Sailor Brinkley Cook has taken to social media to slam online photoshopped images, confessing her body dysmorphia and eating disorder issues have also returned over the past few weeks.
The 21-year-old shared a candid post on Instagram in which she said she has been comparing herself to ‘perfect’ looking others on the online platform and it’s left her ‘crying.’
The model daughter of supermodel, Christie Brinkley, went on to declare that she had cellulite and ‘a stomach that doesn’t always look “pleasant,” and that she now feels proud that she’s ‘100% imperfect.’
Opening up: Christie Brinkley’s daughter, Sailor Cook, 21, has candidly taken to social media to share her recent experiences with body dysmorphia and her ongoing eating disorder
‘I’m so f**king sick and tired of the photoshop,’ she began the lengthy post.
‘I’ve been so down on myself recently. Crying about my cellulite, letting the fat on my body ruin my day, getting mad that i’m not as skinny as i once was. The body dysmorphia and left over eating disorder tendencies have been coming in strong.’
Sailor went on to explain that her body changes each month and she’s learning to accept that as she has no control over it.
Upset: The 21-year-old shared a candid post on Instagram in which she said she has been comparing herself to ‘perfect’ looking others on the online platform and it’s left her ‘crying’
Being brave: Sailor shared various unfilted photos of herself on the platform for fans
‘As i come into myself as a young woman my body shifts and changes by the month, the “control” i felt i once had over it has been completely stripped away from me. Hormones, emotions, growing pains.’
‘I go on instagram and scroll through photos of girls that look “perfect”.. shiny skin with not a bump to be seen, tiny little waist and thighs that look like chopsticks. And i compare myself, as if how someone on an app on my phone looks should directly correlate to how I feel about my body?’
In an uplifting message, she continued to explain that she works out nearly two times a day, eats clean, and is thankful to have a moving and healthy body.
‘What I’ve learned is that I run every day. I go to the gym 6 times a week. I fuel my body with beautiful food. I am so f**king LUCKY to have two legs and a healthy body that takes me through life.’
Lucky: ‘What I’ve learned is that I run every day. I go to the gym 6 times a week. I fuel my body with beautiful food. I am so f**king LUCKY to have two legs and a healthy body that takes me through life’
Just like mama! Sailor is the model daughter of Christie Brinkley and has also appeared in Sports Illustrated Swim
She added: ‘I’m so tired of thinking anything that makes up ME is something to be ashamed of.’
‘So as most 21st century girls would do, I’m putting this out there on instagram. Declaring that I have cellulite, and a stomach that doesn’t always look “pleasant” (whatever the f**k that means) and I am 100% imperfect human. And I’m proud as hell of my body!’
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model ended the post: ‘If you’re out there hating on yourself, stop!! Appreciate yourself. You’re body is so magical. That’s all. Have a nice day.’
Sailor accompanied the posts with a series of bikini photos from her day by the pool.
She shared a series of unedited photos with a makeup free complexion and her blonde hair styled out naturally.
Earlier years: Sailor has previously spoken about growing up in the spotlight and struggling with food from a young age
Maintains her health and fitness: Sailor revealed on Sunday that she works out twice a day on most days and eats clean
The DWTS contestant has previously opened up about her struggles with eating disorders over the years.
‘I’ve dealt with insecurity and body image issues my entire life,’ she told Daily Mail in 2018. March. ‘Everyone sees flaws when they look in the mirror. We all look for imperfections. I was a chubby kid.
‘I got teased, bullied and bad-mouthed. My friends were petite and could eat whatever they wanted. I wasn’t. I hated having a roll around my tummy,’ she recalled.
‘That pushed me down emotionally and as I grew up, it got worse. I had a deep hatred for what I looked like.
‘I wouldn’t go to swimming pool parties because of my stomach. I’d not go to friends’ houses for dinner because I didn’t want to eat. It all related to how I looked.’
She told Stellar last year that she wanted to encourage her followers to feel happy within themselves.
‘I’m pretty candid about the fact that I dealt with a couple of eating disorders. I understand feeling out of control and obsessing over how you look, [because] growing up as a young girl is not the easiest task!’ she told the publication.
‘I want to be the type of person others can relate to and think, “Hey that girl eats pasta and isn’t crazy thin, but she’s healthy and happy,”‘ she explained.
Goal: ‘I want to be the type of person others can relate to and think, “Hey that girl eats pasta and isn’t crazy thin, but she’s healthy and happy,”‘ she explained