Ex-Love Island star’s risque bikini photo banned by Instagram

A British fitness star has hit out at Instagram after the platform deleted a photo that showed off her impressive physique as it was too racy.

A fitness star’s has fired out at Instagram after the social media platform removed a bikini photo because it breached nudity guidelines.

Gabby Allen has said she’s “baffled” the snap – which shows her flaunting her sculpted physique in a minuscule black bikini – was banned, claiming she has “zero boobs” because of her training schedule.

She’s since shared the photo again, telling fans she is shocked she’s been banned for showing off her work as a personal trainer.

“I literally have 0 boobs, I train & work so hard, compared to some of the stuff I see on Instagram I am baffled as to how this was reported,” she said.

“I shouldn’t be penalised for showing my physique as a PT.”

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Gabby Allen is no stranger to sharing racy photos of herself on social media. Picture: Instagram/Gabby Allen

In the photo Gabby has her hands over her boobs, squeezing them together to create a visible cleavage, her bikini top riding high on her chest to reveal flesh while still covering her nipples completely.

The second attempt at sharing the racy image hasn’t been removed, with over 70,000 followers giving it a thumbs up.

“How does this get reported yet I see women in tiny underwear all the time or even wearing nothing showing off their curves and bodies and no one bats an eyelid,” one fan wrote.

“This shows total dedication and hard work, focus and total commitment,” another said.

“Your body is amazing and looks healthy you are an inspiration to everyone young and old,” one person added.

Star’s ‘baffling’ topless photo banned on Instagram. Picture: Instagram/Gabby Allen

The personal trainer regularly works out and shows off her results with fans. Picture: Instagram/Gabby Allen

Instagram will delete posts on accounts that go against community guidelines. If multiple complaints are made about an account and its content, Instagram will send the user an alert warning them they are about to be banned.

“If you post something that goes against our guidelines again, your account may be deleted,” the brand’s website reads. Users can appeal its moderation decisions.

Gabby – who appeared on reality show Love Island in 2017 – has forged a successful career in fitness since leaving the villa. She runs her own workouts via an app called FIIT where she uploads workouts people can follow and do at home.

She’s known for sharing bikini and activewear-clad snaps with her 1.1 million followers, recently sharing a snap from a pool in Ibiza, Spain where she’s wearing a khaki bikini that shows off her booty. In another image she posed braless with just her undies and a shirt on.

During Australia’s bushfire appeal in January, an Instagram star was banned on Instagram for offering people nudes in exchange for donations.

Kaylen Ward, an LA-based influencer and online sex worker, raised more than $500,000 for the bushfire appeal and eventually her account – the Naked Philanthropist – was reinstated.

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