Former EastEnders star Melissa Suffield looked sensational as she stripped to a skimpy bikini for an empowering post.
The 30-year-old is best known for playing the role of Lucy Beale from 2004 until 2010 but has since ditched her acting career in favour of becoming a body-positive influencer on social media.
Taking to Instagram, the ex-soap star shared a close-up snap of her stomach and legs alongside a selfie as she posed in a black and white bikini.
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She kept things natural for the candid shot, opting for no makeup as she scooped her blonde locks into a loose bun.
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Melissa captioned the post: “When the swimwear matches your skin. It’s National bikini day!
“So this is a reminder that you can wear a bikini, even if you have marks, lines, rolls, sag, flab, texture, or softness. In fact, you SHOULD. Because you’re going to look absolutely [flame emoji].”
She signed off the post by saying: “Don’t deprive the world of something so unbelievably beautiful and fierce”.
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Fans in the comments section went wild, with several praising the mum-of-one for using her social media platform to empower other women.
“You’re a star for using your platform to promote self love,” wrote one person as another user shared: “Absolutely love your posts , empowering and celebrating everything that is the gift of natural beauty , your truly inspirational”.
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A third fan commented: “I hate my rolls and dimples, but this year on holiday, thanks to you, I embraced them and wore a bikini. If people stirred I thought let them. My body has been threw so much trauma I’m lucky to be here. So thank you for all your inspirational posts xx”.
“You’re beautiful no matter what anyone says and thank you for sharing,” gushed someone else.
While a fifth echoed: “You are just stunning girl, never let anyone tell you any different.”
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