Serena Williams shared her discomfort after discovering a decorative cotton plant in a New York City hotel. <\/p>\n
\u201cAlright, everyone. How do we feel about cotton as decoration?\u201d she asked fans via Instagram Stories<\/a> on Thursday, while walking toward the plant in a hallway. <\/p>\n She added, \u201cPersonally for me, it doesn\u2019t feel great.\u201d In another slide, she plucked a cotton ball off a branch and took it to her thumbnail, stating that it \u201cfeels like nail polish remover cotton.\u201d <\/p>\n The tennis great, 43, visibly shuddered before walking off camera. <\/p>\n Serena Williams expressed discomfort after seeing a cotton plant at a hotel. Instagram\/@serenawilliams<\/p>\n \u201cPersonally for me, it doesn\u2019t feel great,\u201d the tennis great said. Instagram\/@serenawilliams<\/p>\n Williams was in New York to support Kim Kardashian\u2019s Skims\/Nike collab launch<\/a> \u2014 its unclear which hotel she was staying at. <\/p>\n A rep for Williams did not immediately return Page Six\u2019s request for further comment. <\/p>\n Williams\u2019 uncomfortable moment comes amid social media backlash over the athlete\u2019s partnership with GLP-1 medicine company<\/a> Ro. <\/p>\n In a promotional clip shared by the company in August, she seemingly injected herself with the weight loss medication, which she claimed her body \u201cneeded\u201d after welcoming two children<\/a>. \u201cJust like I always have, I\u2019m making informed choices for my health and my body,\u201d the joint post\u2019s caption read. <\/p>\n Williams plucked a cotton ball off a branch. Instagram\/@serenawilliams<\/p>\n Rubbing her thumbnail, the athlete said it \u201cfeels like nail polish remover cotton\u201d and shuddered. Instagram\/@serenawilliams<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Some followers in the comments thread reacted with disappointment. <\/p>\n \u201c\u2018After kids this is the medicine my body needed.\u2019 Needed? Fantastic, now we can undo all the progression we made on letting women know its ok to take time, recover and get back in shape <\/a>or not to,\u201d wrote one follower. <\/p>\n \u201cAs an athlete and an influencer, it\u2019s a shame that you\u2019re reiterating the narrative that you need to take medication to be healthy and achieve an acceptable standard of beauty<\/a>,\u201d remarked another. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n The mom of two courted controversy in August when she revealed her use of GLP-1 medications for weight loss. Instagram\/ Serena Williams<\/p>\n Via social media, some fans confessed to being \u201cThis video made me really sad and disappointed.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cWhat Serena is really saying here: it doesn\u2019t matter how successful, powerful, or strong you are \u2014 if you\u2019re not thin, it doesn\u2019t matter. That\u2019s so sad,\u201d a third chimed in. <\/p>\n Williams revealed she\u2019s the latest\u00a0celebrity to utilize GLP-1 weight-loss drugs<\/a> in an August interview with People. <\/p>\n \u201cI feel great,\u201d she\u00a0told the outlet amid her dramatic weight loss transformation<\/a>. \u201cI feel really good and healthy. I feel light physically and light mentally.\u201d <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\u201cdisappointed\u201d by her partnership with GLP-1 medicine company Ro. Instagram\/serenawilliams<\/p>\n