Iskra Lawrence holds out every ‘roll’ on her tummy and thighs in powerful video telling women to love the skin they’re in
The curvy star said modelling shoots usually hide fat but it should be celebrated
CURVY model Iskra Lawrence has shared an inspirational video showing how her body can look lean and have rolls depending on her pose.
The 26-year-old star showed side-by-side comparisons to show it is natural to have “fat rolls” and that these do not make women less beautiful.
In the video, the underwear-clad model said: “Because of poses and editing we are led to believe it's not as attractive to have rolls.
“But I want to demonstrate with the power of posing just how easy it is to have a flat tummy one minute and rolls the next.”
She can then be seen showing the difference between her lean and posed professional angles and how her body naturally sits when she is at home relaxing.
The model then explained why she had shared the photo, saying she wanted to show how easy it is to manipulate how her body looks.
She said that during her 13 years as a model, brands tend to choose images of her where her stomach looks flat without any rolls.
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She said: “I wish we saw more of it because if I had growing up I would have known it was ok to have some fat going over your jeans because that doesn’t make you any less beautiful.
“Our bodies are amazing and deserve our love for so much more thank just what they look like.”
Thankfully Iskra said that she has witnessed change in the industry in recent times, and she said that Aerie lingerie company had proudly chosen images where she looked more natural.
Her post has struck a chord with fans, and has had 190,000 likes in 24 hours.
The curvy model has made no secret of her desire to change the public’s vision of what it means to be picture perfect and beautiful after years of fighting the industry ‘norm’.
In November, she staged a public protest for a video by taking to the New York subway and stripping down to her underwear.
She told Fabulous magazine in September: “For many years I associated my success in life with having a thigh gap and being as thin as possible.
“I tried extreme diets and I battled myself every day for years because I thought that was the only way I’d be happy and achieve my goals. I spent so many years fighting."