A pregnant Seattle meteorologist stormed back against a critic who claimed that her form-fitting outfits that showed off her baby bump during live broadcasts “distracts” viewers.

Claire Anderson, who is 7-and-a-half-month pregnant, is a meteorologist for Fox 13 Seattle and showed off the demeaning email she received to her 10,000 TikTok followers earlier this month.

“Please, please, please, pack away form-fitting dresses until after the baby,” the viewer named Kathy wrote to Anderson. “Your mommy bump has gotten so big that your overall appearance distracts from your presentation.”

Kathy suggested to the TV presenter that it would be best to try “something loose and flowing” instead of the meteorologist’s form-fitting clothing she wears during each broadcast.

“You give some of the best presentations on TV, so you deserve the undistracted attention of the viewers,” the message read.

The body-shamer signed the email “very respectfully” to seemingly show she wasn’t being rude.

Anderson is due in Jan. 2025 and is her first child with husband Garret, who she married in Sept. 2023.

“Here’s the thing Kathy, I appreciate that, but remember we’re never supposed to comment on what women wear and look like,” Anderson said. “Especially when we’re pregnant.”

Anderson then gave a rundown of the cream-colored, fitted knee-length dress she wore that became the lightning rod for the negative comments.

“I don’t know, here’s the thing, she’s still got two months of this,” Anderson said in the clip calling out Kathy’s dislike of her appearance.

The Seattle native, who started working at the station in 2023, says she was “feeling great” when she picked out the dress but was surprised when she returned to her desk after her segment and discovered Kathy’s email.

“I come back, and I see that email, and I was like, ‘Oh man. Like, really? Bad stuff,” Anderson told Today.

Kathy’s email wasn’t the only one that Anderson received that criticized her for her attire but was the one that made the biggest impact.

Anderson recorded the short video on social media to bring up the conversation about women supporting women.

“It’s 2024, women support women, yet we still have the nastiest emails from women,” she told the outlet.

Anderson called out the critics for commenting on a woman’s pregnant body because they don’t know the full backstory of their life.

“My message was just like, ‘Guys, remember, we are in a time, in place, in the world, where we don’t need to be commenting on someone’s body unless you think it looks amazing,” Anderson said. “Unless someone asks you how they look, we don’t need to be commenting.”

“Especially in this day and age, fertility and being pregnant — people are open about it,” she added. “We don’t know how long did it take to get pregnant? How hard was it? Was it emotional? Was it hard for you? Are you having a good pregnancy? Are you having a hard time?”

Many comments under Anderson’s original TikTok were positive and supportive of the TV personality.

“I love love love when women wear their baby bump loud and proud!!!” one comment read.

“Respectfully (or maybe not) disagree with her. Show off that bump!!! ❤️❤️congrats!!” another wrote.

On Wednesday, Anderson was back in the studio, this time in a gold, long-sleeved dress showing off her bump in a pic posted to her Instagram story.

A trio of notable players did not practice when the Seattle Seahawks began their week of preparation Wednesday ahead of playing the New York Jets this weekend.

The names: wide receivers Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf, and defensive end Leonard Williams.

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Lockett was held out with a knee injury while Metcalf’s reason listed was a shoulder. As for Williams, it’s a lingering foot injury that kept him from practicing a couple of times last week. Watching Williams’ monster performance in Seattle’s 16-6 win over the Arizona Cardinals, however, you’d be hard pressed to think there was anything wrong with him.

Also on the list of players who did not practice were nose tackle Jarran Reed for rest, and new safety AJ Finley, who was acquired Wednesday as a waiver claim from the Los Angeles Chargers. Finley has an ankle issue.

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Only three players were limited in practice, the most notable being Uchenna Nwosu (thigh), who was designated to return to practice this week from injured reserve.

Seven players dealing with injuries were listed as full participants by the Seahawks, including tackle Stone Forsythe (hand), another player designated to return to practice this week from IR.

Here are the full Seahawks and Jets injury reports from Wednesday.

Seattle Seahawks injury report

Did not participate

WR Tyler Lockett – knee
WR DK Metcalf – knee
DE Leonard Williams – foot
NT Jarran Reed – non-injury related/rest
S AJ Finley – ankle

Limited

TE Brady Russell – foot
LB Uchenna Nwosu – thigh
G Laken Thompson – NIR/rest

Full

TE Noah Fant – groin
T Abraham Lucas – knee
WR Laviska Shenault Jr. – back
TE Pharaoh Brown – elbow
LB Dre’Mont Jones – shoulder
S Rayshawn Jenkins – shoulder
T Stone Forsythe – hand

New York Jets injury report

Did not participate

WR Malachi Corley – illness
RB Breece Hall – knee
OL Tyron Smith – neck
CB Qwan’tez Stiggers – NIR/personal

Limited

OL Jake Hanson – hamstring
OL Morgan Moses – knee
OL Xavier Newman – concussion

Full

LB C.J. Mosley – neck
CB D.J. Reed – back
OL Alijah Vera-Tucker – ankle

The 6-5 Seahawks will travel to MetLife Stadium for a 10 a.m. game Sunday against the 3-8 New York Jets. Seahawks Radio Network coverage will begin at 7 a.m. with the pregame show on Seattle Sports 710 AM, KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM, and streaming on the Seattle Sports, KIRO NewsRadio and official Seahawks apps.

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The Seattle Mariners entered the offseason with a lot of questions about its lineup heading into 2025.

The general perception was that the Mariners needed to upgrade at second and third base while finding another first baseman/designated hitter to pair with Luke Raley.

Those needs only became amplified when Seattle declined second baseman Jorge Polanco’s club option and non-tendered third baseman Josh Rojas.

One thing that isn’t in doubt is that the Mariners are set at catcher, and that they boast one of the best in the league in the position — Cal Raleigh.

Raleigh’s fourth major league season (2024) was the best of his career. He caught more innings than any other catcher (1,122) for one of the best starting rotations in baseball. He also set the MLB record for the most home runs by a catcher through their first four years in the league (93).

He set the franchise’s single-season records for home runs (34) and RBIs (100) by a catcher.

Raleigh was recognized across the league for the season he had by winning Gold Glove and Platinum Glove honors and he was named a finalist for a Silver Slugger.

It’s been a successful 2024 for Raleigh. And FanGraphs’ ZiPS projections has Raleigh repeating his success in 2025.

FanGraphs projections predicts Raleigh finishing with the second-highest fWAR (FanGraphs WAR) on the team in 2025 at 4.9. That is just about one fWAR off from franchise star Julio Rodriguez’s projections.

FanGraphs has Raleigh finishing with a .230 batting average to go with 28 home runs and 81 RBIs in 2025.

Based on the projections, Raleigh will be slightly more effective as an overall hitter while keeping similar power numbers. Despite having 34 home runs and 100 RBIs, he hit just .220 in 2024.

FanGraphs was favorable to Seattle’s lineup as a whole. But if the ZiPS projections hold true, then Raleigh and Rodriguez will likely be the highlights of the offense in 2025.

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