Body-Positive Models: 50+ Celebrities Who Proud of Their Bodies

Many celebrities refuse to follow strict body standards for fear of being judged. With so many advertisements bombarding women today, many of them develop unhealthy obsessions with weight, body shape, and size.

Those celebrities enjoy showing off their bodies via Instagram, regularly posting pictures of themselves at the beach, the pool, or the gym, and feel confident and happy with their bodies. Whether it’s Lizzo, Kate Hudson, Demi Lovato, Sam Smith, or Tyra Banks, we’ve got them all right here.

Lizzo

Lizzo embraces her body and has been a strong proponent of body positivity. People were furious when the singer shared a video on her Instagram story in the middle of December describing a 10-day detox she was doing that involved smoothies. Others believed she was finally becoming “healthy” by reducing weight, while others thought she was giving in to the pressure of diet culture.

Lizzo finally responded to both sides on Instagram, writing with a picture of herself flaunting her size, “I detoxed my body and I am still fat. I love my body and I am still fat. I am beautiful and I am still fat. These things are not mutually exclusive.” She is considered to be one of the body positivity movement’s icons.

Tess Holliday

Tess Holliday, a body-positive model, established the hashtag #EffYourBeautyStandards to criticize beauty ideals that emphasize thinness and particular body types. At a size 22, Holliday was immediately signed by MiLK Model Management, making her the biggest plus-sized model in fashion history. People were outraged and perplexed when she recently revealed that she battles anorexia, wondering how someone so outspoken about appreciating her body can also deal with an eating disorder.

“I am plus size, but I advocate for diversity and larger bodies, so I think for people hearing me say I’m anorexic was extremely surprising,” Holliday remarked in a recent interview with Good Morning America. The greater issue, according to Holliday, is “a lack of diversity and representation in the world,” even when it comes to eating disorders and who has experienced and may still experience them.

Ariel Winter

Ariel Winter was raised in front of the cameras on the popular television program Modern Family, and as her body started changing during adolescence, she encountered a lot of body negativity. She attributes her ability to accept her own figure to her sister and Sofia Vergara, her co-star. Winter underwent breast reduction operation as well, and she has been extremely transparent about it, her challenges, and how her own mother treated her physical appearance.

Ariel Winter was emancipated while still a minor. The Modern Family star had announced the end to her years-long custody drama. “I’m really lucky I have an amazing support system and lovely people in my life who have given me the support and guidance to have been given this wonderful opportunity.”

Demi Lovato

Singer Demi Lovato has struggled with addiction, mental illness, and eating disorders. Lovato had been open with their fans about their struggles on social media and in interviews. She has been open about her struggles with body image.

But Lovato has been embracing her body on their road to recovery and is finding balance with diet and exercise. Lovato says to Self Magazine: “Typically, I do a lot of circuit training. I love training in MMA and mixed martial arts. That’s how I get a lot of my cardio in. I also love training in jiu-jitsu. I incorporate cardio in my strength and conditioning, so every time I work out, I do cardio and strength, too.” She is an advocate for the body positivity movement.