Parineeti Chopra's stretch marks win the internet

Saturday 27th January 2018 04:56 EST
 
 

Parineeti Chopra's latest Instagram was an instant hit, as the internet loved her flaunting her stretch marks. The photo shows her smiling in a black crop top covered with a printed denim jacket, stretch marks peeking around her waist. Those who know the actress, know her fat-to-fit story. The 'Meri Pyaari Bindu' actress took a three year sabbatical after 2014;s 'Kill Dil' to work on her fitness.

“I have struggled with my weight. I was big and unhealthy, not chubby. I took it upon myself to work towards this. There was pressure of Bollywood to bring me on right part. I am fit now. People need to be fit no matter what size they are. I was big and unfit. It took me a year and half to reach here,” she said. Her recent photo resonated highly with people with users applauding her through comments.

“Flaunting stretch marks proudly,” one user wrote. “The stretch marks represent your hard work,” another added. The photo got over four lakh likes in 13 hours. Recently, actress Kareena Kapoor's photoshoot for a magazine came under heavy firing for photoshopping her stretch marks. Parineeti's photo comes as a positive image for the female body that has since time, come under scrutiny for all the wrong reasons.


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