Just when it seemed like model and body image activist Iskra Lawrence couldnt get any better, she upped the ante.
Lawrence, best known for her role as Aeries un-retouched lingerie model, has spoken up about her own struggle to fit a certain ideal of how a woman should look. Shes even shown Instagram how easy it is to fake a thigh gap, pretending your body looks different than it really does.
In a new branded video from Elle and Fitbit, Lawrence sits down with a professional photo editor to understand the ways he reshapes her body in post-production. After all the glitz and glam of the modeling session is over, its his job to make models look perfect.
And that pesky thigh gap? Lawrence has some thoughts about that.
As she watches the retoucher work, she says,
Ive never had a thigh gap and I never will have a thigh gap, unless someone sits here like you and retouches one.
If I was to lose weight, I wouldnt lose it like this. Like, I wouldnt be able to change my body shape.
You and me both, girl.
Lawrence explains shes finally reached a place of self-acceptance. She exercises because it feels good and because shes earned it. Its never as a punishment.
If you need a dose of positivity in your live, Lawrence is your girl.
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