Bebe Rexha in Bathing Suit Shares Special Selfies

Bebe Rexha, the American singer behind “No Broken Hearts,””In the Name of Love,” and “The Monster,” is enjoying her weekend in the sun. The talent often shares selfies in swimsuits, and this was no exception, as she looked chill and relaxed (as did a dog, also photographed). How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Bebe Rexha 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 Says Everyone is Beautiful

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Bebe is a big body positivity proponent. She once wrote: "I WANNA SEE YOUR REAL BODIES," she wrote in the caption. "YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. THICK. SKINNY. CELLULITE. STRETCH MARKS. FOLDS. SEND ME VIDEOS. NO PHOTOSHOP BULLSHIT. POST ON TIK TOK/ INSTAGRAM AND TAG ME AND ILL REPOST #EVERYBODYISBEAUTIFUL #sacrifice."

2. She Walks to Relieve Anxiety

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"Walking means tranquility, calmness. It really does help with my mental health, my anxiety... it calms me down," she says in Apple’s Time to Walk audio series. “Start at a pace that's comfortable for you. Then gradually pick up speed until you're walking briskly — generally about 3 to 4 miles an hour. You should be breathing hard, but you should still be able to carry on a conversation. Each week add about two minutes to your walking time. After you've tried the walking schedule for 12 weeks, aim to increase the time you're walking briskly even more, from 30 to 60 minutes a day,” says the Mayo Clinic.

3. She Tries Not to Be Her Worst Enemy

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"'We stop looking for the monsters that are under the bed when we realize they're inside of us.' That quote spoke to me on so many levels. To me, that really struck a chord because I was dealing with a lot of blame and self-judgment, like, wow, we could really be our own worst enemies," she said in the Time to Walk episode.

4. She Eats “Very Clean”

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Bebe doesn’t limit what she eats but she does try to eat “very clean.” “Generally, clean eating is assumed to refer to foods that are as close to their natural state as possible, maybe organic, and most likely with minimal use of any chemical additives and preservatives. A clean diet may include whole fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, whole grains, and healthy fats while limiting highly processed snacks and other packaged foods with added sugar and salt. It may also be associated with terms like plant-based, grass-fed, sugar-free, or gluten-free. In summary, clean eating seemingly promotes health and wellness,” says Harvard Health.

5. She Refuses to be “Imprisoned”

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Bebe opened up about having bipolar disorder. “That was my worst fear all my life: going crazy,” she says. “I felt like me opening up to my fans was me finally saying, ‘I’m not going to be imprisoned by this.’ And maybe it’ll make somebody not feel imprisoned, in that moment, if they feel like they’re going through a rough time. That’s why I decided to really open up and to free myself from that,” she told Self.

Singer and songwriter Bebe Rexha has never been more confident in her own skin—and it shows. Rexha, 34, shared pictures of herself posing on the beach in a black swimsuit and black mesh coverup, looking serene against a gorgeous ocean background. The instagram pictures were received with overwhelming support and compliments, including a heart-eye emoji from Paris Hilton. Rexha has been open about her past struggles for self-acceptance—here’s what self-love means to her now.

1. Musical Ambitions

Rexha always knew she wanted to work in the music industry. “My love for music started when I was 4 years old and I grew up with music in my household,” she tells Fashion Quarterly. “I started playing the trumpet and taught myself how to play piano. Then I found my love for songwriting which opened a lot of doors for me in my artist career. I’ve been very lucky to work with several artists and collaborators. I knew that I had a love for music and I wanted people to hear my songs. In order for people be in the music business, I knew I needed to do this when I was about 15 or 16, that’s when I started networking with people in the industry.

