Lily Bowman’s Bold Message About Self-Doubt Has Fans Talking

Lizzo is having a pool day in January! The singer shared a few clips while making a splash in the backyard of her Los Angeles home, rocking a colorful swimsuit. How has she become such a motivational and inspirational force in the conversation surrounding self-love? Read on for 10 of Lizzo’s most inspiring and motivational messages—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Is Body Neutral

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Lizzo identifies as “body neutral” not “body positive,” she explained in the December 2021 issue of Essence Magazine. “It’s exhausting,” she said. “And that’s the point. I don’t want to talk about this anymore. We should be neutral about bodies.” She has also used the term "body normative” to describe her approach. “I want to normalize my body. And not just be like, ‘Ooh, look at this cool movement. Being fat is body-positive.’ No, being fat is normal,” she told Vogue in 2020. “I think now, I owe it to the people who started this to not just stop here. We have to make people uncomfortable again, so that we can continue to change. Change is always uncomfortable, right?”

2. She Battled Body Dysmorphia

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Lizzo revealed during a Rolling Stone interview that she battled body image issues as a teen. However, she has come to love herself exactly the way she is. “I’ve come to terms with body dysmorphia and evolved,” she explained.

3. She Tries Not to Respond to the Haters

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After being accused of fueling the “obesity epidemic” via Twitter and she responded, she opted to take a step back from social media. “That was the end of that era for me,” she told Rolling Stone.

4. She Wants to Celebrated for Her Music Not Her Body

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Lizzo doesn’t want to be seen as “brave” for her body, but celebrated for her music. “I’m so much more than that. Because I actually present that, I have a whole career. It’s not a trend.”

5. She Wants Everyone to Feel “Blessed” and “Capable”

“I’m blessed, and I want you to know that you’re blessed. I want you to know that you woke up this morning, and that’s a blessing, I want you to know the sun is shining somewhere, that’s a blessing, and even if it’s raining, it’s cleansing you – it’s a blessing. I want you to know that whatever you’re going through, if it doesn’t feel good, that you will feel good again, and you have whatever it takes to feel good again,” she said during an Instagram video she posted after the Twitter situation. “You are capable. You deserve to feel good as hell, and you deserve to find that. And as proud as you are of me, I’m proud of you. I’m really proud of you – because life comes at you fast, and sometimes it can be so hard, but if I can make it, I know you can make it. We can make it together.”

6. She Prioritizes Self Care

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“Self care is in the little moments — bathing, sweating, washing your hair.. it’s in laughing so hard you can barely catch a breath, your lungs expanding on a morning jog… now more than ever we need to enjoy the quiet within ourselves,” Lizzo said on Instagram.

7. She Wants Everyone to Feel “Good As Hell”

“Let me talk to y’all for a second,” Lizzo told fans at the 2019 MTV VMAs. “It’s so hard trying to love yourself in a world that doesn’t love you back, am I right?” she said. “So I want to take this opportunity right now to just feel good….. Because you deserve to feel good …. So tell me how you’re feeling?”

8. She Loves Her “Dimple” and “Stretch Marks”

“I’m doing this for myself. I love creating shapes with my body, and I love normalizing the dimples in my” backside “or the lumps in my thighs or my back fat or my stretch marks. … I think it’s beautiful,” she told Essence about loving her body.

9. She Chose to Accept Herself

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“I don’t think that loving yourself is a choice. I think that it’s a decision that has to be made for survival; it was in my case,” she told NBC News. “Loving myself was the result of answering two things: Do you want to live? ‘Cause this is who you’re gonna be for the rest of your life. Or are you gonna just have a life of emptiness, self-hatred and self-loathing? And I chose to live, so I had to accept myself.”

10. She Believes Fitness Has No Clothing Size

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“I want people to realise that fitness doesn’t have a look or an aesthetic or a weight. Fitness is a very personal thing that’s between you and your doctor,” she told Billboard. “To have a big black girl singing about how she’s working on the calisthenics – because mind you, I be in the gym everyday, but people don’t believe that … I think that it’s empowering for young girls, to see that it’s okay to work out and not have a six-pack.”

Sailor Brinkley Cook, the model (and daughter of Christie), wore her “dream set” swimsuit over Memorial Day, and hung out with friends. While her fit figure is always an inspiration, Sailor is also a fountain of feel-good advice about how to think about yourself, in a world of judgements and self-criticism. How does she stay so fit and keep a fresh perspective? Read on to see 5 ways Sailor Brinkley Cook stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Reminds You That Tomorrow is Another Day

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“Today feels like sunshine and rainbows and all the most beautiful colors. I feel so happy and hopeful. Crazy to think just 2 days ago I was scared and hurting because i was feeling the darkest i’ve felt mentally in a long time. In that moment I didn’t think i’d feel this good again. This is your sign to keep going because tomorrow could be the most beautiful, bright day. The world NEEDS you around 💕🌻🌱✨☀️♥️ I LOVE YOU!” she wrote once.

