Actress and author Ayanda Borotho is never one to talk about her body, however she was recently in her feels and loving on herself.
She opened up about having insecurities and said it was hard to shake off people's comments about her body after having children.
Taking to her Instagram timeline, Ayanda shared a snap where she said she was owning the moment of feeling good about her body.
“If I'm to be honest, I've had the worst body insecurities. Three kids later and being told 'you've gained weight' (because somehow the body of the 20-year-old you should match that of the 42-year-old you). The things people have said to you can stick so much that they become an invisible wound.
“Sometimes, no matter how emotionally intelligent you have become, it affects you. At the end of the day we are human. Some days I'm more confident, other days not. Some days I care, others I don't. Yesterday was one of those I didn't care what anyone has ever said. And I wanted to own that moment. It was mine. Mine to appreciate and to embrace,” she wrote.
Ayanda has previously opened up about learning to acknowledge failure.
She said growing up as a model child she always felt pressure not to disappoint her parents, which made her hard on herself when she made mistake.
“For me, what failure was growing up was not being able to make a mistake and disappointing my parents. We are taught that it's not OK to make mistakes,” she said in an interview on 702.
‘We are the original shandis’ — Ayanda Borotho on embracing her body
‘The things people have said can stick so much they become an invisible wound’
Image: Instagram/Ayanda Borotho
Actress and author Ayanda Borotho is never one to talk about her body, however she was recently in her feels and loving on herself.
She opened up about having insecurities and said it was hard to shake off people's comments about her body after having children.
Taking to her Instagram timeline, Ayanda shared a snap where she said she was owning the moment of feeling good about her body.
“If I'm to be honest, I've had the worst body insecurities. Three kids later and being told 'you've gained weight' (because somehow the body of the 20-year-old you should match that of the 42-year-old you). The things people have said to you can stick so much that they become an invisible wound.
“Sometimes, no matter how emotionally intelligent you have become, it affects you. At the end of the day we are human. Some days I'm more confident, other days not. Some days I care, others I don't. Yesterday was one of those I didn't care what anyone has ever said. And I wanted to own that moment. It was mine. Mine to appreciate and to embrace,” she wrote.
Ayanda has previously opened up about learning to acknowledge failure.
She said growing up as a model child she always felt pressure not to disappoint her parents, which made her hard on herself when she made mistake.
“For me, what failure was growing up was not being able to make a mistake and disappointing my parents. We are taught that it's not OK to make mistakes,” she said in an interview on 702.
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