2. Self-Love and Positivity

Rexha has struggled with self-image and confidence in the past, but is learning to be more gentle with herself. “I always say this, and I hope I can keep getting this out there, self-love is not something that, one day, you’re just going to wake up and say, ‘I feel perfect; I feel beautiful.’ Self-love is going to be a constant journey,” she tells Who What Wear. “It’s interesting because I’ve noticed I always give compliments to other people when they’re looking good, but I don’t give myself compliments. So, I’ve been working on saying nice things about myself even if I feel a little bloated, or I’ve gained a little weight, or I indulged in a heavy meal. I say things like ‘I love myself even though I gained a certain amount of weight,’ ‘I love myself even with my little flubby belly or my thick thighs.’ It goes a long way. Just telling yourself every single day that you love yourself, it will get in your head and become more ingrained.”

3. Role Model

Rexha goes out of her way to preach acceptance to her female fans in particular. “I think for females it gets hard because we have to live up to standards of what society thinks we should look like,” she tells Fashion Quarterly. “You’re in the spotlight at all times which has you question yourself a lot. That’s why it’s really important for me to promote self-love and supporting other females to my fans.”

4. Self-Care Rituals

Rexha’s self-care routine is all about luxurious baths. “I wish I could say that I would sleep in, but I honestly don’t sleep much,” she tells Who What Wear. “I would take two or three baths. I love baths, and I do them all of the time. I would probably order an incredible pizza, make myself a really yummy salad, maybe get a glass of wine, watch some movies, play some vinyls—I love vinyls and I’ve been collecting them—and then I’d just make a delicious little dessert or something.”

5. Happy In Her Own Skin

Rexha no longer beats herself up over guilt related to food or exercise. “I have definitely gotten more comfortable in my skin,” she tells Who What Wear. “At one point, it was kind of unhealthy, and I really felt like my sense of self-worth was totally based on the way that I looked. So yeah, I’ve gotten more comfortable, and a little bit lazier, but like, if I want to eat a healthy meal or really take care of my skin, I do it from a place of love now. And hey, I’ve been eating chips and popcorn while we’ve been talking, and do I feel kinda meh about it? Yeah, but then I’m kind of just like, ‘I wanted it, my body wanted it,’ and so I honored that. I just follow my heart.”

Bebe Rexha is in Hawaii and it feels like we’re there with her. The singer (and actress, who appeared in Queenpins) has posted photos of herself relaxing and dancing on a boat, swimming next to a waterfall, posing like a model and joking around with Instagram filters. To paraphrase one of her songs, baby, I'm jealous of the pictures that you take. How does she stay so fit while having so much fun? Read on to see 7 ways Bebe Rexha 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 All About Body Positivity

“I was in Florida doing WWE Wrestlemania. The day I flew in, I had a little time off to go to the pool. I said to my manager, ‘Will you just take a video of me?’ I just wanna see what I look like. And when she played me back to the video, I said, I'm kind of, to me, it's okay to have a little moving parts and pieces and the little indentations—it's sexy to me. That's sexy. We were never really taught that. Like how to love ourselves and how to love imperfections,” she told Access Hollywood.

2. She Does Leg Day

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"Time for legs," Rexha wrote in an Instagram Story chronicling her lower body workout. Smart choice. The largest muscles are in your lower body, and thus they burn the most fat. Your backside if the biggest source of myokines, which can do amazing things. Some help increase fat-burning in both the liver and skin tissue; others improve the function of the vascular system. Some improve the immune response; still others help our digestive system by improving communication between the pancreas and intestines. There’s even some evidence that myokines released through exercise may influence cancer cell growth.

3. She Mixes Up Her Workouts

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Bebe knows the value of a good sweat session. Here’s a perfect 4 minute workout for you to try at home: Perform burpees for 20 seconds. Don’t worry about counting reps—just set a timer and get as many as you can. Afterward, rest 10 seconds, and then repeat for four minutes. Over time, you can progress the length of the work interval, but keep the ratio of work to rest at two to one (so if you build up to doing burpees for 30 seconds, rest 15 seconds between sets).

4. This is “Key for Me”

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“I will say that sometimes when I’m really tired, and I don’t have time to wash my face, I have a little trick. It's actually something I learned from a makeup artist back when I worked in retail and sold perfume. He’s like, “Listen, if you’re super tired and you can’t even wash your face, and you just use a makeup wipe, the one thing you should still always do is moisturize.” So, sometimes when I’m really exhausted, I don’t really go in with the soap and water. I know it’s not the greatest, but I’ll just use a couple of face wipes and then moisturize my skin really well. That’s key for me!” she told WhoWhatWear.

