Ashley Graham Explains Why She Didn’t Retouch Her Post-Baby Stretch Marks in New Bikini Pics
Ashley Graham just shared a new bikini pic and opted not to have her stretch marks retouched.
Ashley says the photos made her feel empowered about her new “mom bod.”
Ashley Graham just shared pics from a new Swimsuits for All shoot to Instagram, featuring beautiful unedited photos that show her pregnancy stretch marks.
Ashley opened up about the experience to People, saying that she opted not to have anything retouched except for a clamp they used to hold up the background. “There’s always a question of, ‘What do you want us to retouch, and what do you want us to take out?’” she explained. “And I said, ‘Nothing,’ except for a clamp holding up the DIY backdrop. I want everybody to know genuinely…I want people to see who I am because everybody has a story.”
“A lot of women I speak to have image issues, body issues around confidence,” she added. “I want them to understand that we all have things that society has told us to cover up, and why do we need to do that? So here I am with mine out and about and proud.”
Ashley also spoke about adjusting to her body changing after pregnancy, saying, “It looks so simple and beautiful but powerful. I’ve got more weight on me. I have stretch marks, and in the beginning, I really had to have a lot of conversations with myself and tell myself, ‘Okay, new body, new mindset. But after this photo shoot, I felt so empowered because I was like, ‘Yes. I look good. I feel good. This is my new mom bod.’”
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