Melissa Gilbert blasts Kim Kardashian for sending a 'dangerous & destructive message'

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• Gilbert, 58, who is known for playing Laura Ingalls Wilder on the series, recently traded in her glamorous lifestyle for a ramshackle cottage in the mountains
• Now, the star spoke out about why she decided to move, while urging other women in Hollywood to help 'change the conversation' surrounding 'aging'
• She said women 'need to provide examples' of 'what being healthy looks like, as opposed to telling them that it's OK to lose 16 pounds to fit into a dress'
• She threw a jab at Kardashian, who admitted she lost 16 pounds in three week to get into Marilyn Monroe's gown, which she wore to the Met Gala in early May
• Gilbert explained to Yahoo that the decision to step away from the spotlight came to her after she looked at old photos and didn't even recognize herself
• The former child star underwent multiple plastic surgery procedures throughout her career, and said it left her thinking, 'Who is that person? That's not me'

By LILLIAN GISSEN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 15:32 EDT, 2 June 2022 | UPDATED: 17:41 EDT, 2 June 2022

Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert has slammed Kim Kardashian for sending a 'dangerous' and 'destructive' message by revealing that she shed 16 pounds in just three weeks in order to fit into the Marilyn Monroe dress she wore to this year's Met Gala.

Gilbert, 58, who is best known for playing Laura Ingalls Wilder on the hit series, recently traded in her glamorous lifestyle for a ramshackle cottage in the Catskill mountains with her husband, Timothy Busfield.

Now, the TV star has spoken out about why she decided to step away from the spotlight and the pressures of Hollywood, explaining how 'gleeful and happy' it has made her, while urging other women in Hollywood to help 'change the conversation' surrounding the 'aging process.'

'We need to provide examples for young women of what aging well looks like, and what being healthy looks like, as opposed to telling them that it's OK to lose 16 pounds to fit into Marilyn Monroe’s dress,' she told Yahoo Life recently, throwing a jab at Kardashian, 41, who admitted she lost 16 pounds in three weeks in order to fit into the iconic outfit that she wore to the Met Gala in early May.

'I think that is a dangerous [and] destructive message. Hopefully, I'm here to inspire other women to join this movement, to be who we are and know that this is not only is this enough, it's more than enough.'

Kardashian turned heads when she attended the annual gala in the dress that Monroe famously wore when she sang Happy Birthday to president John F. Kennedy in 1962.

She later spoke out about the extreme measures she took to get into the gown - revealing to Vogue that she lost 16 pounds after not eating any carbs or sugar for three weeks.

'It was such a challenge. It was like a [movie] role. I was determined to fit [into] it,' she said.

'I haven't had carbs or sugar in about three weeks. We're having pizza and donut party back at the hotel [after the Met Gala].'

Gilbert - who was skyrocketed into stardom after she starred in the 1974 Western show when she was just a child - recently purchased a $98,000 14-acre property in upstate New York so that she can enjoy a much more relaxed lifestyle and escape the pressures of being in the public eye.

She explained to Yahoo that the decision to make the move came to her after she looked back at old photos and didn't even recognize herself.

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Is Gilbert even working anymore? Does she get any calls for anything?