London, August 19 (ANI): Olympic star Rebecca Adlington has hit back against her critics who mock her image.
The Team GB swimmer, who won two bronze medals at London 2012, made the her remark after the Mirror exposed TV comic Frankie Boyle's cruel Twitter jibe in reference to her appearance.
As she prepared to defend her 400m and 800m titles, Boyle tweeted: "I worry that Rebecca Adlington will have an unfair advantage in the swimming by possessing a dolphin's face."
Three years earlier he said on TV's 'Mock the Week' that she looked like "someone looking at themselves in the back of a spoon" the Mirror reported.
Responding to the Glaswegian's nasty quips, Rebecca said: "I'm not trying to be a model. I'm fully aware that I'm not a pretty girl and I'm not stick thin. I know that I'm not attractive. I just want people to judge me on my swimming and not how I look."
The swimmer also said that she doesn't find Boyle's near-the-knuckle gags funny and prefer the likes of Michael McIntyre, Alan Carr and Jason Manford.
Despite her amazing achievements, Becky was hugely disappointed that at London 2012 she didn't repeat her success at Beijing 2008 when she won two gold medals.
Team GB finished third in the Olympics medal table, behind the USA and China. (ANI)
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