Celebrities and their perfect bodies — we see them all the time, plastered all over the internet, in magazines, in movies, and on their own social media pages. However, some celebrities don't mind letting their very real bodies hang out by showing us what they actually look like. Because we all know they have stretch marks and butt dimples and even break out from time to time. Katie Holmes is the latest celebrity to show off her real body in a recent Instagram post, and it's pretty downright beautiful.
We already loved Katie Holmes for being an amazing actress, trendsetter, and awesome mom to Suri. But now it seems like she's joining the body positivity movement with her latest post. It's a welcomed trend, and we're into it! The post is also pretty perfectly timed to help us all embrace our bodies a bit more ahead of the holiday season. Because let's face it: All we really want to do is enjoy ourselves, eat, and not stress over our bodies.
Katie has always been her own totally original person. Her most recent Instagram post allows us to see her fully embracing herself in a way we haven't seen from her before. She looks gorgeous regardless of her barely noticeable stretch marks, either way.
The actress posted a picture to her Instagram just few days ago. In it, she's wearing a bra and blazer. The photo is actually a behind-the-scenes picture from her shoot with Vogue Australia. In the second picture (swipe right), you can see stretch marks across her belly.
While the stretch marks aren't all that visible, of course fans were quick to pick up on an imperfectly perfect celebrity photo. But they weren't doing the typical trolling and bashing. They were chiming in on the post to cheer Katie on for publishing her unfiltered image on social media.
People definitely love to see celebrities' unpolished images. That's why the photo was such a big hit. And it's perfectly timed because Katie posted it just before the holiday season. Most of us could use the reminder not to worry or obsess too much about our bodies and simply enjoy ourselves.
Of course, Katie isn't the first celebrity to post an image that shows her in her true form. Lately, there's been a pretty big movement toward less "fake" representations of celebrities on social media. Body positivity seems to be on the tip of everyone's tongue these days.
Some other celebrities who have become known for posting their real selves on social media are the always down-to-earth Chrissy Teigen, Ashley Graham, Kourtney Kardashian, and more. Even Jennifer Aniston, who is brand new to social media, shared a makeup-free photo on her Instagram page.
Truthfully, we love seeing celebrities just about any which way. Sure, it's fun to see them made up and attending events and being very beautiful and important. But the tide seems to be turning, too. People relate to what is real and raw and honest.
Of course, Katie Holmes is a gorgeous actress, and she's going to look downright beautiful just about any which way. Still, there's something about seeing the real parts of someone whom we imagine to be "perfect" that just makes us feel seen and heard. No one has a "perfect" body, and it's always a welcome reminder.
Plenty of fans also chimed in on Katie's page to say that they wished more celebrities would do this. One commenter wrote: "Love how beautiful and natural you are with your body. You aren’t afraid to show your body exactly how it is." We totally agree.
Thanks to Katie for letting us get a glimpse of her true self. Stretch marks or not, she's completely stunning. Hopefully, we see a lot more of this body-positive trend in the near future from Katie as well as others.
