Demi Lovato Faces 'Biggest Fear' & Posts Unedited Bikini Snap As She's 'Tired' Of Being Ashamed

6 September 2019, 10:38

Demi Lovato posts unedited bikini snap, facing her 'biggest fear'. Picture: Instagram @ddlovato

Demi Lovato is 'celebrating cellulite', facing her biggest fear and posting an unedited bikini photo of herself to Instagram, admitting her past struggles with food and body image.

Demi Lovato has posted an unedited photo of herself in a bikini, admitting it is the first of the kind she's putting up on social media and is sick and tired of being ashamed of her body, much to the praise of her fans and fellow celebs.

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Demi wrote to her 73 million followers, "This is my biggest fear. A photo of me in a bikini unedited. And guess what, it’s CELLULIT!!!! I’m just literally sooooo tired of being ashamed of my body, editing it (yes the other bikini pics were edited - and I hate that I did that but it’s the truth) so that others think I’m THEIR idea of what beautiful is, but it’s just not me."

"So here’s me, unashamed, unafraid and proud to own a body that has fought through so much and will continue to amaze me when I hopefully give birth one day."

"I’m not stoked on my appearance BUT I am appreciative of it and sometimes that’s the best I can do. I hope to inspire someone to appreciate their body today too."

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This is my biggest fear. A photo of me in a bikini unedited. And guess what, it’s CELLULIT!!!! I’m just literally sooooo tired of being ashamed of my body, editing it (yes the other bikini pics were edited - and I hate that I did that but it’s the truth) so that others think I’m THEIR idea of what beautiful is, but it’s just not me. This is what I got. I want this new chapter in my life to be about being authentic to who I am rather than trying to meet someone else’s standards. So here’s me, unashamed, unafraid and proud to own a body that has fought through so much and will continue to amaze me when I hopefully give birth one day. It’s such a great feeling to be back in tv/film while not stressing myself with a strenuous workout schedule before 14 hour days, or depriving myself from a real birthday cake rather than opting for watermelon & whip cream with candles because I was terrified of REAL cake and was miserable on some crazy diet shit. Anyway, here’s me, RAW, REAL! And I love me. And you should love you too! Now back to the studio.. I’m working on an anthem.. 🙏🏼🙌🏼🤷🏻‍♀️ also. Just so everyone’s clear.. I’m not stoked on my appearance BUT I am appreciative of it and sometimes that’s the best I can do. I hope to inspire someone to appreciate their body today too. 💗 #nationalcelulliteday #celluLIT 🔥🔥🔥

A post shared by Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) on Sep 5, 2019 at 5:30pm PDT

The 'Sorry Not Sorry' singer has been open with her battle with an eating disorder since she was a young child, and also explained the 'misery' she experienced depriving herself on 'some crazy diet sh**', celebrating her image and being 'proud to own a body that has fought through so much.'

Fans and fellow artists alike flooded the post with messages of support and love, from Bebe Rexha, to Hailey Bieber and Noah Cyrus, everyone is overjoyed to see Demi back in a happy and healthy place, especially as she's back in the studio working on, in her own words, 'an anthem'.

She then posted to her Instagram story, admitting she was 'shaking' as the post was such a difficult thing to do, telling fans she's 'blown away' by the love and support.