With his wife, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West is a father figure to adorable children, North and Saint West. But since unflattering pictures of him, taken by paparazzi, surfaced a few weeks ago, many have ridiculed West for developing a ‘father figure.’
Kanye West Is Fat😔 pic.twitter.com/J8Amt20qg1
— Brandon Gladile (@brandon_gladile) October 9, 2017
Kanye West has a daddy body now.
After a break from the spotlight, the rapper was spotted heading to Iceland Ice Skating Center in Van Nuys. Twitter and tabloids couldn’t help notice the change in the rapper’s body since he was last seen.
Immediately after the pictures surfaced on the internet, trolls went after West on social media, mocking the rapper about his weight gain.
Kanye West Got So Fat He's Considered an Unrapper He unwraps the cookies he unwraps the cake he unwraps the meatloaf .....
— Rich Carucci (@richcarucci) October 9, 2017
I love Kanye West but I also love making up fat nick names for him...so far my best is Flan-Ye West ....
— Peter Rosenberg (@Rosenbergradio) September 25, 2017
Fans came to West’s aid, defending the rapper and demanding the name-calling to stop.
Y’all need to stop fat/body shaming Kanye West, he actually looks both happy & healthy in those pictures.
— A·K·S (@MrAkeemsWorld) September 23, 2017
Y’all need to stop fat/body shaming Kanye West, he actually looks both happy & healthy in those pictures.
— A·K·S (@MrAkeemsWorld) September 23, 2017
If all you can do is fat shame Kanye West after quite clear mental health issues, you're a bit of a prick. He's out and smiling. Good on him
— Mathew Head (@mathewhead1981) September 25, 2017
Now according to The Sun, a source told them that the Rapper’s wife, Kim Kardashian West, has put her husband on a “Daddy Diet” to get him in better shape before their third baby arrives.
“He’ll have a six-pack by Christmas,” the source told The Sun.
The rapper will be put on a diet and workout regime that will involve him working out 3-5 times a week. He’ll also be put on a Paleo-inspired diet created by Kim’s nutritionist.
The Kardashians are no strangers to fat shaming from the media. Each sister has had their personal struggle with weight under the eye of critics.
The sisters have received commendation for bouncing back, amidst ridicule, and gaining their “revenge bodies”.
Kanye West’s hospitalization and struggle with mental health.
Last November, in 2016, after having a meltdown onstage, West was forcibly hospitalized. Suffering from alleged “temporary psychosis”, He was checked into the UCLA Medical Center.
He was later released after six weeks.
After his release, the remaining shows of his tour “Saint Pablo” were cancelled.
According to RadarOnline.com, an extensive medical exam of the rapper exposes his ongoing struggle with mental illness. According to the medical exam, during a concert in LA on November 19, his behavior was “strained, confused, and erratic.”
The docs further claim that West’s state “showed no sign of improvement” the day after the show
The document claimed the rappers state showed no sign of improvement. This prompted the decision to cancel the scheduled concert at the LA Forum, and the rest of the Saint Pablo tour.
It is unclear what the rapper-turned-fashion designer has been working on recently, but according to The Sun, West has been spending a lot of time in his studio. Fans are hopeful for new music, soon.