Pregnant Dame Valerie Adams bodyshamed for weight gain

Dame Valerie Adams and husband Gabriel Price are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their baby girl. Photo / Facebook

Dame Valerie Adams, Olympic medallist and one of New Zealand's national treasures, has shared on Facebook how she was recently bodyshamed.

The athlete seemed to take it in her stride but decided to share on Facebook that "some random person" had told her that her time off this year wasn't "working out for her".

Adams laughed it off: "Ok mama, I'm 31 weeks 5 days pregnant, am I not allowed?"

Some random person just expressed that my time off this year isn't working out for me cause I've gained a little weight 😂 ok mama, I'm 31weeks 5days pregnant🤰🏽 am I not allowed 😂😜🥊

Posted by Valerie Adams on Thursday, 17 August 2017

People who seem to understand how the human body works were quick to side with Adams.

"Some one has not kept up with the play lately I take it if they cant see that then they need to keep there comments to themselves," someone commented.

"That's disgusting. As though the only thing that determines worth is the impact it has on your weight! It's so revolting to comment on another person's body in a negative way (even if you weren't pregnant!)," someone else pointed out, adding: "What's wrong with people?"

Dame Valerie Adams has been sharing her pregnancy workouts on social media as she prepares for the arrival of her little girl with husband Gabriel Price.

View this post on Instagram

30weeks 4days and we managed a light workout. Felt pretty good considering I've been up since 1:50am. #fitmama #grind #jetlag #babyadamsprice #stillcooking #notlongtogo #preparing 👌🏼🤰🏽👶🏽

A post shared by Dame Valerie Adams (@valerieadams84) on Aug 8, 2017 at 5:05pm PDT

This article comes with a handy tip of advice: don't mess with mama Adams Price.