Melissa Mendez embraces sagging skin in body positivity post
Melissa Mendez | Image: Instagram/@melissamendez_real
Actress Melissa Mendez is breaking barriers by sharing an unfiltered and raw look of her body in a new post, emphasizing that it highlights significant moments in her life as a woman.
The 60-year-old actress shared a mirror selfie in which she wears a pink polka-dot bikini top and purple shorts and which reveals her wrinkled, sagging skin, sating it portrays her journey through motherhood, menopause and significant weight loss.
“My body. Reality. Unfiltered,” the actress began her caption. “My body has gone through a lot. It gave birth to three beautiful children who are now adults. It has weathered time as it grew older at 60. It has undergone menopause.”
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Despite the body changes, Mendez stressed that she is happy and proud of how her body has endured it all.
“It has extensively undergone weight loss; thus the wrinkled, sagging, and loose skin is very evident. It has stretch marks. It is flawed. But my body isn’t complaining and grumbling. In fact, my body is proud of what it is, having survived it all. It’s happy just the way it is,” the actress concluded her post.
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In the comments section, netizens applauded the actress for having the courage to embrace her aging body.
“Good for her. She’s being real. Not many can be happy for fear of being criticized. She’s had her struggles like all of us. But she endured. She’s okay, and that’s what counts. It is these testimonials that give other women a reason to believe in themselves no matter the journey. For we all grow old. Childbearing weight gain and menopause are part of the struggles women face. Why not celebrate the positive rather than the negative? The most important thing is being happy in your own skin. God bless her,” remarked one netizen.
“Those are beautiful scars from the battle of motherhood,” added another netizen.
Image: Instagram/@melissamendez_real
Image: Instagram/@melissamendez_real
