We love Chrissy Teigen for so many reasons. She’s honest, outspoken, but most importantly, REAL. Yes, she’s a famous Sports Illustrated swimwear model who looks perfect every time we see her on a mag cover or red carpet, but that doesn’t mean she’s immune to the stuff we all deal with.
Last night Teigen, who’s a new mama, uploaded a photo of her stretch marks (she calls them “stretchies”) to Twitter, captioning it simply and eloquently with the word “Whatevs.”
Whatevs pic.twitter.com/D67Qtt12gv
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 19, 2017
Because, seriously: WHAT! EVS!
Breaking news, world: women have stretch marks. Heck, men have stretchmarks. Some of us get them in our teenage years, others adulthood, and some of us ladies develop them after pushing a tiny human from our bodies. You know what? That imperfect flesh is what makes us unique and beautiful.
Apparently Teigen was drinking wine (you can see the empty glass of in the initial photo) when she uploaded said stretchmark snap. She sent a few tweets after, too, both of which made us lolz and love her even more.
When I drink wine I say “whatevs” and sober Chrissy doesn’t like it
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 19, 2017
I do not post stretchies for the praise. I post it because the wine also I like the pattern and they’re so soft
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 19, 2017
And we’re not the only ones praising Teigen for her honest photo.
@chrissyteigen thank u so much for this omg i grew up hating my body bc of my stretch marks nd had no representation of women w visible stretch marks 🙁
— Olive Scott Whilde (@olivescottwhild) January 19, 2017
@chrissyteigen pic.twitter.com/dDRQCI4BGt
— deja (@jdbftkalin) January 19, 2017
@BibaGirrrl @olivescottwhild @chrissyteigen Thx, need to show this to my 14 y/o who’s had them for a few yrs. She’s beautiful, you all too!
— Keesha Turner (@WolfDogCrafts) January 19, 2017
@chrissyteigen THANK YOU. Normalizing things like stretch marks and cellulite in the public eye is so so important. Thank you.
— ashley (@punkscuIIy) January 19, 2017
While Teigen isn’t the first start to show off her body for what is it—Jessica Alba, Victoria Beckham and Britney Spears have also championed their stretch marks—she is the latest. And for that, we thank her.
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