A PLUS size blogger has lashed out at trolls who made cruel taunts over her weight and claimed she did not deserve to have a boyfriend.

Melissa Gibson was bombarded with abuse when she posted a picture of herself kissing boyfriend Johnathan on New Year’s Eve.

One man wrote: “Go to the gym and eat better you fat person, like you are DYING, I’d rather be smoking than be your size.”

Another said: “Fat is not healthy. Research it if you don’t believe me ...”.

The Masters graduate, who studied Women and Gender studies at the University of Louisville, retaliated by posting another picture of the happy couple.

She wrote: “When taking a picture in a sparkly dress next to the man you love makes people comment about your body, question your relationship, make judgments about him for loving you.

“If the world won’t just let us be, we will keep fighting for our love, for our space, for our right to be seen, accepted without question, and celebrated.

“In all honesty it’s silly to think it bothers people so much, but when privileged people base their value on attraction and relationships, it results in the plethora of relationships that look like mine being erased and delegitimized.

“Like somehow I don’t deserve him or our love isn’t real. We are exactly what each other wants, and guess what, our bodies are a part of that. It’s not abnormal or a fetish. It’s simply natural.”

She added: “So while you insist on yelling your insecurities and bigotry at me, realise I’m not playing the game you play any longer. I’m not playing by your rules.

“And it’s honestly sad you still are. 2018 is the year for Love that is not defined by weight, age, ability, genitalia, gender, sexuality. Not defined by race or ethnicity or religion. We’re having more fun this way anyway.”

This article originally appeared on The Sun.