Kylie Jenner's admits to gaining weight

Los Angeles: Kylie Jenner has admitted she has gained weight in a bid to stop online bullies commenting on her curvier figure.

The "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star shared a photo of herself in a revealing black swimsuit on her Instagram account.

She captioned the image, "Behind the scenes. (yes I gained weight there I said it so you don't have too). (sic)," she wrote.

However, the 17-year-old star quickly changed her mind about the admission and edited the caption to simply read: "behind the scenes".

Jenner's decision to be open about her figure comes just a couple of weeks after Selena Gomez fell victim to online bullies who taunted her about her alleged weight gain after she posted a picture of herself in a similar revealing swimsuit online.