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There’s no doubt that Nadine Lustre is the queen of ~*keeping it real*~ on social media. The 30-year-old actress recently posted a picture on Instagram of her wearing a white one-piece swimsuit while clutching a can of beer behind her with the caption: “Cheers!”

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Netizens React to Nadine Lustre Flaunting Her Stretch Marks

While Nadine looked gorgeous as ever—even if her face wasn’t seen—netizens took notice of the fact that she *didn’t* edit out her stretch marks and rushed to the comments section to praise her for keeping it real as always.

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Other netizens thanked her for boosting their confidence and normalizing something that’s usually seen as a “flaw.” One commenter even shared that as a first-time mom, she’s a bit self-conscious of her stretch marks from giving birth, but Nadine made her feel okay about accepting her tiger stripes.

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We have to agree—we’re so here for Nadine unapologetically owning her body!

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The internet’s ~president~ has always been vocal in her beliefs regarding beauty standards. In a recent interview with Tabo Takes, Nadine shared that she does not agree with the misconception that darker skin is not beautiful.

Like many Pinays, Nadine shared that she didn’t like her skin color growing up and even admitted that she took glutathione in the past to make it brighter.

“I think when I was about 13, people would say that I was too dark. When I would go to auditions, they would only cast girls who are mestiza or have lighter skin. It became an insecurity of mine and I really want to like the whole thing where you do gluta. You use like whitening soap, you scrub calamansi on your body or lemon,” she divulged.

But then, as Nadine grew older, she learned to love the skin she’s in and appreciate what her body. By posting about her flaws so unapologetically, she’s inspired many of her followers to do the same!

“As I grew up, I learned to just love the skin that I’m in and to just appreciate the beauty that I have. When I travel to France, people really like my skin color. They would always say, ‘Damn, I wish I could get your tan.’ People just like what they don’t have,” she concluded.