Carissa Codel, a Missouri-based morning anchor for Ozarks First on Fox 49, has found a way to reclaim power in a profession where looks are often under scrutiny by reading viewer insults about her body on air in her trained broadcaster voice.

The 26-year-old, who describes herself as 5’3” and 180 pounds, has become a viral phenomenon on social media with more than ten compilations of her reading the most bizarre, appalling, and sometimes thirsty comments directed at her on air.

Over time, Codel started growing a fanbase of men fascinated by her curves and sense of humor.

“I think I’m in love,” one wrote. “Are you a bank loan? Because you’ve got my interest,” another added.

Others described her as “Sabrina Carpenter if she was an amazonian.”

A news anchor went viral by reading the mean

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