5. She Was Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder

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“For the longest time, I didn’t understand why I felt so sick. Why I felt lows that made me not want to leave my house or be around people and why I felt highs that wouldn’t let me sleep, wouldn’t let me stop working or creating music. Now I know why,” she said on Twitter, revealing her bipolar diagnosis. “I was very fearful,” she told Self magazine. “I didn’t want to think there was something wrong with me.” “My mom would call it code red,” Rexha said. “A day before [my period started], I would feel like my world was ending ... I would get into these funks and be really depressed and not want to leave my house.”

"“That was my worst fear all my life: going crazy,” she told Self. “I felt like me opening up to my fans was me finally saying, ‘I’m not going to be imprisoned by this.’ And maybe it’ll make somebody not feel imprisoned, in that moment, if they feel like they’re going through a rough time. That’s why I decided to really open up and to free myself from that.”

Bebe Rexha is “on fire” in her swimsuit. The singer looks seriously gorgeous in her latest social media post, wearing a black swimsuit with pants as she gazes into the mirror. “Was bullied into posting this,” she captioned the Instagram snap. How does the star stay healthy and fit? Read on to see 5 ways Bebe Rexha cares for her curves 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 Promotes Body Confidence

Bebe has struggled with self-love in the past and has become a self-love advocate "I wanted to show you what I really look like. Yes I got thighs. Yes I got ass. But here's what I f---ing look like in my bathing suit. Here's my body. No filters, okay? I got ass, I got thighs, okay,” she said in a recent Instagram story. "It's just really hard because I find it hard to love myself sometimes and like when you see yourself looking like s---, it's like, yes I got stretch marks. Let me show you. I got stretch marks. I got cellulite, all of the above."

2. Her Diet Is Healthy

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Bebe tries to eat healthy. "When I have a bad week of eating, I feel so nasty — like when I eat tons of chips or croissants and whatever," she told People. She also promotes hydration. "When I eat healthier and I drink more water and then I do even a little exercising or just try to live a little bit more actively, I feel so much better: I feel so much healthier, I feel so much sexier, and it's for myself. So I feel like that's a really important thing for me, to stay active and eat well." She also likes to cook her own meals. “I absolutely love hosting dinner parties for my friends,” she told Us. “I enjoy cooking Italian dishes. Penne alla vodka is my [specialty]!” Another one of her got-to dishes? “I love baking banana bread.”

3. She Likes to Box

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Bebe also exercises to stay in shape. One of her favorite workouts involves packing a punch. “I love boxing and have started training a lot during the pandemic,” she told Us.

4. She Doesn’t Believe in Deprivation

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“I don’t deprive myself. I just don’t think that’s fun,” Bebe told Health. Instead, she has a moderate approach to diet. “I can be very clean. When I try to be healthier, it’s no bread; no cheese or dairy, except in coffee; no sauces. My ultimate lunch: I’ll order a salad with chicken and no croutons and a side of sweet potato fries. That’s my balance. People are like, ‘Pizza’s bad.’ Pizza’s not bad if you have one slice with a healthy salad on the side! Or people will tell you, ‘You can’t eat bananas or grapes or watermelon—it’s way too much sugar!’ Stop right now. Seriously, just stop.”

5. She Mixes Up Exercise

Bebe likes keeping exercise interesting. “I work out with my trainer Jeanette [Jenkins]; we change it up,” She told Health. “One day we’ll do yoga; one day we’ll do Pilates. We can run one day or box, which is my favorite. When I go to different places, I’ll try to run or go to the gym—or I’ll take cycling classes or boxing classes wherever I am. And I deal with my anxiety by working out. I can get out my aggression or anything I’m feeling I just want to get rid of. I also see my therapist. It’s very helpful to talk to somebody.”