A stunning Brazilian fitness model has told how she gets bullied at the gym over her big bum.

Dayse Brucieri, 44, says she is proud of her 43-inch (110-centimetre) backside and her slim waist.

And although her curves are completely natural, that does not stop cruel comments, she claims.

She told local media: “Since I was eight years old, people have always commented on the size of my bum and, when I became an adult, the question has always existed, with floating doubts, if I was original or if I had got a prosthesis and removed ribs.”

However, defiant Dayse – who boasts 623,000 followers on Instagram – said: “I feel happy with my body, but I have to confess that currently living in Rio de Janeiro I’m looking for Rio [thicker] legs.”

On her critics, she said: “Constructive criticism is always welcome. Today, at 44, I know well when it’s constructive or not.

“But my best critic is my mirror, which never deceives me. For now, I love everything I see when I’m naked in in front of it.”