'Since When Is This OK?': Abby Anderson Says She Gets More 'Unwelcomed' Touching from Women in Public Than Men

Abby Anderson is opening up about a startling phenomenon she’s experienced with women lately.

The country artist, 27, appeared on the July 7 episode of the Get Real with Caroline Hobby podcast and revealed that she’s received a lot of “unwelcomed” attention from female acquaintances who touch her inappropriately in public.

“The amount of women that will just come up to me and grab my boobs,” Anderson shared. “And I’m like, ‘Since when is this OK, you guys?’”

The “Make Him Wait” singer also admitted that the “uncomfortable” public groping — which apparently hardly ever occurs with men she encounters — often “embarrasses” her.

“‘Cause it’s like we’re in front of a bunch of people, and they’ll just come up and be like, ‘Give me those titties.’ I’m like, ‘What the heck, you guys?’" she said. "It’s kind of embarrassing.”

“I was honestly talking to my husband about this. I was like, ‘What is this thing?’” Anderson continued. “OK, I’ve been touched more unwelcomed, you know, women touching me and grabbing me than— I’ve never had a man do that… I know I’m a flirt and I know I love men, I love people, I love engaging in conversation and getting to know people, but I’d like to think I don’t put off that vibe. You’re not crossing the line with me.”

Unwanted attention isn’t the only struggle Anderson addressed on the podcast. -

Will Ferrell and Wife Viveca Paulin Had ,...

She also spoke about beating an eating disorder that nearly derailed her entire music career while she was signed to her former record label, Nashville's Black River Entertainment.

“It brought me to the point of physically needing to leave the label deal I was in; physically needing to stop,” she recalled. “‘Cause I was like, I’m literally losing my voice. I’m losing my hair. I can’t sing.” 

The singer-songwriter opened up about her eating disorder to PEOPLE in 2021, which she said began in an effort to regain some sense of control over part of her life. "Metaphorically, I was constantly stuffing down my feelings and then purging them," Anderson shared. "I was addicted to that feeling. It was like a 'screw you' to the world."

But when the pandemic hit in 2020, the singer finally had time and space to reassess her life, which ultimately helped her find a breakthrough for her physical and mental health.

"I needed 2020 to heal," Anderson added. "As soon as I realized I had to leave my record deal, I swear my eating disorder went away. It was the first time I listened to my intuition and did something for my peace. I had to learn to put my big girl panties on and do what I wanted to do."

Related Articles

Follow Us

Carlos Marqués-Marcet Orchestrates a Del,...