Jacqueline Jossa praised for showing off 'real body' in holiday snaps

Jacqueline Jossa has won widespread praise from fans after posting a series of 'real body' holiday snaps to Instagram.

The actor, 29, who made a name for herself on Eastenders, shared the snaps last week, captioning them: "A day with my best friends."

The pictures began with a photo of her on a paddle board, followed by a series of others that saw her enjoying the activity with her cousins.

Praising her 'real body', one fan wrote: "Thank you for not airbrushing your photos. As a tall 'curvy' woman, it's nice to see normal shapes. Keep slaying."

"You are always looking sensational," added a second fan, while another praised the actor's real legs, writing 'those legs' alongside a heart-eyes emoji.

Commenting on a bikini snap from earlier this year, another fan remarked: "More women should be like you and be happy with the natural body, you look amazing and so beautiful. Your daughters have a very inspirational mother to look up to."

Jossa previously opened up about how she was trolled for her weight as a teenager when she first rose to fame, despite being a size eight.

She told The Sun last year: "It's funny, I just don't care. I used to, back in the day.

"Ten years ago I would care about my appearance and it would get in my head. I'd think they're right, I need to lose weight, I need to do this or that’. I don’t think like that anymore.

"I don't know if it's age, since having little girls who look up to me, or from being a bit more honest on social media, it's like a weight lifted.

"You feel 'I don't need to be a size 8'. I can be happy with how I look. Ultimately when I'm naked and in sexy underwear, I feel a 10/10."

The actor, who also won legions of fans as a reality star, explained that it's her ultimate aim to be a positive, relatable role model on social media.

She says: "I get an amazing response on social media. Sometimes I get told off for saying things which aren’t 'celebrity like'. But I think people relate to me because I’m probably too normal.

"I've unfollowed people (on social media) who make me feel bad about myself. It's not necessarily that they’re doing anything wrong, it’s just about how I feel.

"I follow really positive people - and that's what I want to be for other people."