch Novak Djokovic’s match, little did they know that their casual outing would take the internet by storm.
Photos of the power couple sitting courtside soon took over social media—but not for the right reasons.
Internet trolls pounced on these candid shots, aiming everything from the couple’s supposed “bored” expressions to Anushka’s natural, makeup-free skin. But fans weren’t having it.
The ugly face of social media
A Reddit thread titled “Photographer did bad to her” became the center of the debate.
The post featured unfiltered photos of Anushka in which she—surprisingly—looked like a normal human being without Instagram filters and perfect lighting.
The comments section was soon flooded with harsh judgments about her appearance, completely ignoring that her cricket star husband, next to her, also looked like just a common man at a tennis match.
Fans gave the perfect answers
The response to the backlash was swift and powerful.
“No, the photographer didn’t do badly to her. You’re being a B here. No wonder people feel insecure,” one supporter replied.
Another pointed out the ridiculous double standard: “People seeing photos on Instagram – oh no, what is this photoshop, why the filters, so fake.
People seeing untouched photos – evv bare skin with blemishes and lines evv.”
Gender based double standard
Many supporters highlighted how Virat escaped criticism while Anushka faced intense scrutiny for just ageing naturally.
“Even Virat doesn’t look like he was in his 20s. Why is the spotlight only on Anushka? Oh, wait, women shouldn’t age and look like their age.
That’s the answer,” one commenter wrote sarcastically.
Another summed it up perfectly: “Ageing is natural; being emotionless is natural; pimples and facial scars are natural. Stop being judgmental.”
Life behind the camera
The couple, parents to Vamika and baby Akay, have been rumoured to be settling down in London.
Virat recently retired from Test cricket and T20Is but continues to play ODIs.
Meanwhile, Anushka has not appeared on screen since the 2018 film “Zero”.
Her much-anticipated film “Chakda Express”, a biopic of cricketer Jhulan Goswami, was completed in 2022, though no release date has been announced.
The Big Picture
The incident highlights our unhealthy obsession with filtered perfection and the impossible beauty standards we impose, especially on women.
In a world where even ordinary tennis outings become occasions for cruel comments, fans standing up against toxic beauty standards feels like a small but necessary victory.
