Michelle Heaton has admitted to using filters to enhance her body in her social media posts as she took to Instagram on Monday to debut her unedited physique.
Hitting the Playa Abama beach during her sun-soaked Tenerife getaway, the singer, 42, showcased her svelte waist and toned pins in a skimpy white bikini.
Staring into the idyllic distance while her luscious brown locks cascaded over her shoulders in damp waves, she later got an all-fours and smouldered for the camera.
Wow! Michelle Heaton has admitted to using filters in her social media posts as she took to Instagram on Monday to debut her unedited physique
The former Liberty X band member completed her slew with a selfie which she had edited in order to prove how easy it is to fool viewers.
In her caption, she wrote, ‘I’ve been guilty of the below: We all use filters let’s be honest! Some make themselves slimmer (but we can see the distortion babes)…
‘Some are so ashamed or carry the weight of feeling self conscious of our scars and saggy bits that is only how god made us to be – our own body…
‘Just taking them now, hands up, went to smooth.. Away the saggy stomach of carrying babies … the scars on my boobs from the double mastectomy…
Looking good: Hitting the Playa Abama beach during her sun-soaked Tenerife getaway, the singer, 42, showcased her svelte waist and toned pins in a skimpy white bikini
Sun-soaked: The former Liberty X band member completed her slew with a selfie which she had edited in order to prove how easy it is to fool viewers
‘The scar on my heart from abusing diet pills when young … my hysterectomy scars what were once my babies delivery scars…
‘If honest there’s prob more. Maybe I will sometimes still do it. Don’t hate on those who create a perfect image ..
‘Sometimes we feel forced into doing so because of the online abuse we get of pictures like these I’ve put up today.
Honest: In her caption, she candidly wrote, ‘I’ve been guilty of some of the below: We all use filters let’s be honest! Some make themselves slimmer (but we can see the distortion babes)’
‘I have no doubt I will or would have been scrolling down at some unpleasant very damaging comments at my scars sags and age…
‘Unfortunately no matter how hard we try to only see the good and beautiful comments one bad can cause so much pain!…
‘So today I embrace that – might not happen often but I can today! And I’ve thrown in a touched up fake me at the end .. I don’t look like that I look like this xx #love #bebrave #bekind.’
Her post about editing comes after Michelle looked happy and healthy in an empowering Instagram post shared with her devoted followers on Friday.
The Liberty X star posed in a scanty swimsuit for her stunning post, which she paired with an empowering caption about her journey to sobriety and her Alcoholics Anonymous journey, which have brought her to nearly six months of sobriety.
Amazing: Michelle looked happy and healthy in a recent Instagram post taken during her spectacular getaway
In recent weeks, the songstress has been chronicling her recovery with her social media followers and in her latest post she once again shared an important message as she urged those struggling ‘not to hit rock bottom’.
Michelle revealed she was working her way through the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and was currently on Step Nine, which entailed making amends with her mother Christine during her holiday in a sun-drenched situation.
She wrote in her caption: ‘Today, it may seem like the end of the world to you, but there are hundreds and thousands like you. I was one.
‘Almost SIX months ago, i accepted I was powerless over my addictions. I thought it was the end. I thought I would fail I thought there was no hope…
Making it up: Michelle revealed she was working her way through the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and was currently on Step Nine, which entailed making amends with her mother Christine during her holiday in a sun-drenched situation
‘But it was just my beginning.. a beginning of a new way of life. A better way of life. One filled with hope, faith and courage.
‘Where there was pain, danger and sadness. We will all have our own journey. We all have our own recovery. But The solution is there for us all!
‘You don’t need to hit as rock bottom like I did. Admitting is the first step.. what you do after that step can bring you a life beyond your wildest dreams. In short, A life without addictions.
‘I am currently blesss to be spending time with my mum, making my amends as step nine teaches us. Blessed to have the open space here at a safe space at @casasalviatenerife with @dryholidays .. #gifted #ad
‘I got sober in rehab, but I STAYED sober in @aa_12steps .. the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. #satystrong #youcandoit #itsoktoaskforhelp Sending strength hope and faith x’.
Recovery: Michelle previously revealed she did not go for a day without alcohol for three years before she checked into rehab in April