Ginger Zee slams troll over ‘demeaning’ comment and demands ‘don’t call me that!’ as fans come to her defense

GINGER Zee has slammed an online troll for calling her "sweetheart" in a demeaning reply to one of her tweets.

The GMA meteorologist had spent some time reporting on some of the sweltering temperatures across the country in a set of recent social media posts.

She took the time to point out some of the cities that had been feeling the heat the most.

Temperatures have been soaring over the past few weeks in several places.

But this apparently annoyed some viewers, who decided to troll Ginger.

One decided to tweet at Ginger directly, pointing out that "it's summer" and to expect hot temperatures.

He also called her "sweetheart" in his acerbic response.

Ginger, never one to back down when attacked by trolls, fired back.

She replied: "Mark, don’t call women sweetheart. It’s demeaning. And I know it’s summer. There are just some cities, like Dallas, who are breaking consecutive heat records. That’s worth noting. Which is what I did."

It appeared that the commenter deleted the tweet shortly after Ginger shot back a response.

Meanwhile, Ginger sent wild with her latest on-air outfit.

The meteorologist, 42, shared a video clip on social media of one of her weather segments from Wednesday morning, and followers couldn’t help but focus on her leggy look in the comments.

Ginger rocked a pair of high-waisted gray shorts that came down to her mid-thigh.

She paired the bottoms with a tucked-in white top and an oversized white blazer.

The GMA star finished off the look with a pair of dark heels that further accentuated her toned legs.

One fash gushed on the Instagram post: “Ginger the weather isn't the only thing that's HOT! Love your outfit!”

Another wrote: “Speaking of heat, your outfit is HOT today! Thank you for all your hard work keeping us informed!”

A third told the TV personality: “Gotta say that outfit looks amazing Ginger. Only you can put that together like you do and rock it.”

“That outfit is fire,” commented a fourth, while another said, “I love the shorts and jacket!”

She sent red hearts and her thanks to many of the commenters.

While fans love seeing the various outfits Ginger puts together for her on-air life, they also enjoy seeing the star sharing what she looks like when she’s not on camera.

Last week, the meteorologist was praised for showing off her real skin in a close-up photo.

In the pic, Ginger, 42, appeared to be relaxing in bed in dim lighting.

She wore a black tank top with a bra strap just visible and smiled as she angled her face to the camera.

The daytime TV star appeared to have some eye makeup left from the day, while her skin was bare.

In the blurry, poorly lit pic, a large red bump was visible on the side of her chin.

The mother-of-two captioned the shot: "It’s me in my over-tired chin zit era taking blurry photos like the kids."

In the comment section, many of the star's social media followers quickly praised Ginger for her honest caption and unfiltered photo.

One person said: "Always keepin’ it real!"

"Still beautiful," wrote a second.

Another person added: "Thank you for making me smile on the regular," to which Ginger replied with a heart emoji.