2. She Says We Should Celebrate Ourselves

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Sailor appeared on Good Morning America in a segment that focused on an eating disorder. “I’m a little upset about the GMA piece that aired this morning,” she wrote in an Instagram Story in responce. “I have nothing but respect for GMA and Deborah [Roberts], and have nothing negative to say about either one.” However: “I understand that ‘comparisons to model mom’ and ‘eating disorder struggles’ are great taglines for click bait on news outlets. But when I agreed to do this interview I was under the impression that it would be in a positive light and would be inspirational,” she wrote. “I ONLY agreed to do it during this awful time in America because I thought it would be a small beacon of positivity for people who have dealt with the same things as me.” She added: “I did NOT want to throw a pity party for myself. I did NOT want the interview to be highlighting the dark times. 95% of what I said during the interview got cut. Including thank you to health care workers & essential workers, as well as acknowledging how awful and heartbreaking this time is for so many.” She concluded: “We have to collectively learn to praise and CELEBRATE ourselves more often, because life passes by so quickly and it’s a shame to spend so much of it worrying that you aren’t good enough,” she wrote. “Because as long as you’re here on Earth and you have a body to love and voice to be heard YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH and you deserve happiness.”

3. She Says You are an Important Part of the Universe

“This is me, feeling down. But the sun shone right into my window and some birds flew right next to my car, at the same moment. They were my reminders today that it’s all alright. And to anyone who’s going through it right now. Heres your reminder. You are an important part of this universe and i love you,” she captioned the post.

4. She Says This About Body Image

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“I've had issues with my body image since before I can even remember. I grew up not loving how I looked and felt held back because of it. I don't know why I always felt that way, sure I had baby fat and definitely went through a plethora of awkward phases, but I had a family that loved me i had friends who made me laugh etc. But for some reason I still looked in the mirror and always somehow found something to pick on. I went from being ‘too fat’ to ‘too thin’ to ‘too muscular’ and I never felt satisfied. My body and I have been through it all. But recently I have been liberated. I am healthy, i treat myself well, and for that i'm happy. I've looked in the mirror and been able to LOVE the things about my body that beauty norms deem 'undesirable'. I now have grown to know that my body is worthy of so many great things. I don't need to be a size 0 to believe in myself. My body carries me each and every day, it loves the people i love, it holds what makes me healthy and strong, it bends it shakes it runs and it CHANGES. That is okay and that is beautiful,” she once wrote.

5. She Has This Message for Her 15-Year-Old Self

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“I am so proud of you. I am so proud of you for that day you finally stopped counting the calories in your meals. And for eating that first bowl of your fear food. I am so proud of you for throwing away that measuring tape. I am so proud of you for being brave enough to go out to eat with your friends that one night in 11th grade. And for ordering something off your meal plan. Your bravery that night changed everything. I am so proud of you for starting to go to the gym to feel good, and not to set a calorie burn goal. I am so proud of you for deciding you’ll never take a body checking video again. And for sticking to that. I am so proud of you for looking in the mirror and relearning how you deserve to feel about your self. I am so proud of you for pushing yourself through the thoughts in your mind every single day and for choosing to be free. I am so proud of you. Because even in the harder moments. Even when your mind tricked you back into it, you kept pushing on in the fight. You were consistent and it wasn’t easy. You had everything going against you but you did it. And I have your bravery to thank for the absolute joy my life has been filled with since. For anyone fighting an eating disorder or for anyone who’s put their life on pause because you don’t think you deserve happiness because of the way you look. You can do it. I know you can do it because I did it. You deserve the life you dream about. And you deserve it today,” she once wrote.

Tallia Storm started her long singing career when she was just a teenager. And she’s still going strong. Storm just shared some stunning new photos on Instagram. In them, she enjoyed a beach day in beautiful Miami. She wore a multicolor striped bathing suit with a ruffle, showing off her body. Storm captioned it, “Enjoy the art.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Tallia Storm stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She’s More Open

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Storm opened up about her career to Clash Music. She says that she took a lot of lessons from the pandemic. Storm says that she has shifted how she approaches life. “When it first started, I was very grateful for that minute of peace like everyone was, but when it hit that one year mark it was like ‘Wow, this is really our life now!’ I had felt a shift, I have definitely grown up throughout this time and I have been looking at life so differently. I’m 22 now, no matter what area of life it is, I’m thinking ‘Just do it!’ or ‘Say yes!’ – that’s my new mantra now, no matter what it is do it! Whereas before I might have questioned it, but if I feel it in my gut then I know it’s the right thing to do.”

