Avril Lavigne in Bathing Suit Shares a New Selfie

Avril Lavigne has been a musical icon since she was a teenager. She’s known for singles like “Complicated,” “I’m With You,” and “My Happy Ending.” Lavigne shared a new selfie on her Instagram story this week. In it, she posed in giant sunglasses and a swimsuit. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Avril Lavigne 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 Has A Good Work Ethic

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Lavigne opened up about her career to The Sun. She says that she’s always had a strong work ethic, even when she was a teenager. “The minute I left, I ate pizza every day, stayed up all night and partied my ass off. I wasn’t out of control or into drugs and I had a good work ethic and was well disciplined and did everything I needed to do — that balance was there. I was like a normal teenager away from their parents for the first time. It was great. It was like when people first go to college. Well, I didn’t go to college, I moved on to a tour bus with a bunch of guys.”

2. She Exfoliates Her Skin

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Lavigne shared some of her skincare secrets to The Strategist. She says that she makes sure to exfoliate her skin, and names the one from Dermalogica as a favorite. “This exfoliator is from a safe, clean brand that I overall like. I’ve used their exfoliator on and off for a while, but for the past year, I’ve been using it every day because there aren’t a lot of harsh chemicals in it and it makes my skin feel really smooth. A lot of other exfoliators are harsh or feel grainy and can hurt a little. This one’s gentle and has natural ingredients, so it definitely feels clean.”

3. She Raises Awareness

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Lavigne is open about her struggles with Lyme Disease, which left her unable to work for two years. She raised awareness about this in an interview with Billboard. “It’s a bug — a spirochete — so you take these antibiotics, and they start killing it,” Lavigne explains. “But it’s a smart bug: It morphs into a cystic form, so you have to take other antibiotics at the same time. It went undiagnosed for so long that I was kind of fucked.”

4. She Turned To Her Faith

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Lavigne is open about how her faith has helped her. In her return to music in 2018, she wrote several songs about how her faith helped with her Lyme Disease struggles. “I had accepted that I was dying,” she says to Billboard. “And I felt in that moment like I was underwater and drowning, and I was trying to come up to gasp for air. And literally under my breath, I was like, ‘God, help me keep my head above the water.’?”

5. She Gets Her Vitamin D

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"Just being outdoors, you get a fair amount of sun exposure and some sun-related generation of vitamin D,” says Yale Medicine endocrinologist Karl Insogna, MD, director of the Yale Medicine’s Bone Center, to Yale Medicine. “Because skin cancer, particularly melanoma, can be such a devastating disease, it's best to use sunblock when outdoors in strong sunlight for any prolonged length of time. Because this may limit the amount of vitamin D you get from sun exposure, make sure your diet includes sources of vitamin D from foods or supplements,” he says.

April Love Geary is having fun in the sun with her friends in her swimsuit! The mother-of-three and fianceé of Robin Thicke shows off her model body via her latest Instagram post, posing for photos with a few friends. How does she maintain her fit physique? Read on to see 5 ways April Love Geary 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 Is An Open Book

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April is comfortable in her own skin and has no qualms sharing about personal choices, like getting an abortion, which she revealed in an Instagram post. "I've been getting a bunch of DMs saying things like 'how could you support abortion when you're a mother yourself', so this is MY body, MY body after having an abortion in 2014, a miscarriage in 2017, delivering a baby in 2018 & 2019. I'm glad I was able to make decisions about MY body without facing any type of punishment."

2. She Embraces Her Curves

Not only does Geary embrace her post-baby body, she is grateful for it. "Just letting you know that I'm not really bothered by all your guys' comments when you say I was so much more attractive when I was skinnier because before having babies I didn't have this fat ass," she said in an Instagram post. "I am forever grateful for this baby weight."

3. She Is Active Outdoors

One way April stays in shape is by maintaining an active lifestyle. She often shares photos on social media of her outdoor sweat sessions. She jet skis, takes her children on walks, and swims in the ocean. And, one year ago she started playing tennis, sharing a clip of her serve in a recent Instagram Story.

4. She Goes to Therapy

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April has revealed that therapy helped her get through the pain “mentally.” Thicke has also revealed that he and April see a counselor together. “Couples therapy has been great for me and April, and it’s been great for me and Paula in coparenting. We’ve had a few sessions and it’s really helped for us, so I am a total believer in therapy.”

5. She Stands Up for What She Believes In

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April talks the talk and walks the walk. In addition to speaking out regularly for abortion rights, she has also been very active in the Black Lives Matter movement. June 2020, Geary was extremely supportive. She captioned this post, "Continue to out racists. Continue to donate to black communities. Continue to educate your friends/family/followers. Continue to show police abusing their power. Continue being an ally."