Once fat-shamed, Sameera Reddy celebrates body positivity in photoshoot

She also shared a long note on accepting ourselves and our bodies

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Actress Sameera Reddy has shared stunning photographs from the underwater maternity photoshoot, on Instagram. The actress who is nine months pregnant with her second son flaunted her baby bump in a series of pictures, along with a long note on accepting ourselves and our bodies.

“I wanted to celebrate the beauty of the the bump in my 9 th month. At a time when we feel the most vulnerable, tired , scared, excited and at our biggest and most beautiful! I look forward to sharing it with you guys and I know the positivity will resonate because we all are at different phases of our lives with unique sizes and we need to love and accept ourselves at every level #imperfectlyperfect,” she wrote on Instagram.

Sameera Reddy had recently opened up about her struggle with post-pregnancy weight and body issues which in turn took a toll on her mental health. The actress married businessman Akshai Varde in 2014 and delivered her son in 2015. “It was the worst case scenario of what I could’ve imagined in terms of my body and the way I fell apart as a person because the pregnancy was very tough for me,” Sameera had said in an interview. She spoke of how she turned into a recluse for fear of being judged for her looks after hitting 102kg post delivery.

Sameera Reddy, who seems to have found her mojo, has been sharing pictures of her baby bump on Instagram lately. Though she is still body-shamed, she says she is more comfortable with being herself now.

Sameera Reddy is just one among the many celebrities who face bodyshaming, particularly after pregnancy. From Aishwarya Rai, to Kareena Kapoor and Neha Dhupia, actresses face criticism for not shedding their pregnancy weight soon enough and looking picture perfect again. Neha Dhupia hit back at a portal, sharing a screenshot of an article on an online portal which said 'Neha Dhupia Shocking Weight Gain Post Pregnancy At Femina Stylista West 2019’.