Even Ashley Graham Isn't Always Confident Hitting the Beach in a Bikini
By Jillian Kramer. Photos: Getty Images, Courtesy of Instagram.
You might think that Ashley Graham—the model whose side hustle is designing her own line of swimwear—wouldn't feel anything less than super-sexy when she slips on a suit. But as the swimsuit goddess revealed in a new interview with People, even she sometimes feels less than confident in a two-piece.
"I mean, of course like any girl when you get to the beach or the pool and you go, 'Oh, I have to take my cover-up off, crap,'" Graham tells People.
But the model doesn't let those worries keep her from tossing that cover-up aside. "You feel like everybody’s watching, and then you just go, 'Oh fine, I’ll just take it off,'" Graham continues. "And then all of a sudden you get comfortable and go, 'OK. Another piña colada.'" Here, here.
And when she gets in a gym slump? She doesn't beat herself up about it. She added in the interview: "I haven’t worked out in a couple weeks but I still feel great.”
Fellow model Kate Upton has also said she's not always comfortable in a bikini. It's surprising, given that Upton is known for her bikini-clad appearances on the covers of Sports Illustrated.
"I’m still not confident in a bathing suit," Upton recently said. "That’s why you eat healthy and work out, to feel your best. You always have struggles. It’s not like I always feel my best. Everybody has moments where they don’t feel confident in a bikini. It’s what we’re striving for: self-love. We work our way up. When I don’t feel my best, that’s OK."
That's the same kind of philosophy Graham seems to follow, too: "I try to stay consistent throughout the year, and when I have a heavy week I have meals delivered to my house so that I’m making healthy choices," Graham told People.
Keep being real, Graham (and, um, the next time you want to hit the beach, we'll clear our calendars).
Watch the full interview here.
This story originally appeared on Glamour.
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