Is Brandi Glanville Taking Some Social Media Cues From Kim Kardashian?

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Brandi Glanville has never been shy about… well… anything, but the 43-year-old reality star is raising a few brows with her latest public confession—that she thinks she needs to lose weight. On June 5, the mother of two posted a sunlit selfie on Instagram that flaunted her teeny tiny waistline.

Clad in nothing but a hot pink thong and a t-shirt knotted just below her ribs (which was stylish around, say, the mid 1980s), Glanville opined about her dissatisfaction with her stomach.

“Trying to get my pre-baby waistline back :/ have a little more work to do,” she lamented. Umm. What? First off, her “babies” are 12 and 9. Second, without an ounce of visible fat in the shot, it’s hard to imagine what else she could want to lose.

This pic comes just days after Glanville’s (unofficial) social media role model, Kim Kardashian, posted a triumphant video of her waist being measured as she stood, nearly nude, in front of a rack of clothes. “Yes, 26!” she cheered after some poor man on his knees in front of her announces the number.

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Kardashian has been very vocal about her mission to get her pre-baby body back (though her youngest child is actually still a baby), so it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Glanville was inspired after seeing this video. After all, it wouldn’t be the first time the Famously Single star looked to Mrs. Kanye West for inspiration.

Two months ago, Glanville posted a NSFW selfie that showed off her derriere in a barely-there thong. Perched on a chair, her backside to the camera, Glanville completed her “look” with sky-high stilettos. Interestingly, however, she didn’t bother to make the bed or clean up her room, which is a mistake Kardashian wouldn’t likely make.

“I’ve struggled with wanting to post this but I’ve worked so hard on my body &at 43 after 2 kids I’m very proud,” she wrote. “I love that @kimkardashian makes the point that moms are hot even after kids and post sexy selfies.” As context, this post came a little over a month after Kardashian’s now-infamous nude selfie. (If you don’t know what that is, bless you.)

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“Ive prepped for the haters & was given the blessing of my family!” Glanville added. “Zero filters zero photo shop #ankle weights work!” It’s hard to believe her 12-year-old son was pumped about that butt shot going live, but what do we know?

Even before declaring her admiration for Kim Kardashian, however, Glanville has always been a bit of an exhibitionist and her Instagram is full of sexy, body-baring shots long before either of these.

“We may never leave the room grrrrr #singlegalswknd,” she wrote alongside a pic of herself in a skimpy red bikini (again, in a messy room) that showed off those rock-hard — but apparently not rock-hard enough — abs.

Another pic showed Glanville posing in front of a full-length mirror in a high-cut gold bathing suit, her butt to the camera (again). “Thinking of bringing the one piece back for me and all moms everywhere,” she declared. We can only assume she’s including Kim K in that group.