Lola Young blasts online criticism: ‘Women get so much scrutiny and hate’

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Feric, C. (2026, October 14). Lola Young blasts online criticism: ‘Women get so much scrutiny and hate’. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/women-lola-young-people-british-vogue-b1300864.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-14 · by Carla Feric

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Lola Young, 25, gained international fame in 2024 with her hit single "Messy" and a Grammy win but has faced intense online criticism and mental health struggles since then. She criticizes the manosphere's anti-feminist stance and misogyny, describing online culture as divisive and harmful to women’s mental well-being. Young also discusses body image issues, emphasizing that women should focus on more important matters like equal pay rather than societal pressure regarding appearance.
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Lola Young, a 25-year-old pop star who rose to fame in 2024 with her single "Messy," criticized the intense scrutiny and hate women face online. In an interview published on October 14, 2026, Young discussed the impact of relentless criticism while dealing with mental health issues and addiction. She highlighted the divide between men and women, particularly regarding feminist issues, stating that men often dismiss feminism as trivial, citing examples like body hair and fashion choices. Young emphasized that the constant online negativity affects women's mental well-being significantly.

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Asked whether she was referring to the divide between men and women, she said: “Yeah, it creates a separation that means that men don’t actually want to see what feminism is truly about because they think it’s about hairy underarms and Bonnie Blue.”
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🔮 The pop star, who returned to the stage in February 2026, told the magazine she had felt “severely burned out” during this period. “I was hoping that things would change.
2026-10-14 · Evening Standard
Lola Young blasts online criticism: ‘Women get so much scrutiny and hate’ · assertive framing

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The 25-year-old shot to international fame in 2024 with the release of her breakthrough single, Messy, which reached number one on the UK singles chart and led to her first Grammy win. asserted
which → shoot → win
Young has experienced a turbulent period in the public eye and has spoken openly about the impact of relentless online criticism while navigating her mental health struggles and experiences with addiction. asserted
Young → experience → addiction
Young also discussed the manosphere – an online network of communities focused on men’s issues often associated with anti-feminist views and misogyny. asserted
Young → discuss → views
Describing the online culture as “appalling”, she added: “It’s actually disgusting. asserted
It → describe → culture
There is such a divide and that is pushed between each algorithm.” asserted
that → be → algorithm
Asked whether she was referring to the divide between men and women, she said: “Yeah, it creates a separation that means that men don’t actually want to see what feminism is truly about because they think it’s about hairy underarms and Bonnie Blue.” asserted
it → ask → underarms
“I can only speak for myself and what I go through as a woman,” she added. asserted
she → speak → woman
“With the rise of social media, and also just constant changes in body standards, with that comes a lot of internal battles.” asserted
lot → come → battles
Young, who has received online comments about her appearance, previously shared a video addressing people who said her body gave them confidence. asserted
body → receive → confidence
“I made a video a long time ago about the same kind of thing; that I didn’t really like when other women or other people said that I made them feel confident in their body,” she said. “Because I don’t need to give you confidence. “ asserted
I → make → confidence
But then I love the fact that I give people confidence to wear what they want, to be who they want to be. asserted
they → love → who
“We have to live and die in our bodies, and to be concerned about things like our weight or how we look? asserted
we → have → weight
We’re stuck with it.” asserted
We → ’re → it
Young also told the magazine she tries to pay little attention to female body standards, adding: “I don’t want to concern myself. asserted
I → tell → myself
Read More “Women have enough issues to worry about. asserted
Women → read → issues
We need a f****** pay rise, let alone that.” asserted
We → need → rise
The singer cancelled a string of shows after she collapsed on stage in September 2025 while performing at the All Things Go music festival at Forest Hills Stadium in New York. asserted
she → cancel → York
Following the incident, Young told fans she was “going away for a while” to “come back stronger” and checked herself into a holistic treatment facility for two months. asserted
she → follow → months
The pop star, who returned to the stage in February 2026, told the magazine she had felt “severely burned out” during this period. “I was hoping that things would change. asserted
things → return → period
I wasn’t quite in the space,” she said. asserted
she → say → space
“A lot of things were going on for me personally. asserted
lot → go → me
I was working but I also was self-sabotaging and that is not a good combination. asserted
that → work → ?
It’s a non-stop journey.” asserted
It → ’ → ?
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