Jacqueline Jossa is encouraging others to accept their body.
The ‘I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here’ winner took to Instagram to slam beauty expectations and ideals, insisting things can be made to look one way on social media when they are in fact the other.
Sharing a video to Instagram, she said: "Hi guys, just quickly wanna show you something, ok? Look how small, well I’d say small, my waist looks. Yeah, quite deceiving. I look like I could be skinny, a skinny Minnie. Then if you bring the trousers down to that awful length, you see, you know, she got love handles, she got something to grab. This is life and this is just the way it is and, you know, I thought about it in the bath, right, and was like, ‘I’ve literally got about eight rolls down there.’ Well, I’m lying there washing and thinking, ‘I don’t even hate it,’ genuinely, when I look in the mirror I don’t think it’s bad. That’s the truth, I don’t think it’s bad, I don’t mind it, I quite like it."
Meanwhile, Jacqueline previously opened up about how she is still affected by being called "the new fat Lauren Branning" 10 years ago when she joined the cast of BBC One soap ‘EastEnders’ at the start of the decade.
She wrote on Instagram: "10 years ago I landed the BEST job in the world! Loved ever second of it, this picture changed my life. I used to hate this picture so much I got trolled so so badly, "the new fat Lauren branning" "Why recast and then get someone so much uglier and what is the hair cut" I admit I really hate the hair cut now … but jeez ppl can be mean, and to a 17 year old girl, words hurt a lot! It effected me for a LONG time! Probably still does actually if I’m being honest. Still 10 years on, I done 7 years on the show of my dreams and had 2 beautiful children. To end this year I just became QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE! WOW!! My life has changed so much and had so many ups and downs in these 10 years. I can honestly say heading into 2020 I’m excited, happy and content! Thank you for supporting me … Also big shoutout to the people who will remember this first girl 17 year old me that just landed a role that would change her life … Feeling overwhelmed and so lucky, thanks a million. HAPPY NEW YEAR (sic)"
Jacqueline Jossa promotes body positivity
