Re-edited version omits opening scene after claims of fatphobia and replaces original on ABC and BBC platforms

The ABC has removed part of a Bluey episode that sparked accusations of fat-shaming and fatphobia.

It has now republished a version of the popular cartoon without a bathroom scene that showed Bluey’s parents complaining about their weight.

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