Model Edie Campbell got told to be "fat" for the opening of Milan Fashion week 2019

Model Edie Campbell was told she was "too fat" to open a runway show at Milan Fashion Week 2019.

Campbell, who's modelled for brands including Chanel and Burberry and appeared on the cover of British Vogue, revealed on Instagram that she'd recently been subject to a contentious remark regarding her weight.

The British model shared a selfie of herself and artist Christabel Macgreevy on her Instagram story, showing the pair enjoying a hotel breakfast spread.

"When a brand says you are 'too big' to open their show so you get @christabitch round to have a slap up brekkie," Campbell wrote.

"By 'too big' I don't mean 'too famous'. I mean 'too fat'," she added in a second post.