Bodybuilder Grandma Hits Back At Trolls By Posting Sexy Selfies — No ‘Old Hag’ Here!

Back in 2011, Charlene Farnsworth had a serious health scare that made her decide to live her life to the very fullest and take control of her body. That meant going on a hardcore fitness journey that has left the 51-year-old grandmother feeling and looking better than ever before. She’s even found a career in mature modeling! However, that hasn’t kept trolls from branding her an “old hag” – luckily, she doesn’t pay them any attention.

 

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  1. Charlene goes to the gym six days a week. While there, she does plenty of weightlifting and can probably put people half her age to shame. She’s full of muscle and feels strong and sexy – and so she should!
  2. She gets lots of attention from men but she’s happily married. Charlene has been married to her husband mike for 22 years but despite being in her 50s, plenty of men still hit on her. “My husband is extremely proud of my accomplishments. He loves the fact that I’ve become so fit and confident,” she said. “He deals with the admirers very well, knowing that he is the one that gets to go through life by my side.”
  3. Of course, haters gonna hate. While most people are extremely supportive of Charlene and applaud her for taking charge of her health and feeling confident in her body, she gets her fair share of trolls. Some have branded her an “old hag” while others just insult her with awful emojis or other negativity.
  4. The haters don’t bother her at all. “To the trolls and haters leaving puke faces… thanks for boosting my engagement,” she posted as the caption to a recent selfie on Instagram, where she has nearly 200,000 followers. “Your opinion means nothing, it just shows your insecurities. I’m not everyone’s cup of tea and that’s okay, just move along. Your attempts at being hurtful just empower me. Trying to insult me by calling me old? This is 51, if that’s old, that’s okay, I’ll take it.”
  5. Negativity has no place in Charlene’s life. How has she learned to let it roll off her back? Well, after a throat cancer scare in 2011 and being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease, she knows there are far more important things in life. “I care less about others’ opinions of me now. I’ve learned to always try to look for the positive things rather than the negative,” she explained. “I steer clear of people who tend to always be negative, they tend to drag you down. Instead, I use the negative comments as fuel to drive me to continue living a healthy lifestyle and representing the over-50 crowd that doesn’t let our age define us.”

 

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