EX EastEnders star Melissa Suffield has been praised by fans after embracing her “fat rolls” in a “real” snap on Instagram.
The 28-year-old shot to fame as a child actress playing Lucy Beale in the BBC One soap, and is now incredibly popular online thanks to her candid and honest Instagram posts.
The blonde beauty is mum to son River, who celebrated his first birthday last month, and regularly shares frank updates on motherhood, as well as her post-baby body.
Taking to her social media page today, Melissa shared a stunning snap of herself relaxing in the garden – admitting that she very nearly didn’t post it because of how her body looks.
She wrote: “I almost didn’t post this. Fat and rolls spilling over the top of the thick waistband of a pair of Robert’s pants, the dress clinging to it.
“The angle I’m sat at, that’s accentuating my lower half and messing with my proportions. I could probably sit and dissect this photo for ages.
“But I won’t. We’re so conditioned to pick out our flaws, and then just stop there. And it can be so hard to see past them once we’ve acknowledged them, and it just leaves us feeling so much less than.
“I’ll see a photo of me, and be gutted when I don’t look as good as I thought I did in the real world- that’s bonkers! Surely the real world is what matters, not the photos we take on those days.
“Capturing memories is a beautiful thing, but it’s important to remember that they’re nothing compared to the memory itself. I felt fierce that day, and no photo is going to make me feel otherwise 
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Melissa concluded the post by adding: “Also, omg GALS. Boys pants are so great- that thick waistband is an absolute winner 
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Melissa looks absolutely sensational in the photo, which sees her sitting in a comfortable outdoor chair beside a cute “Welcome” cushion, and green vines decorating the bamboo shield in the background.
The mum-of-one is sat casually in a red dress, looking off to the distance as she shows off her natural beauty with minimal make-up.
Her long blonde hair is loose and slightly waved as it tumbles over her shoulders, with Melissa’s skin giving off a healthy sunkissed glow.
Needless to say, her followers were stunned that she felt like she looked anything less than incredible in the pic – but praised her for speaking so openly about her insecurities.
One fan wrote: “You look blummin gorgeous!!!! 
But as a girlie that frequently shrieks ‘oh my god, do I look as fat in real life as I do in that photo?!’, I appreciate this post soooooo much!! 
Another added: “Whereas I looked at this and thought how beautiful you looked
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A third gushed: “You are just amazing, and you look amazing too
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Melissa has always been vocal about her body hang-ups, and last month stripped to lingerie as she proudly showed off her post-baby figure in a smiling snap.
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