Ashley Graham has wowed fans with her latest selfie. Photo / Ashley Graham / Instagram
Ashley Graham has wowed fans with her latest selfie. Photo / Ashley Graham / Instagram
Ashley Graham has taken to Instagram to share a naked bathroom selfie, with the supermodel telling fans to embrace being a "big girl".
The 32-year-old, who gave birth to her son Isaac in January, posted a photo of her standing in front of her mirror using her arms and the sink to cover her private parts.
Sporting wet hair and no make-up Ashley captioned the photo: "Nakie big girl."
The photo soon got thousands of comments, with one person lamenting the fact that Ashley was considered a "big girl".
"I hate that this is seen as 'big girl' I see nothing but a beautiful, naturally curvy woman in all her glory ... super sexy and womanly," they wrote.
The comment caused Ashley herself to respond, defending the word.
Ashley Graham defended herself in the comments of her selfie. Photo / Ashley Graham / Instagram
"I hear what you're saying. But if you look at 'big' as a positive or love then you can see it like I do. I love my big strong beautiful body," she said.
Ashley's explanation resonated with her followers, who praised her for sending the message that all sizes are "equally beautiful".
In an interview with Elle in August Ashley said she had to "reimagine my relationship with my body" when she got pregnant.
"I was gaining weight so rapidly. Then, to get stretch marks on my stomach, that to me was like, 'Oh my gosh. I can't believe this happened'," she told interviewer and actress Kristen Bell.
The supermodel gave birth to her son Isaac in January. Photo / Ashley Graham / Instagram
"At first it felt devastating, and then when I met Isaac, I said, 'No, this is exactly what every woman has talked about for ages. This is not just a battle wound. This is something that has changed my life forever, and I'm going to celebrate my new body'."
A month after giving birth, Ashley shared a close-up photo of her stomach with the caption "same me. Few new stories" on Instagram.
The post won plenty of praise from other women commending Ashley for showing the "real" reality of women's bodies post-birth.
"I'm so sick of seeing celebrities that come out with zero stretch marks or any physical sign of pregnancy and making the rest of us feel like sh*t. You're amazing," one person wrote.
"You human birthing WARRIOR!!!! Thanks for posting! am grateful for you! Your confidence is such a powerful example! Thank you!" another commented.
