She has herself been a target on many occasions on social media, with people attacking her for how she looks and her use of filters on photos and now Vicky Pattison has made quite possibly her most brutally honest post ever, labelling herself a fraud.
Even just this year alone, Vicky has come in for a lot of criticism from trolls, mainly during her trip away for her sister's wedding when she faced accusations of upstaging her on her wedding day.
Hitting back then, the ex Geordie Shore star and I'm A Celebrity winner said "I’ve had about enough of s****y articles, online bullies, body shaming, trolling and negativity!"
And now she's taken aim on social media again, but this time she criticises herself.
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Uploading a bare faced selfie of herself to her Instagram, Vicky wrote "I don’t even know how to start this post. But I think honesty is probably the best place. So here goes, I feel sad.
I bet I know what you’re thinking: why are you putting this on Instagram and not telling your friends?!
"Or your family?! Or someone who can help?! The answer is not straight forward so bare with me.
"This week no less than 5 lovely women have approached me in various places & thanked me for being myself on social media- thanked me for being real and an ‘inspiration.’ Well I looked through my feed & I didn’t feel very inspirational at all.
"I felt like a fraud, like someone who is contributing to the problem that social media is creating in our society rather than someone who is fighting to be part of the solution.
"Glossy, filtered pics, glamorous locations, bikini shots, ads and an overall aesthetic of a perfect life stare back at me & there are no signs of the girl in this picture.
"I’m trying not to beat myself up and rationalise that everyone wants to put their best foot forward & show how amazing their life is on social media, but the fact is it’s not good enough.
"I want to project positivity, love, kindness & most of all honesty."
Going on with her lengthy post, the 31 year old then takes a specific swipe at Instagram and the false reality it puts out there.
She continues "Too many people are trying to keep up with lifestyles on Instagram that don’t exist. We are punishing ourselves because we aren’t these people & they aren’t even these fucking people?
"It’s all for the ‘gram! Does that make sense?! So baring that in mind- this is me: I have a chest infection that I haven’t been able to shake and it’s making me cranky, I’m lonely, I’ve gained weight recently and it’s getting me down no matter how much I pretend I’m ok with it, I’m going to the baftas for the first time on Sunday and I’m so nervous that I won’t fit in or look as good as everyone else I’m losing sleep over it, and I went and had this facial to boost my confidence and now my face is sore and red.
"I’m overwhelmed in the world I’m in, i ate Doritos last night in my sleep (yes I sleep eat) I miss my mam, I’m drowning in these thoughts and I don’t feel inspirational.
"My point is, maybe if we’re more honest, we all won’t feel so alone. THANKYOU for listening and I hope you’re a little less hard on yourselves today for it."
Within half an hour Vicky's post had received nearly 30,000 likes and over 1,500 comments from fans and other celebrities.
Rykard from Love Island replied "Vicky. Honestly you are one of the real ones. Keep being you," and Dancing on Ice's Matt Evers told her "One step at a time kiddo. Keep breathing. You were already made perfect...so you don't have to be perfect. You are loved."
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