CELEB REFRESH: Tess Holliday Shows Some ‘Belly Love’

Photo Credit: Instagram/Tess Holliday

Tess Holliday is reminding us about the importance of loving your body!

The plus model took to Instagram to share a bathroom selfie that shows of her bare belly with a caption that read, “Belly love” with the hashtags #postpartumbody and #stillfat. Take a look below:

😋Belly love 💕👌🏻@effyourbeautystandards #effyourbeautystandards #postpartumbody #stillfat

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The size 22 beauty has been open in the past about learning to love her post-baby body, despite its changes. In December, when her little boy, Bowie, was six months old, she shared some revealing photos of her body, writing, “Each day feels like a battle to learn how to love my body postpartum. It’s been six months, and my stomach is lower, my breasts are a different shape, [I have] new stretch marks, and I feel like a stranger in my body more than ever.” Take a look below:

Each day feels like a battle to learn how to love my body postpartum. It’s been 6 months, & my stomach is lower, my breasts are a different shape, new stretch marks & I feel like a stranger in my body more than ever. I wasn’t anticipating this at all. I’m not used to looking in the mirror & feeling like I don’t recognize myself, but sadly that’s my reality some days. I debated on whether or not to post this, but I think it’s important to be honest about what it’s like to be a woman in the media, who recently had a baby & the pressure that’s put on new moms to “lose the baby weight”. I was fat before, I carried a healthy baby, & guess what, still fat… & THATS OKAY. I have no New Years resolution to lose weight, but only to work on learning my new body & loving & nurturing it. Not a day goes by that Nick doesn’t tell me how beautiful I am, but it’s not our partners job to lift our spirits, we have to be our own cheerleaders. So that’s what I will do, take it day by day. It’s a journey, not a race.. & a beautiful one at that. #6monthspostpartum #effyourbeautystandards @effyourbeautystandards

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We think you look gorgeous, Tess, and thanks for the self-love reminders!