'Took me years to get this comfortable in my own skin': TOWIE's Demi Sims displays her vitiligo patches in stunning bikini snap as she celebrates being 'her natural self'
Demi Sims has revealed it took her 'years' to become comfortable in her own skin as she shared a bikini snap with her vitiligo visible.
The TOWIE star, 25, looked incredible as she shared a stunning photo of herself posing by a pool as she soaks up the sun in Ibiza, Spain.
Demi showcased her jaw-dropping figure as she donned a black two-piece that highlighted her sun-kissed tan.
Stunning: Demi Sims has revealed it took her 'years' to become comfortable in her own skin as she shared a bikini snap with her vitiligo visible
String them along in a Kasela Studio bikini like Demi
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Demi Sims wrote the rule book on being edgy, so if she is wearing it – then we want it!
This once again applied to her latest barely there bikini which was sweet like chocolate in a deep brown hue (good enough to eat, we think).
Opting for the teeniest string style, she left little to the imagination in this sassy set from quirky independent label Kasela Studio.
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Alternatively, go matchy-matchy or mix it up with our carefully crafted carousel of brown bikinis (below).
Our Peony polka dot pick is spot on for your next bae-cation or girls' getaway. Pass us a pina colada, please and thank you!
Letting her blonde locks fall loose down her shoulders, the reality star also sported a gold bracelet.
Alongside the shot, Demi wrote a candid message about learning to accept her body and become confident in her appearance.
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She wrote: 'Vitiligo Patches out, no makeup on and just being my natural self round the pool, the best feeling!
'Took me years to get this comfortable in my own skin, it was a process but hey I’m here confidently now.'
Candid: Demi first revealed she has vitiligo as she shared a swimsuit snap on her Instagram account in May of 2019
Demi wrote: 'Took Me years to get this comfortable in my own skin, it was a process but hey I’m here confidently now'
Reaction: Demi was inundated with positive messages from her followers including one who wrote: 'This is probs my most favourite pic of you ever stunning xx'
Demi was inundated with positive messages from her followers including one who wrote: 'This is probs my most favourite pic of you ever stunning xx'.
Another added: 'You are beautiful just the way you are ❤️' while another said: 'You made me confident with Vitiligo too!!! LOVE YOU GIRL'.
Demi first revealed she has vitiligo as she shared a swimsuit snap on her Instagram account in May of 2019.
In the candid post, she admitted she no longer wants to deal with 'the stress of having to hide' her condition, and vowed to 'stay to myself' after years of concealing her skin with fake tan and make-up.
Confident: In the candid post, she admitted she no longer wants to deal with 'the stress of having to hide' her condition
Vitiligo is a skin condition in which the pigment cells of the skin are destroyed in certain areas of the body by the immune system.
Although the exact cause is unknown, experts say it is an autoimmune condition in which the body's defense system mistakenly attacks and destroys certain cells within the body.
It's not painful and doesn't have significant health consequences, but it can have emotional and psychological consequences.
