Demi Lovato has opened up about body confidence after sharing an unedited bikini shot to Instagram.
"This is my biggest fear" the singer wrote in the image caption, "A photo of me in a bikini unedited. And guess what, it's CELLULIT!!!! [sic] I'm just literally sooo tired of being ashamed of my body, editing it (yes the other bikini pics were edited - and I hate that I did that but it's the truth) so that others think I'm THEIR idea of what beautiful is, but it's just not me."
The singer has previously opened up about her battle with bulimia and bipolar disorder. She has previously posted 'before and after' shots of herself, telling followers "recovery is possible."
She has also previously tweeted about giving up dieting.
“Feeling gross today at a photo shoot but I’m choosing to accept what I see because I love myself for who I am and your love and support gets me through moments like this" she wrote, "If you’re struggling as well, don’t forget.. if I can do it, you can too!”
Her latest Instagram post was met with a wave of supportive comments, including one from singer Bebe Rexha which simply said "yes yes yes."
In her post, Lovato also shared that she had previously deprived herself from eating food she enjoys, even swapping birthday cake for watermelon with whipped cream.
"It’s such a great feeling to be back in tv/film while not stressing myself with a strenuous workout schedule before 14 hour days" she wrote, "or depriving myself from a real birthday cake rather than opting for watermelon & whip cream with candles because I was terrified of REAL cake and was miserable on some crazy diet s***"
