Iskra Lawrence is known for being one of the most influential leaders of the body positivity movement. She posts unairbrushed pictures online, embraces her natural curves at various Fashion Week shows and has garnered more than 5.5 million followers due to her refreshingly honest approach to social media.
The Wolverhampton-born star, who now lives in the US, has been named in BBC World's 100 Most Influential Women and has a net worth of more than £1.6 million according to Forbes. But despite being highly successful in her field, Iskra has insecurities like the rest of us.
The 33-year-old recently opened up about a body hang-up she has. On Instagram , she revealed she felt nervous to wear shorts outside after being "warned" about having "chunky" legs. She didn't bow to these fears though – and ended up looking absolutely beautiful.
In a candid post, Iskra wrote: “Insecurities don’t switch off completely even after years of ‘doing the work’. I feel like once you’ve lived with body dysmorphia / an eating disorder it’s always still alive in the back of your mind somewhere. “I almost didn’t wear this outfit because I was feeling super insecure about the size and swelling of my legs.
Your girl has always had some string chunky legs in fact I grew up being ‘warned’ that I’ll get ‘the Lawrence bum and legs’ like it was a curse and something to be dreaded “The majority of the time I’m empowered by how powerful my legs are (I know perfect doesn’t exis.