LOOK: Jackie Lou Blanco proud of her bikini body at 54

By: Katrina Hallare - Reporter

INQUIRER.net / 04:55 PM February 13, 2018

The last time I wore a bikini was 20 years ago when I joined Great Bodies.My tummy was never flat.I was a chubby child.It still isn’t and thats why I rarely wear one.Nacoconscious ako.3 years ago I had a problem losing weight.I didnt know what I was doing wrong or if I was doing anything right.Was so frustrating.Then I met @pauquiza and little by little the weight came off and I started getting more toned.I wasn’t sure whether I was going to post this foto,But as I turn a year older today,I realized I am not at that frustrating place I was years ago and I am grateful and thankful.Still a long way to go but with the love and support of those I love,I know the journey will be worth it.So today I celebrate my struggles,my strenghts,my weaknesess and my victories.I celebrate all the women out there,All shapes and sizes.Know you are not alone in your struggles.I celebrate YOU! I celebrate Life!

A post shared by Jackie Lou Blanco 👩🏃🎶👭🚶 (@jackielou.blanco) on Feb 11, 2018 at 4:36am PST

To celebrate her 54th birthday, actress Jackie Lou Blanco did the unexpected, and something that most women are afraid to do at her age — proudly flaunt her body.

Blanco sizzled in a maroon two-piece swimsuit while blocking her gaze from the scorching sun, as shown in a photo she shared on her Instagram page on Sunday. She admitted that the last time she donned a bikini was 20 years ago, when she joined the “Great Bodies” contest.

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“My tummy was never flat. I was a chubby child,” the actress revealed in her post. “It still isn’t and that’s why I rarely wear one.”

She then went on that she eventually got conscious of her figure. She had a hard time shedding the excess weight three years ago. But thanks to her personal trainer, “little by little the weight came off and I started to get more toned.”

“I wasn’t sure whether I was going to post this foto, [b]ut as I turn a year older today, I realized I am not at that frustrating place I was years ago and I am grateful and thankful,” Blanco expressed.

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For her special day, she chose to celebrate “my struggles, my [strengths],my [weaknesses] and my victories.” “I celebrate all the women out there, [a]ll shapes and sizes,” she added in dedication of other women.

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Followers of the actress expressed their admiration for the actress’ physique, saying she is a “fitspiration” to them.

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Image: Screengrab of comment from Instagram/@jackielou.blanco

One fan got lucky when she got a reply from Blanco, after she asked the actress about her fitness secret. Blanco shared tips to the fan: lesser dairy and carbohydrate intake, regular exercise and consultations with a doctor.