Shaughna Phillips has vowed to ditch all Instagram filters so she can be a ‘role model’ for her daughter Lucia, in a body positivity post on Monday.
The former Love Islander, 29, confidently showed off her natural and ‘unedited’ body as she posed in an orange bikini for a video.
Shaughna showcased her incredible curves and beauty while admitting she hopes her daughter, 10 months, will grow up without the body image issues that she developed.
She said: ‘I recently uploaded a picture of myself completely unedited and I had to mention the fact that it was unedited because it felt like a really big win for me.
‘But I had so many people message me, asking me why I done it, and also still accusing me of editing my pictures – which is a good compliment.’
Shaughna Phillips, 29, has vowed to ditch all Instagram filters so she can be a ‘role model’ for her daughter Lucia, 10 months, in a body positivity post on Monday
Shaughna admitted that she hopes her daughter will grow up without the body image issues that she developed at an early age
She added: ‘So this wasn’t easy for me to do at all, sitting in front of you like this, but this is the real me. I’ve had body confidence issues since I was probably.. forever.
‘They seem to have just exacerbated since I’ve had my baby but I wanted to show you this is me in all my glory.
‘Since having Lucia, I want to be the best role model I can be for her and what kind of example am I setting if I’m uploading pictures of myself with filters on – which is a version that isn’t myself.
‘I’m trying my best to ditch the Instagram filters on my stories, in my pictures because It’s like I’m almost setting myself up for failure. And also what I’ve got is good enough.’
Alongside the video, she wrote: ‘I’ve been meaning to post this for aaaagesssss, and I just kept chickening out which sounds ridiculous but it’s the truth.
‘This is not easy for me, it’s hard to just be yourself when social media can be SO cruel at times. Full disclosure, I’m not in the place I want to be physically, I have “baby weight” to lose plus a bit more lol, but I’m not going to let my intrusive thoughts about how I look get in the way of me living my life.
‘I really want to be the best role model I can be for Lucia, and I’m so determined that she won’t grow up with the same warped view on body image as I did, and that’s starts with me.
‘I know it’s a bit late for New Year’s resolutions, but I’m sure we all have room for one more. Here’s to getting real in 2024, who wants to join me?’
The former Love Islander confidently showed off her natural and ‘unedited’ body as she posed in an orange bikini for a video
She said: ‘So this wasn’t easy for me to do at all, sitting in front of you like this, but this is the real me. I’ve had body confidence issues since I was probably.. forever’
She added: ‘I’m trying my best to ditch the Instagram filters on my stories, in my pictures because It’s like I’m almost setting myself up for failure. And also what I’ve got is good enough’
Shaughna recently defended her decision to take her baby daughter to visit her father Billy Webb in prison.
The mother-of-one is raising baby Lucia as a single mother after Lucia’s father, Billy, was charged with one count of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug and one count of being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs on January 21 last year.
Billy was arrested in a drugs raid and was sentenced to nine years in jail last November after admitting conspiracy to supply 4.5kg of cocaine worth at least £360,000.
Shaughna had no knowledge of any activity but she is determined Lucia has a relationship with her father so takes her to see Billy in prison once a week.
She told OK! magazine: ‘It’s not a decision I made lightly and I won’t lie, the first time I took her was really scary and daunting. I don’t think it hit me what was happening until I got into the building.
‘ I was so nervous but it was never a question for me. I always knew I was going to take Lucia to visit her dad.
‘Although it’s the last place on earth I’d hope to take a baby, I just felt like I owed it to her. Billy’s obviously missed out on a lot in her life due to his actions but I was never going to stand in the way of him being a dad.
Shaughna said she feels the bond Lucia has with Billy is just as important as the one she has with her mother, adding that she has such happy memories growing up with her own father but also remembers what it was like for him not to be there, something she doesn’t want Lucia to go through.
Shaughna recently defended her decision to take her baby daughter to visit her father Billy Webb in prison
The mother-of-one is raising baby Lucia as a single mother after Lucia’s father, Billy, was charged with one count of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug and one count of being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs on January 21 last year
Billy will be allowed out of prison on day release when Lucia is 16 months old.
Shaughna added: ‘I know people might not agree, but if she was older I think I would struggle more with my decision. If she was more aware of her surroundings it would be difficult taking her to see him.
‘It’s not nice and you get searched by sniffer dogs. I’m grateful, in a strange way, that this all happened when it did.’
