Ashley Graham Just Shared the Realest Nude Photo of Her Stretch Marks While Pregnant
Ashley Graham announced her first pregnancy last week in an Instagram video with her husband Justin Ervin.
In a new Instagram post, Graham showed off her stretch marks on one half of her body in a nude photo.
Graham is known for her work in championing body positivity, and the comments were flooded with people thanking the model for being so real.
In case you missed it, Ashley Graham announced her first pregnancy last week in an adorable Instagram video with her husband Justin Ervin—and the 31-year-old model is already embracing every bit of it. Graham is known for her work in championing body positivity, and her most recent Instagram post is no exception.
The picture featured an up-close, totally nude look at one side of her body, including her breast, stomach, hip, and thigh—stretch marks, discolorations, veins, and all. “Same same but a little different,” she captioned the photo.
same same but a little different
A post shared by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@ashleygraham) on Aug 18, 2019 at 9:07am PDT
The comments were flooded with people thanking Graham for being so real. “I’m such a wimp. I’m pregnant, hormonal, and going though so many body changes. This made me tear up. I really needed this today,” one person wrote.
“What I see is confidence, acceptance, and being an inspiration to everyone that feels awkward about their own bodies. All that makes you kind and very attractive from inside out, keep it up and congratulations on the baby,” another chimed in.
“BETTER. EVERY. DAY. 💪🏼❤️” her personal trainer, Kira Stokes, added.
Others also expressed excitement for Graham’s pregnancy. “I CANNOT WAIT for you to be a mother and teach another human being that ALL bodies are beautiful. You’re going to be such an amazing mother,” one fan wrote.
A post shared by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@ashleygraham) on Aug 15, 2019 at 10:41am PDT
These are the exact messages Graham has been sending ever since she started modeling. “I’m using my body to let other women know that imperfections are okay, that cellulite, rolls, curves, all of it, things that jiggle that ‘shouldn’t be jiggling’ are okay,” she said during the Forbes “30 Under 30” Summit in 2015, per People.
“I was told I was never going to be on the cover of any magazine, let alone on the inside, and I did five covers alone last year, and I was in the pages of Sports Illustrated as one of the first curvy models,” she said. “I didn’t let anybody just take [me] down. I think that’s something that’s important about being a disrupter in any industry.”
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