Chrissy Teigen is Done with Photo Editing
Model Chrissy Teigen is speaking out against photo editing on social media. (Photo: BFA)
Model and foodie Chrissy Teigen is putting an end to sneaky photo editing on Instagram. In an interview with Meredith Viera on Friday, Teigen discussed her now-famous stretch mark photo and why she’s never going to edit another image.
The 29 year old posted a photo to her Instagram account two weeks ago that showed some bruises she had gotten from bumping around in her kitchen as well as some stretch marks on her thighs. Unlike most celebrities, she chose not to edit the photo—resulting in over 9,000 comments about her appearance.
The photo of Teigen’s bruises and stretch marks on Instagram. (Photo: Instagram)
“I have those apps, the Facetune and Photoshopping ones, and I just didn’t feel like doing it anymore and I’m never doing it again, because I think we forget what normal people look like now,” Teigen told Meredith Viera. “The standard is so ridiculous. It’s gotten to the point where they’re not just smoothing their skin anymore, they’re actually changing the shape of their body.”
Teigen stressed the fact that this is not what women look like in person—and she would know, she’s been photographed with some of the biggest names for magazines like Sports Illustrated. “It started with Botox and everything, of course, but now it’s just grown into this Photoshop phenomenon and I’ve seen these women in person, they are not like that,” says Teigen.
We’re glad to see someone like Teigen speak out about the unrealistic beauty standards that are presented in social media. We hope that this is just the beginning of women ditching their editing apps, embracing their real bodies, and feeling proud to show them off, as is.
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