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27 Times Famous People Have Shared Totally Real, Unretouched Photos Of Themselves On Social Media

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1. When Demi Lovato celebrated their eating disorder recovery by sharing these photos of their stretch marks covered in glitter:

2. When Ashley Graham posted this video admiring her postpartum stretch marks:

3. When Keke Palmer shared — and continues to update us on — her experience with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and how it affects her skin:

4. When Kylie Jenner posted this snap of her postpartum stretch marks that she calls "a little gift from Stormi."

A close-up of Kylie showing some stretch marks on her breast

5. When Chrissy Teigen wished herself a happy Valentine's Day by sharing a photo of her scars from her endometriosis surgery and breast-implant removal surgery:

A screen shot of Chrissy's Instagram story showing the reflection of her body in the mirror at the bathroom sink, showing an abdominal scar and an incision scar on a breast

6. When Salma Hayek shared this no-makeup selfie and praised her "white hair of wisdom":

7. When Nicole Byer showed off her bikini bod and pole-dancing skills, all while celebrating her "#VeryFat," "#VeryBrave" philosophy:

8. When Helen Mirren gave us this fresh-faced selfie "literally first thing in the morning":

9. When Sarah Hyland shared her "painful" truth as a person with a chronic kidney condition:

A screenshot from Sarah's Instagram story showing her puffy face and the "painful truth" she's sharing for National Selfie Day: "So here is my face that was torn from work against my will, but I'm very grateful it was; health should always come first"

10. When Paris Jackson posted this selfie embracing her armpit hair:

11. When Gabrielle Union showed off her "freckles galore":

A screenshot from her IG story with the caption "No filter, freckles galore"

12. When Dua Lipa shared this selfie of her "unhappy skin":

A screenshot from her IG story with medication dotted on her face with the caption, "My skin is not happy"

13. When Selena Gomez shared this behind-the-scenes shot from her new unretouched photo shoot for La’Mariette:

Selena taking a selfie at a mirror, wearing a bathing suit, with a table with makeup and applicators in the foreground

14. And when Selena shared this photo where she showed off her kidney transplant scar:

15. When Lorde talked about her struggles with acne and people's unsolicited advice about it:

Lorde says, "For real though, acne sucks. You know what also sucks? When you’ve had acne for years and years and years, done all the drugs, tried all the things and people are still like 'You know what worked for me? Moisturizing!'"

16. When Katy Perry posted this VMA selfie right after she gave birth to her daughter, Daisy:

Katy reflected in the mirror, wearing support panties, pumping bra, and the caption "Hair n makeup by @exhaustion"

17. When Lili Reinhart joked about her very real struggle with cystic acne:

Lili smiling with eyes closed and acne medication dotting her face, with the headline "Tinder profile" and the caption, "Hi I'm Lili, I'm 21, a Virgo, Cali-girl And I have cystic acne Hmu"

18. And when Lili shared side-by-sides of her and Camila Mendes' bodies compared with the edited ones on a magazine cover:

Two sets of side-by-sides with the photoshopped waists of each woman circled in red

19. When Hilary Duff proudly embraced her dimpled skin and told all the body-shamers to "kiss [her] ass":

20. When Kim Kardashian shared photos of her "psoriasis face" and went on to call the condition "the shits":

Three images from her IG story showing close-ups of her cheeks and last one with the caption "Psoriasis is the shits!"

21. When Danielle Brooks shared this poolside photo where she gave "P•H•A•T" a whole new meaning "(Pretty, Hot, And Tempting)":

22. When Bebe Rexha shared this video of her "thick thighs" and urged fans to share photos of their own "real bodies":

23. When Aja Naomi King celebrated her postpartum body in an "after" photo shoot taken days after giving birth to her newborn son, Kian:

24. When Jessica Simpson posted this photo of her ankles, which became swollen during pregnancy:

25. When Lizzo shared these booty pics that never needed Facetune to begin with:

26. When Mindy Kaling shared this selfie celebrating the power of zit cream:

27. And finally, when Zendaya posted this side-by-side of her actual body compared with a retouched one: