This is the inspiring moment a fitness influencer rocked her cellulite to disprove the millions of fake bikini photos that lurk on the Internet.
Dubai-based health and fitness journalist, Danae Mercer, has almost 1 million followers on Instagram alone – and she’s not afraid to show off her real body.
The former editor-in-chief of Women’s Health Middle East believes that no matter what you’ve got, you better flaunt it – and she’s spent years dedicated to women’s issues related to body image.
Mercer is often posing in her bikini, and it’ll be two images.
One of her posing, as so many influencers do, removing all curves and cellulite.
And the other photo will be a much more natural pose.
In one recent post, she specifically spoke about how lighting pays a huge role.
She wrote:
LETS talk LIGHTING. Because that’s the main difference in these photos,” she wrote, alongside two images.
In one, my bum is deliberately angled into the shadows. The softer light hides my cellulite and smooths most of my stretchmarks. It’s flattering.
In the other, I’m just casually squatting (lol) beside the mirror. My hips and thighs are in the sunlight. Lumps and bumps are on show.
Such an inspiration.