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Strictly Come Dancing star praised for showing off 'thunder thighs' in body positive post

A former Strictly Come Dancing star has been praised by fans for showing off her 'thunder thighs' in a body positive post. Maisie Smith took to TikTok to post a video of herself in a silver bikini.

The former EastEnders actress sang along to viral hit Victoria's Secret by Jax in the video. The song features the lyrics: "I wish somebody would've told me that thighs of thunder meant normal human thighs."

Birmingham Live reports Maisie has previously talked about how she feels about her legs. The actress said she has experienced "a lot of self hatred" in the past.

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She told how Strictly Come dancing had changed how she feels about her body. After showing Maisie in her silver bikini, the video cut to a variety of photos of her out and about after Strictly training in booty shorts. Fans were quick to praise Maisie's video.

Maisie Smith showed off her 'thunder thighs' in a body positivity message on TikTok (Maisie Smith TikTok)

Soph!! wrote: "the girl who made me feel confident about my thighs," adding a love-heart emoji. Mimi echoed: "u literally made me look at my legs in a completely different way bc you look SO GOOD I love u for that."

Courteney Gregg added: "My legs are the exact same, took me a long time to accept them, but I’m loving my thunder thigh life now in shorts which I would of never done before."

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