Earlier this year, Robyn Lawley became the first plus-size model to pose for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
The spread put the 25-year old beauty in the spotlight for the first time… and she quickly learned how galling that glare can sometimes be.
Late last week, Lawley shared a photo and message on Instagram in response to a UK gossip column that claimed she had considered an “abortion to avoid stretch marks.”
Beyond appalled at this assertion, Robyn went topless on social media not to bare her breasts; but to bare the results of her pregnancy.
“I earned my stretch marks,” she wrote as a caption.
“They are some badass #tigerstripes. F–k them, who cares, be you, be loud, be proud. And to anyone who feels bad about your body especially after a baby, you are a warrior, you created a little life inside of you, that’s no easy feat.”
Lawley is the latest proud mother to go viral as a result of flaunting her post-pregnancy stomach.
She has walked in New York Fashion Week and appeared in Vogue Italia. She and partner Everest Schmidt are the parents of a girl named Ripley.
And it’s pretty clear Ripley has an awesome role model for a mother, isn’t it?