Ever since Ashley Graham announced her pregnancy, the model has been truthful and upfront about her experience and how her body is naturally changing.
For example, in August, Graham shared a partially-nude photo of her body, displaying the stretch marks her body has developed since becoming pregnant.
The post was praised by fans for being 'so real' and 'honest and brave' and was received well, amassing more then 1.3 million likes.
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The decision to post such a personal and unfiltered photo on a huge platform was super brave and could be interpreted as a sign of body confidence and acceptance. Yet now, Graham has again given us an insight into the contrast between Instagram and reality, and how things aren't always as they seem.
In a preview for the next episode of her new digital series, Fearless on Ellen DeGeneres' channel EllenTube, shared by People, Graham admitted that ahead of posting the picture she was feeling 'isolated' and struggling to get used to her 'new body'.
'The reason I posted that photo was because I'd just announced I was pregnant and I thought then that I was going to feel good and I didn't, I just felt terrible,' Graham said.
The model and designer then became visibly emotional and began crying to her interviewee Taylor Hoit - a guest on the show also because she posts unfiltered, realistic images of her pregnancy and post-baby body on the social media site to help other women struggling with body confidence issues.
'That morning, actually - I'm sorry,' Graham said as she choked up. 'I really thought to myself, "Get it together, Ashley. There's other women out there that are going through the same thing as you. Why don't you have a dialogue with them?"
'This is a new body I'm walking into, why don't I just put myself out there with this new body? I felt so isolated and so alone, so I've had to come into this new world of body confidence.'
Graham, who held her baby shower last week, and her husband Justin Ervin announced they were expecting their first child in an adorable video on Instagram during the summer.
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Olivia Blair is Entertainment Editor (Luxury) at Hearst UK, working across ELLE, Esquire and Harper's Bazaar. Olivia covers all things entertainment and has interviewed the likes of Margot Robbie, Emma Stone, Michaela Coel and Ryan Gosling over the years.
