Camila Cabello is getting real about her body image.
Over the weekend, the 25-year-old "Never Be the Same" singer took to Instagram to share a selfie paired with a lengthy and important message after spending the day at the beach being inconspicuously photographed by the paparazzi when she was "vulnerable and unprepared."
This isn't the first time that the "Havana" singer has gotten candid about her body image.
In 2019, the former Fifth Harmony songstress took to her Instagram story, revealing that she has learned how to be comfortable in her own skin, and urged others to also practice self-love.
“Honestly, first thing I felt was super insecure just imagining what these pictures must look like, 'Oh no! My cellulite! Oh no! I didn’t suck in my stomach!' But then I was like, 'Of course, there are bad pictures, of course, there are bad angles, my body’s not made of [expletive] rock, or all muscle, for that matter," she went on.
"They're constantly seeing Photoshopped, edited pictures and thinking that's reality," she added.
"It's fake," she penned. "And fake is becoming the new real."
Cabello is hitting back at body-shamers once again, after seeing photos taken of her by the paparazzi while she was at the beach.
"[E]very time I've felt super vulnerable and unprepared — I've worn bikinis that were [too] small and paid no mind to how I looked, then saw pictures online and comments and been so upset," she wrote.
"Today I got a new bikini, a whole [expletive] cute outfit, put lip gloss on, and didn't eat anything too heavy before going in the OCEAN cause I knew it was gonna be basically a whole photoshoot," she went on.
"I held my core so tight my abs hurt and didn't breathe and barely smiled and was so self-conscious of where the paps were the whole time," she penned. "I couldn't let go and relax and do what we're meant to do when we go out into nature."
She pointed out that by being focused on her looks, she was ultimately not living in or enjoying the moment.
"Who am I trying to look attractive for and am I even attractive to myself if I can't let loose and relax and have fun and be playful on a beautiful day at the beach?" she said.
She was hiding, "Where hopefully they can't get me but they literally hide in the bushes sometimes I'm exhausted."
