Ashley Graham Shares Inspiring Cellulite Photo
Ashley Graham continues to inspire so many with her body positivity. On Wednesday, the model shared a photo of herself on the beach in the Philippines, cropped specifically to show off her curves — and her cellulite.
“I workout. I do my best to eat well. I love the skin I’m in. And I’m not ashamed of a few lumps, bumps or cellulite.. and you shouldn’t be either. #beautybeyondsize #lovetheskinyourein,” she captioned the Instagram post of her thigh.
A photo posted by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@theashleygraham) on Jan 25, 2017 at 6:41pm PST
The image has already been liked over 275,000 times, with fans thanking Graham and sharing their own struggles with body acceptance. “Make my day a little better! We need to be more kind with ourselves,” wrote domidinis.
Commenter kyamaddie agreed, “I’m struggling with the look of my cellulite.. I so needed to see that I’m not the only one and it’s ok. Thank you. You are a beautiful soul. Hugs.” Commenter natid1230 may have summed it up best, though: “Wow! You just made feel me feel a bit braver about my #thunderthighs…”
Graham is a positive force for change in the modeling industry and in shaping the general conception of beautiful bodies as a whole. When she’s not giving interviews about how her size has impacted her life and career, she’s sharing pictures as part of her beauty beyond size campaign. Last year, she described her thighs as telling “a story of victory and courage.”
A photo posted by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@theashleygraham) on Jul 6, 2016 at 3:39am PDT
Graham doesn’t just champion body positivity as a whole, she owns the idea of loving your thighs. “I am hopefully going to change the lives of so many different young women,” she told E! News last year.
A photo posted by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@theashleygraham) on Jul 9, 2016 at 8:24am PDT
“So many young women who have been told that their cellulite is ugly; that their inner-thighs that jiggle and touch are ugly because I have all those things, and I’m on the cover of Sports Illustrated. So they must be beautiful!”
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