‘Still Learning To Un-Hate My Body’: Anshula Kapoor Shares A Picture In Bikini With An Empowering Note

Anshula Kapoor, who has undergone a drastic body transformation over the past few months often takes to her Instagram account to talk about body positivity. On Friday, she shared a post on her Instagram where she talked about still learning to “un-hate” her body.

She shared a photo of herself during a recent trip to the Maldives, showing herself sitting wearing a blue bikini with her legs in the pool.

Sharing the picture, she wrote that she first struggled with wearing a bikini.

Hesitant In Wearing A Bikini Initially

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Her caption mentioned that she was not comfortable wearing a bikini for a long time. She wrote, “3 months ago I remember having a conversation with @priyamganeriwal about swimming costumes, and I remember telling her I would never wear a bikini, I just couldn’t pull it off and I don’t have the confidence to be comfortable in one. Her response was simple - “why not? I think you should totally wear one”.

Conditioned To ‘Play It Safe’

Kapoor added the reason why she was not comfortable wearing a bikini. She wrote, “Because I’m so used to thinking that I need a particular body type to be able to wear certain clothes.. I’m so conditioned to wanting to hide my body and “play it safe”, its like my default setting is to always be like “no, I can’t pull that off”. And I’m learning to change this.”

Bad Body Image Days

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She also discussed having bad body image days on some days and how she's still working on loving her body, which is giving a strong message on body positivity. She wrote, “This image has been sitting in my drafts for a couple of weeks because I still have what we call bad body image days. And on days like that I convince myself that only “perfect” photos belong on the feed.. I’m still learning to un-hate my body, I’m learning to be okay with my body even on days when she’s bloated or not looking her best. It is okay to be covered in stretch marks, it is normal to have cellulite & texture, skin is meant to fold and roll, and my FUPA is always going to be a part of me and that’s okay too!”

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Felt Confident In Bikini

She added, “I’m glad I took a chance and bought the bikini. This was one of my favorite days on our holiday.. I felt confident, I felt comfortable in my own skin. This is me chasing joy instead of perfection. And I actually can’t wait to wear this bikini again 💜✨”

She concluded this strong note with a message for others struggling with body image issues. She wrote, “If you’ve ever wanted to wear something that you’ve liked on someone else but you’ve convinced yourself not to, maybe it’s time to just chase joy and listen to your heart?”

Netizens swarmed to the comment section as soon as she posted the image, praising her for her efforts to love her body and spreading awareness of body positivity. A number of celebrities, including Anushka Sharma, Athiya Shetty, Tara Sutaria, Khushi Kapoor, Maheep Kapoor, Rakul Preet, etc also praised Anshula in the comment section.

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