Made In Chelsea's Melissa Tattam defends labelling size 10 bikinis 'large'

Made In Chelsea star Melissa Tattam has attempted to defend herself amid criticism for labelling size 10 bikinis in her swimwear collection 'large'.

The reality TV personality, 22, has come under fire for the 'offensive' sizing in her Melissajay range, but stood by her decision during an appearance on Wednesday's edition of the Heart Breakfast Show.

While the average woman in the UK wears a size 16, the aspiring designer insisted she is 'very small' and wants to 'cater to petite women' with her collection because 'lots of brands' carry larger sizes. 

Defiant: Melissa Tattam has defended labelling size 10 bikinis 'large' in her swimwear range on Wednesday's edition of Heart Breakfast

Defiant: Melissa Tattam has defended labelling size 10 bikinis 'large' in her swimwear range on Wednesday's edition of Heart Breakfast

The TV personality told hosts Lucy Horobin and Jamie Theakston when asked about the criticism: 'The sizing? It's just the way that I did it. 

'I started off the range as a petite range because I'm a very small and I wanted to cater to that. There are lots of other brands that cater to larger sizes.' 

During her appearance, presenter Lucy quizzed the reality star on the effect of her labelling on younger children, saying: 'Can you see how people would look at that and maybe feel offended or be bigger than they are? I would say 8-10 is a small.'  

The brunette was defiant as she responded: 'To me, a size 4-6 is an extra small, do you know what I mean? I was a very small company to start with so I couldn't make a lot of sizes.'

Preference: While the average woman in the UK wears a size 16, the Made In Chelsea star, 22, stood by her decision as she insisted she wants to 'cater to petite women' with her collection, Melissajay

Shocked: The TV personality told hosts Lucy Horobin (pictured) and Jamie Theakston: 'I'm petite so I thought there weren't a lot of ranges out there like that.'

Shocked: The TV personality told hosts Lucy Horobin (pictured) and Jamie Theakston: 'I'm petite so I thought there weren't a lot of ranges out there like that.'

Taking the host's comments into consideration, Melissa added: 'I definitely will change the sizing in the future, but it's a small company, so I couldn't make a huge amount of sizes.'

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