Ex Victoria's Secret model said she was fired for gaining half an inch on hips

Former Victoria’s Secret model Bridget Malcolm has put the brand on blast after she shared her “traumatic” experience working with the company.

Speaking to 60 Minutes Australia, she said that the company constantly pushed its models to lose weight as it opted to employ exploitative measure.

"What that company represented for me and for so many other women was extremely exploitative at that time," she said. 

"To me, it felt like controlling women. Getting women as small as possible and then even not being small enough. I’m still trying to wrap my head around it."

Bridget alleged that the environment was toxic that she was fired for gaining half an inch on her hips.

Asked by the interviewer: "How clear was the message from Victoria’s Secret that you needed to be super skinny?", she replied: “Pretty clear.”

She added later in the interview: "I’ve never experienced anything like it before and I hope to never again. It was truly quite a traumatic experience."