Vicky Pattison's 'heart breaks' looking at 'skinny' photos in inspirational post
Former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison, 32, has shared an emotional post on Instagram about body positivity and embracing who you are
Reality TV star Vicky Pattison has shared her sadness at seeing old 'skinny' photos of herself.
The former Geordie Shore star, 32, took to social media to post two images beside each other.
In the first, Vicky is looking noticeably thinner in sportswear, while the second is a more recent photo that shows her smiling and holding a weight in one arm with the other posed on her hip while she wears gym clothes and looks positively glowing.
However, it's the caption that reveals the star's emotional thoughts around the images.
Vicky penned: "My heart breaks when I look at this. I wish I could give the girl on the left a hug. I wish I could tell her that things get better. That her self worth is not defined by a number on a scale. That being thin doesn’t mean you’re healthy. And having a thigh gap wont make you happy.
"I wish I could tell her that women aren’t meant to be perfect- we’re all meant to be perfectly imperfect!
"Our beauty lies in our uniqueness! We’re not all meant to look the same or even want to look the same- so stop striving to look like everyone you see in the magazines or Instagram & start embracing who YOU are!".
The lengthy post continued and saw the former Geordie Shore star continue her message of body positivity.
She continued: "Women are meant to be curvy, or maybe slim, we’re meant to have big boobs or little ones! We’re meant to have lumps, bumps & cellulite too!
"We’re meant to laugh, to love, to enjoy a g&t or nail a cheeseburger every so often, we are meant to travel, fall in love, have families & make friends..
"We are meant to do exactly what sets our soul on fire! We are meant to be whoever we want to be & do whatever makes us happy." "We are not put on this earth to exercise obsessively, cry over a number on a scale, deprive ourselves & count how many blueberries we put on our porridge. "Because quite frankly that is some boring & basic bulls**t."
The former I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! star then spoke about her own experience of growth. "I finally have balance in my life & a healthy relationship with exercise & food. I no longer punish myself for enjoying life & I’m not fighting to desperately change my shape," she continued.
"Instead I train because I love it. Because it makes me feel empowered, strong & capable. & because it is good for my mental health. I eat right 80% of the time because I function better when I do. And I ate cheese and haribos the other 20% of the time because B***H THEY TASTE GOOD". She concluded by saying: "I’m much happier being the girl on the right, & it’s written all over my face.
"I Hope this brings some comfort to any ladies out there who may be struggling.
"Please be kind to yourselves & never forget, you’re beautiful exactly as you are!"
Vicky is best known for her time on MTV reality series Geordie Shore from 2011 to 2014, Ex on the Beach in 2014 and 2015, her show Judge Geordie in 2015, and her time on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! in December 2015.
She has also been a member of ITV panel show Loose Women.
The star has been in a relationship with Ercan Ram, 26, since last year.
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