2. She’s Motivated

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When Storm was 13, she was discovered and mentored by Elton John. She tells Clash Music that this experience has given her a lot of motivation and to work hard. “I was so young and saw the world with such big eyes, and because of this one event it changed my perspective on everything. I have not stopped since then. I am very ambitious, and I keep fighting for my ‘breakthrough’ and if I hadn’t of had that experience my journey would have been very different. Whereas, because I saw how hard Elton was working, even when we were at the concert and he took us backstage, and he met my whole family; when you see it through the lens of someone that incredible, you just want to do them proud!”

3. She’s A Feminist

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In her Clash Music interview, Storm talked about feminism and International Women’s Day. “I see everyone talking now, especially because it’s just been International Women’s Day about ‘Don’t let them dim your sparkle,’ and Beyoncé has never let anyone do that! When I first started and I had my big outfits and big hair, people would always say ‘that’s too much’, ‘you’re too ambitious,’ or ‘you’re too involved in the process’ – I’m too nothing! We didn’t say that when Ed Sheeran was on stage doing his thing! I think we are entering that time now; more people are letting the girls fulfil their role, but it has taken time to do that.”

4. She Ignores The Haters

In her Clash Music interview, Storm opened up about how she handles criticism. She says that she ignores most of the haters. “Don’t look backwards and only look forwards! Everyone is going to have something to say, they’re going to gossip and laugh – the reality is, it will always come down to jealousy, because they don’t like the fact that you have the confidence to do what they wish they were doing. It’s really hard and it’s a long road, but the number one thing to do is to keep going – just do it!”

5. She Feels Less Pressure

In an interview on the Secure the Insecure podcast, Storm opened up about her new relationship. She says that she feels less pressure to put on a public persona when she began dating her boyfriend. “I think for the first time, I really just stopped and was so content, like I was just genuinely happiest that'd ever been. Like there was no agenda. I didn't care about an Instagram photo or like, I didn't even care about looking on my phone when I was with him. It was just this stillness and this calmness of like, ‘God, this is what life's all about.’”

Amelia Hamlin, the model and reality star, is enjoying a vacation by the ocean. She posted several photos of her trip on her Instagram stories. In one photo, Hamlin posed in a red bathing suit. She captioned one photo, “Tender moment” as a joke, because she was downing a quesadilla. It's great to see her doing well. Recently, she 2021 was "the year that I completely lost my sense of self.. not knowing that I would reclaim it even more authentically." How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Amelia Hamlin stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Uses Body Wash

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Hamlin revealed her favorite skincare product to Us Weekly, and she says that she keeps it simple. “After multiple visits to the doctor, I started washing my chest and back with Necessaire Body Wash ($28) — cleared my whole entire skin.” she said. “It literally changed my life.” Hamlin used to struggle with acne, and says that using body wash has helped clear her skin up.

2. She Supports Others

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For International Women’s Day, Hamlin posted a new video on Instagram. In it, she talked about the importance of supporting each other. "We celebrate the power that being a woman comes with. The strength, the perseverance. We are reminded to be proud of our sexuality, to be proud of our bodies, and to challenge ourselves every day to love ourselves more and more."

3. She Takes Advice From Her Mom

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Hamlin’s mother is famous actress and reality star, Lisa Rinna. The two are very close, and Hamlin says that she has learned a lot from Rinna. "She taught me how to love myself, how to unapologetically be myself, how to make fun of myself, and self-deprecate myself in amazing ways that actually ended up helping me with my confidence, and not take myself too seriously," she said in her Instagram video. "I think that's a really big key to life."

4. She’s All About Self-Love

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In her International Women’s Day video, Hamlin revealed that she has never been more confident in herself. "I've never loved myself as much as I do now, which is so important. I think it's the most important quality any woman can have. It's just self-love, self-respect, self-confidence and body positivity."

5. She Wants To Inspire Others

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Hamlin is open about her struggles with her mental health, specifically an eating disorder. She wrote on Instagram that she wants to help others who are going through similar things. "I went through this journey not for attention, not for people to pitty [sic] me, but to help. I am on this earth to help people, and I know that.”