Lucie Rose Donlan has shared a throwback from her teen years as she opened up about her struggle with body confidence.
The 22-year-old surfer babe is often snapped showing off her enviable toned physique - but she hasn’t always been so relaxed in her own skin.
The Love Island star has opened up about how she would only feel comfortable in a full-body wetsuit at the beach as a teen, as she engaged in a candid discussion with fans on her Instagram.
The Cornish lass admitted she once had terrible body confidence and had never shared any photos of herself from her teens before now.
During a Q&A with Lucie, one fan asked: “How did you overcome body confidence issues?”
Alongside two snaps, one age 22, another at age 16, Lucie opened up to fans about her body crisis as she struggled with confidence in how she looked.
The blonde bombshell wrote: “I’ve never shared any photos from my teens because I’ve always been too embarrassed, but recently I’ve spoken out about this during my interviews launching the new range with Ann Summers.
“I really struggling in my teens with my confidence as I was very insecure about the way I looked,” she admitted.
“Because I was so unhappy about how I looked and felt, I changed my diet and way of like to feel happier.
“I exercised more, chose better food options and spent more time outdoors doing different activities!
“I started to only in the last couple of years to feel confident with my body, but like everyone I still have parts I’ve love to work on.”
A second follower asked: “Think you said before you used to have hangups about your body. Can we have a pic showing this…” before Lucie shared a snap of her younger self in a full-body wetsuit and another in a baggy jumper and jeans.
Alongside the never-before-seen snaps, she wrote: “I used to cover up a lot and only feel comfortable in a long wetsuit when at the beach, but proud of myself to feel that I love my body so much better now I’ve changed my lifestyle."
Lucie also confessed her thoughts on plastic surgery, and, despite her body hangups, revealed it’s never something she would consider.
“Have you had a boob job? Or have you had any work done to you?” another fan probed.
“I’m ALWAYS getting asked this, NO. I’ve had nothing done!” the reality star defiantly responded, before adding: “I only have hair extensions for added length and volume.
“But I have no problem with it, whatever makes you happy and fee better! Do that!
“But personally I’m too scared to have anything done to myself, and prefer embracing the natural.”
The telly personality’s candid revelations came just days after she posed in her underwear to promote her new sustainable Ann Summers range.
