Influencer’s U-turn on decision to set up trans-inclusive gym sparks massive backlash online

A fitness influencer and the CEO of a women’s-only gym – ‘The Girls Spot’ – has sparked backlash on social media after announcing that her gym would not be open to trans women.

Natalee Barnett began working on a gym aimed at women only in 2021. It is due to open in Spring 2025 after four years of fundraising using contributions from followers and leisurewear brand GymShark via her GoFundMe page as well as her own investment.

Now, Barnett has changed tack and announced that the gym will only be open to “biological women”, meaning that trans women will not be allowed to become members of the gym.

Posting a video to her X account, Barnett addressed a resurfaced tweet from 2021 in which she wrote:

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