Laura Adlington has posted an inspiring video about her body as she admitted she doesn’t always love it but prefers to accept it and not let it hold her back.
The television star, 33, posed in a black swimsuit and bikini in the footage taken on a beach, smiling and looking carefree as she posed for close-up selfie shots.
Featuring audio from author and yoga teacher Jessamyn Stanley, the clip said: ‘I don’t think everyone loves their body all the time.
Self-love: Laura Adlington has posted an inspiring video about her body as she admitted she doesn’t always love it but prefers to accept it and not let it hold her back
The voice added: ‘I think it’s always a spectrum. Some days you feel really good about your body.
‘Some days you really hate it. But on every day it’s there and acceptance and the freedom that comes from acceptance rests on that day when you can say ‘hey, this is what I look like’ and I’m cool with that.’
Laura captioned her post: ‘I don’t think it’s always realistic to love your body. Accepting it and not letting it hold you back is where it’s at…for me at least.
‘Thank you for these wise words @mynameisjessamyn.’
Body neutrality: The television star, 33, posed in a black swimsuit and bikini in the footage taken on a beach, smiling and looking carefree as she posed for close-up selfie shots
Acceptance: Laura captioned her post: ‘I don’t think it’s always realistic to love your body. Accepting it and not letting it hold you back is where it’s at…for me at least’
It comes after Laura, who regularly shares body positive posts, showcased her curves in black swimwear last week while taking a dip in the sea, as she encouraged any fans who were nervous about baring their bodies on holiday to ‘wear the damn bikini!’.
Alongside the image, she wrote: ‘There’s just something about being in the sea that makes me feel at peace. It’s where my body feels most at home.
‘After being poorly for what feels like forever, I’m finally feeling like myself again!! My goal for this holiday is to swim, soak up the sun and relax.
‘Oh and of course, wear the damn bikini!’
Good times: Laura Adlington shared content from a sun-soaked winter getaway, as she posted some words of wisdom to her social media following
Get involved: She encouraged any fans who were nervous about baring their bodies on holiday to ‘wear the damn bikini!’
She received support from her Bake Off co-star Rahul Mandal, who commented beneath the post: ‘Enjoy your holiday, you are looking gorgeous ×××.’
Laura’s post suggested she had been feeling under the weather over the festive period but she revealed she was now ‘feeling more like herself’.
It comes after she shared another stunning snap in black floral lingerie in an inspiring post shared to Instagram in December.
She snapped a selfie of herself in a chic bra and open white linen shirt as she shared a poem which hits out at the diet industry.
The poem also encourages body positivity, with lines that include the words: ‘Your body does not belong to them’.
Confidence: It comes after she shared another stunning snap in black floral lingerie in an inspiring post shared to Instagram in December
The star, who was recently told she would need to lose 14st to carry a child, also took to her stories where she admitted she felt ‘vulnerable and a bit awkward’ sharing the lingerie snap, before adding that she ‘loves the poem’.
The full poem read: ‘Your body does not belong to them you know… the industries.
‘The ones who sell you last-minute diets, then watch in glee as you lose yourself amongst the treats, before calling you back as you descend into a spiral of guilt, to begin another year.
‘They want you exhausted, they want you ashamed, they want you desperate. But your body does not need them my friend, your body, in fact, knows exactly what it needs.
Hitting out: She snapped a selfie of herself in a chic bra and open white linen shirt as she shared a poem which hits out at the diet industry in December
‘It needs rest. It needs light, fresh air. It needs water. It needs acceptance, kindness. It even needs fun.
‘Most of all, it needs not to be bombarded with everything at once, and then nothing at all. Stay checked in. Enjoy your meals. Eat with peace. With love.
‘Never guilt. Guilt festers and rots. Your body is not a display piece, for the world to judge.
‘It is your home. It is where you do your living. And a little bit of festive cheer need never deplete you of your pride.
‘You can start the new year, full of food, full of happy memories, and full of acceptance that this is living. And balance will come, as balance does.
‘Without shame playing any part at all. Wouldn’t that be new for ’23?’
Her post was met with a plethora of positive messages from her fans, who praised both her image and her for sharing the poem.
Positivity: Her post was met with a plethora of positive messages from her fans, who praised both her image and her for sharing the poem
Laura said later: ‘All I want is for you to know that you deserve to live a full and happy life just as you are.
‘I wasted so many years thinking I was a useless sack of s**t because of my size. I wish I had focused MORE on my health and less on what I looked like. I wish I didn’t ease my life trying to do fad diets that messed with my head and led to even more weight gain.
‘It took me a long time to realise diets don’t work, and that you don’t need to look like a Victoria Secret model in order to be respected and loved.
‘I post the content I do in the hope you learn the same. Does that make sense?’
Baking: Laura (pictured on Bake Off) said later: ‘All I want is for you to know that you deserve to live a full and happy life just as you are’
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