Vicky Pattison has taken to social media to unveil an empowering post as she opened up about learning to love her ‘real’ body.
The 33-year-old former Geordie Shore star beamed from ear to ear as she shared with followers the truth behind her recent selfie snap.
In the two pictures, that Vicky had taken moments apart, the reality star showed off how two different poses made all the difference while urging fans to ditch the filters.
She also pointed out that both pictures revealed a “perfectly healthy, happy & strong women” as she encouraged her followers to embrace their bodies.
Vicky wrote: “This is NOT a ‘before & after’ pic.. Both these pictures are an accurate representation of what I look like taken minutes apart. Both of these pictures are perfectly show a healthy, happy & strong woman & it is important we acknowledge that.”
Vicky then went into detail about how she used to hate her “squishy bits” and the pressures of being in the limelight led to “unhealthy habits.”
Vicky Pattison shared two pictures taken moments apart on social media (Image: vickypattinson/Instagram)
She added: “Growing up I was so incredibly insecure about my body, something that stayed with me long into my 20’s & only now as a woman in her 30’s am I beginning to address it. I hated my squishy bits, my cellulite, my so called ‘flaws’.. I’d even go as far as to say I hated my curves. And looking back it was easy to see why.
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“Normal women, real women, women filled with perfect imperfections were WILDLY unrepresented in the press & media when I was growing up & I started to believe that if I wanted to be considered beautiful or attractive that I had to look like the women I saw in the magazines or on tv. And of course when I found myself thrust into that industry my feelings & insecurities were completely exacerbated in that environment. Then they snowballed & manifested in some pretty toxic & unhealthy habits.”
The television star also raised concern for the pressures that come with unrealistic filters that now dominate platforms such as Instagram.
Vicky Pattison is on a mission to embrace her body and uplift fellow women around her (Image: vickypattison/Instagram)
“Nowadays young girls don’t just have to contend with perfect on tv, or beauty in magazines- they’re also constantly bombarded with contrived & unrealistic images of perfection via social media & this realisation has left me terrified, heartbroken & vowing to do better.”
Nowadays, Vicky is using her platform in order to promote a realistic image of the female body as well as trying to uplift fellow women with her honest posts.
She concluded: “Posting this first picture on its own would have validated me, I would have got loads of likes & nice compliments.
But by posting the second picture I am hopefully saying to a whole heap of amazing, beautiful & REAL women that all our bodies are beautiful, no matter what shape, size or how much squish we have. I’m also telling you that not everything is as it seems- especially on social media.
Vicky Pattison is best known for her time on Geordie Shore (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)
“Forget filters or good angles: You are all beautiful- remember that.”
Vicky was quickly praised by her 4.7 million followers as fans flocked to share their appreciation for Vicky’s honesty.
Her latest post follows on after Vicky vowed to stop criticising her body and instead embrace her curves and support women around her.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
