A woman has been praised online after sharing a series of before and after pictures to highlight the reality of ' perfect ' Instagram posts.
Josephine, 23, is a body-positive influencer and known for her no-nonsense attitude towards self-love and acceptance, as the Daily Star reports.
She has over 174,000 followers on Instagram, and recently she was praised for sharing a series of before and after pictures that reveal the reality behind 'perfect' snaps.
The star, from Copenhagen, Denmark, has been applauded for sharing the pictures, alongside a lengthy post lamenting the state of social media.
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Her caption read: "You don't have to look perfect or do things perfectly to be enough.
"You don't have to be perfect to be enough. You are already enough just being you."
She added: "You've always been more than enough.
"We live in such a perfectionist society that makes us think we have to do all of these things and look this specific way to fit in.
"We might end up forgetting the most important things of them all; to cultivate self love and LIVE a life that makes us happy.
"We don't see all sides and versions. We never do. We only see the ones people choose to post. We see the small snippets.
"Small snippets which are often the best, prettiest, most flattering, aesthetic ones."
She finished the post off by reminding fans that social media can be great as long as people remember it's never reality.
Josephine concluded: "You don't need to be perfect. You just need to try your best to be you. Because you are gold, baby girl."
And in the same post, Josephine shared some great examples of how Instagram doesn't show everything.
The first photo shows the influencer posing in a bikini, while in another she can be seen a little more relaxed.
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Other uploads show her posing in the sun, as the second is of her preparing to scoff some crisps. Her post racked up a lot of attention on Instagram with it securing over 18,000 likes in the space of a few days.
One fan gushed: "Yes girl! These are so important to see! Never stop posting, please! You're amazing."
Another added: "You are so gorgeous in every picture," and a third commented: "I love your account."
And a fourth simply posted: "You're such an angel, girl."
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