Tammy Hembrow shares Instagram bikini photo with body positive message

Fitness star Tammy Hembrow has taken to Instagram to reveal her post-baby “imperfections” – but it has left some scratching their heads.

She’s famous for her incredible figure and fitness routines but even Tammy Hembrow has stretch marks.

The Gold Coast influencer shared videos of her posing poolside in a bikini, revealing that despite her gym-honed figure she still has “imperfections”.

Wearing a skimpy leopard print bikini, Tammy poses in a series of flattering positions for the camera, before slouching her stomach and grabbing her loose skin.

In the caption Tammy said the videos were a “reality check” that despite her seemingly enviable body, she wasn’t perfect.

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In the video Tammy posed in flattering positions. Picture: Instagram.

Before slouching her stomach to reveal loose skin. Picture: Instagram.

“I carried two babies in this belly. Loose skin, stretch marks, whatever you may have, these aren’t imperfections,” she wrote.

“These are reminders of the little lives you created. Be kind to yourself mamas.”

The post was praised by other mothers, who said it helped remind them “mums are miracles” and to embrace their post-baby bodies.

“Thank you, I really needed this,” one person wrote.

“It’s nice to see someone so fit still has their mumma pouch too!” one comment read. “You have done soo well though to get your stomach tighter than most!! Your body looks amazing.”

The video was praised by Tammy’s followers. Picture: Instagram.

But not everyone agreed with the idea that Tammy had a “pouch”.

“Mumma pouch hahaha you’ve got to be kidding,” one person commented, while another asked: “Where is it? I don’t see any pouch.”

“Girl WHERE??? Tammy you are perfect love,” another incredulous follower commented.

Others who didn’t have kids said they didn’t look as good as Tammy did post-children.

“If I look like that after babies I’ll be cheering,” one person wrote.

“I don’t even look like this before babies,” another commented.

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Tammy Hembrow says getting her famous body was hard work. Picture: Instagram.

Today she has her own fitness app, Tammy Hembrow Fitness. Picture: Instagram.

HOW TAMMY HEMBROW GOT HER FAMOUS BOOTY

In an interview with Cosmopolitan in 2018 Tammy said it was a misconception that her figure happened overnight.

“I think people see my photos and think it may have happened overnight,” she said. “It was not a quick process.”

Instead Tammy, who said she had always felt “quite skinny”, transformed her body by lifting heavy weights four days a week.

“I work really hard at the gym,” she said. “I’m usually covered in sweat – like, dripping!”

But eating is a “massive part to the puzzle” with Tammy explaining: “You need to be eating the right amount of calories for anything to grow.”

Tammy told New Idea in 2017 her diet usually consists of lots of lean proteins and eating every two to three hours.

“For me lean protein like chicken breast, turkey and fish, really helps, but I find that with trying to build my booty I wasn’t consuming the amount of protein I needed so supplements like protein shakes helped too,” she said.

“But I didn’t supplement my meals with these it was always a combination of both.

“I needed to eat lots to build that area so I also ate lots of complex carbohydrates like brown rice, oatmeal, potatoes and healthy fats.”