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Jesy Nelson has candidly opened up to fans about her body image and admitted she used to “mentally bully” and “starve” herself.
The former Little Mix star, 29, posted a throwback photo of herself laying on the floor wearing a black sports bra and cycling shorts on her Instagram to open up to fans.
Jesy can be seen looking slightly red in the face, perhaps after a workout, and has her hand over her face and her body is on show in the image.
As she shared the photo with her 7.6million followers Jesy, who recently teased the launch of her solo career, opened up to fans on how she felt about her body image at the time the photo was taken.
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The stunning brunette told fans: “I just saw this picture pop up on my feed and it made me feel so sad.
“On the day this picture was taken, I remember going to the gym with my manager and I stood in the mirror and I said, ‘god I’m so fat I just want my legs to be like this’ and I pulled my skin around to try and create a thigh gap because I genuinely believed that being skinny would make me happier.”
Jesy admitted that after she got to a size eight figure, she still felt negatively about herself.
She said: “And even when I got to a size 8 from starving myself, I still wasn’t happy.
“I mentally bullied myself everyday to try to please other people. It’s taken me 10 years to realise that I’m the only person I need to please.”
Brunette beauty Jesy then gave an inspiring message to fans as she continued: “As humans we find it so easy to pay other people compliments but yet we find it so hard to be kind to ourselves because it’s so much easier to pick ourselves apart than to find the things we love about ourselves.
“So if you’re someone who is feeling like I was, please don’t waste years of you’re life seeking approval from others, seek approval from yourself. Be your number one fan.
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“You are the one in control of your happiness and you are the only one of you in this world and that’s pretty f**king powerful!”
The gorgeous singer, who’s friends are said to be worried about her after she reportedly moved in with Sean Sagar, was praised for her open and honest words in the comments.
One fan wrote: “You’re so strong Jesy. I’m so proud of you and everything you’ve overcome. You deserve the world” followed by a red heart emoji.
Another told her: “thank you jesy i definitely needed that”.[sic]
As a this gushed: “jesy you are amazing, you make me so proud everyday. I love you”. [sic]
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