Dua Lipa expressed gratitude to her haters for the “online abuse” that helped her improve her dance and stage performance.

Taking on her Instagram Stories earlier this week, the Grammy winner marked the fourth anniversary of her first album Dua Lipa, thanking fans and critics alike for their contributions to her success.

As a reaction to the unfavorable remarks regarding her early performances, the diva said that ‘getting bullied online made her want to dance her a*** off.’

“Just wanted to say a massive, massive, massive thank you to everyone who has been listening to music from the very beginning,” she wrote on Instagram on Wednesday.

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“It’s been four years since my debut album has been out and I’m so grateful for all the incredible opportunities, the amazing people I met, all the incredible lessons that I learnt, touring for like three years, getting bullied online which made me want to dance my a**e off, and just really get better, so thank you so much,” she laughed. “For all things good and bad, for helping me grow. I’m forever grateful and I’m excited for you guys to see what we’ve got coming up next.”

In addition to speaking with her fans, Dua also shared an image of the legendary album cover with the caption: ‘4 years since the release of my debut album. Thank you to everyone that has been here for the whole journey so far.

“I’m so grateful for this album and all the incredible people I met and the lesson I learned.

“I would never have been able to make Future Nostalgia if it wasn’t for this album. I guess 4 years really do fly by when you’re having fun,” she said.

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‘I experienced a s*** tonne at the end of my first record, and it was definitely something that gave me anxiety and made me upset and made me feel like I wasn’t good enough and made me feel like, maybe I’m not meant to be here and on the stage,’ Dua previously told Attitude magazine last year.

‘Even after the Grammys, some people were like, ‘Well, she doesn’t deserve it.’

“There were so many things, especially when you start out, like a video of me dancing and they’re like, ‘Ah well, she has no stage presence’ – but they’d never been to one of my shows, they’d never seen me perform.”

Dua went on to say that the abuse ‘messed with her mental health’ for a while, and she became sure that people were only filming her so they could laugh at her afterwards.

Despite her hardships, Dua recognized at the time that they made her stronger.

So, if you’re thinking of making a snide comment about Dua Lipa’s dancing abilities online, don’t do it now… because she’s already over it.