London fitness blogger Chessie King exposes ‘real’ pictures

A body confidence blogger has exposed just how much good angles and lighting can alter your appearance, to challenge the notion that women are ‘Barbie dolls who look insanely good 24/7’.

Chessie King, 25, from London, who boasts 350k followers, took to Instagram to share a series of ‘realistic’ self portraits.

In honest pictures picked up by Bored Panda, the fitness fanatic showed off her body in a variety of poses, to prove that a flat stomach or an enviably pert derriere is often simply a matter of working your camera angles. 

Sharing a series of ‘Instagram versus reality’ snaps, she highlighted the importance of not believing everything you see on social media – revealing how she made herself miserable in her former pursuit of perfection. 

Chessie King, from Miami, who boasts 350k followers, took to Instagram to share a series of ‘realistic’ self portraits

In honest pictures picked up by Bored Panda , the fitness fanatic showed just how different she could look if she posed slightly differently

In honest pictures picked up by Bored Panda , the fitness fanatic showed just how different she could look if she posed slightly differently

Sharing her thoughts alongside the snaps, she wrote: ‘A few years ago I would never have posted this, all I cared about back then was being the leanest I could, going to the gym as many times as I could a week and counting every calorie I ate.

‘Even at my smallest, when I was training the most & eating the least, I just wanted to cover up my body because it wasn’t my idea of “perfect”. 

‘Now my priority is to be happy and comfortable in my own skin, and today I appreciate my body and what it does for me. 

‘We were not made to be Barbie dolls who look insanely good 24/7, we were made to be human and we should all be allowed to feel insanely good 24/7.   

Sharing a series of 'Instagram versus reality' snaps, she highlighted the importance of being allowed to 'feel good', slamming the idea that women were 'barbies' who look good all the time

Sharing a series of ‘Instagram versus reality’ snaps, she highlighted the importance of being allowed to ‘feel good’, slamming the idea that women were ‘barbies’ who look good all the time

She revealed that she would have never posted the snaps before but was keen to give a realistic view

She revealed that she would have never posted the snaps before but was keen to give a realistic view

She exposed trolls who branded her too thin (right) and too fat (left) admitting she 'just wanted to be happy'

She exposed trolls who branded her too thin (right) and too fat (left) admitting she ‘just wanted to be happy’

'All I cared about back then was being the leanest I could, going to the gym as many times as I could a week and counting every calorie I ate', she said of her previous figure (Right)

‘All I cared about back then was being the leanest I could, going to the gym as many times as I could a week and counting every calorie I ate’, she said of her previous figure (Right)

She proved that dress sizes mean nothing as she shared snaps of her body from different angles

She proved that dress sizes mean nothing as she shared snaps of her body from different angles

'Now my priority is to be happy and comfortable in my own skin, and today I appreciate my body and what it does for me', she said of her natural poses

‘Now my priority is to be happy and comfortable in my own skin, and today I appreciate my body and what it does for me’, she said of her natural poses

As well as proving she was happy to take glam selfies, Chessie also uploaded more fun and less 'flattering' selfies

As well as proving she was happy to take glam selfies, Chessie also uploaded more fun and less ‘flattering’ selfies

Chessie showed just how much lighting can change the appearance of pictures

Chessie showed just how much lighting can change the appearance of pictures

She also uploaded an honest snap of how she looked after enjoying a good meal

She also uploaded an honest snap of how she looked after enjoying a good meal

And showed how bodies can look completely different shapes according to how you angle it 

And showed how bodies can look completely different shapes according to how you angle it 

She also shared jokey snaps of how she looked after a workout in contrast to how 'others look'

She also shared jokey snaps of how she looked after a workout in contrast to how ‘others look’



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