Nelly Furtado has been flooded with praise after sharing a stunning bikini photo with a powerful message for fans.
The 46-year-old 'Say It Right' singer took to Instagram over the weekend to share a couple of snaps rocking a bright orange two-piece swimsuit.
Opening up about the 'aesthetic pressure' she felt over the past year, Furtado declared she would be enjoying a 'body neutral 2025'.
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She captioned the post: "HAVE A BODY NEUTRAL 2025, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, LOVE WITH EVERY INCH OF YOUR HEART. THANKS FOR ALL THE MEMORIES THIS YEAR."
Furtado went on to explain she had experienced 'new levels of self-love and genuine confidence from within' before confirming she has 'never had any face or body surgeries or augmentation' done - besides for veneers on the top row of her teeth, which was done 'quite recently'.
"So far, I have not had any face or lip injections or fillers of any kind, but I do have a loving, old school facialist who I purchase serums and creams from and I started that when I was 20," she continued, also adding that she drinks a lot of water and sleeps on her back the day before photo shoots and red carpets.
Furtado went on to reveal: "Sometimes on the red carpet or at photo shoots my makeup artist uses face tape to give my eyes, skin and makeup more lift. Sometimes my stylist uses body tape to give a certain look to different silhouettes.
"Body makeup can also sometimes be contoured to achieve a certain look."
Explaining that 'makeup can do magical things', adding: "So can great eyebrows! So can a great hairstylist! So can great underthings!"
In the two snaps, the singer-songwriter said she wasn't wearing any makeup, as well as confirming she hadn't 'edited' or put 'filters' on the photos.
"But I do have a spray tan!" Furtado admitted, telling fans: "I have spider veins and they remind me of my mum and aunties and life so I think that’s why I haven’t parted with them so far."
Sharing her New Year’s message for 2025, Furtado rounded off: "Express yourself freely, celebrate your individuality and know that it’s perfectly OK to be OK with what you see in the mirror, and it’s also OK to want something different.
"We are all cute little humans just bouncing around the earth looking for hugs."
One fan penned: "HATS OFF for this honest post!!! And respect for embracing your natural self and giving us a glimpse of such a genuine part of yourself. Authenticity has always been one of your greatest qualities!"
"Beautiful Nelly! Thank you for being so open and authentic," echoed another. "We get fed such images and societal expectations on how we should look and how we are to achieve them.
"You sharing your truth helps us, especially women, know that we are beautiful the way we are. It’s okay to want to change but knowing it’s our choice and not something we 'need' to do to be loved!"
And a final Instagram user added: "Self love and self respect is the most beautiful glow a woman can emit."
Rhiannon Ingle