Loose Women legend, 54, praised as she shows off her real body and strips down to bikini
LOOSE Women legend Saira Khan has been praised by fans after showing off her real body and stripping down to a bikini.
Saira, 54, looked incredible in a floral two-piece while posing for some sizzling snaps on holiday in Bali this week.
The former Apprentice candidate stunned her Instagram followers with the candid shots as she took a stroll around her villa’s garden.
In her caption, she slammed society’s “toxic “abnormal” standards for women while vowing to never “hate” her body.
Saira wrote: “In 5 years time when I look back at these photos I will be 59yrars old . I will remind myself that in these photos I was happy, relaxed, healing from a slipped disc and totally at ease with my body.
“I will not look back and think ‘ why wasn’t I happy in myself and my body? There’s nothing f*****g wrong with the way I look.’ I’ve done that so many times in my life – looked at my old photos and thought ‘ why weren’t you confident in your body….you look f*****g great.”
“I’m done with that self destructing and self limiting b******t! F*****g society and its “abnormal standards for women!” But it’s time to stop blaming society and start taking responsibility for your own mental health and self care.
“God, when you realise how many years and time you’ve spent feeling insecure in your body because you’ve been trying to fit ‘what society’ thinks is beautiful – you want to kick yourself!
“Never, ever, ever will I hate my body, never ever will I try and have a flat stomach and never ever will I be ungrateful for what my body has helped me get over.
“This is a post for female empowerment. Not a photo dump for men to tell me ‘how fit’ I look – I do not need male validation – especially from men I do not know- so kindly spare the ‘sleazy, creepy, weird,’ messages!
“Ladies I’m posing in a bikini to show you that at 54 I have marks, folds, imperfect skin and am not tall, slim or have a bikini body – things are saggy – that’s ok !
“Wear what you want – but do not wear Shame, hate or self loathing – that will not suit you at all!”
The broadcaster was immediately heaped with praise by fans, with one saying: “Love this, you are such a great role model.”
Another added: “Beautiful words Beautiful saira inside and out. Loved every moment you have shared of your trip.”
One more agreed: “Flaming love you.. and your looking incredible.”
Saira first joined Loose Women in September 2015 before walking out of the programme in March 2020.
She had previously claimed that she quit with immediate effect when she was asked to set up an OnlyFans account for a PR stunt around the lunchtime programme.
She told The Mirror: “The straw that broke the camel’s back was when one of the young producers was sent running after me to ask whether I would be prepared to open an OnlyFans account.”
A disgusted Saira went on: “I could see she herself was mortified to ask me. I replied, ‘You’re asking an Asian woman who has a husband and kids and comes from a Muslim family to open an OnlyFans account?”
She claimed bosses asked her to join the X-rated site to create noise around the programme and that her name was put forward as she had previously posed in her underwear on Instagram.
Bosses at Loose Women denied that she was ever asked to join the site on behalf of the show and rejected claims that she was pressured to take part in campaigns she was uncomfortable with.
Saira later admitted she would “never” go back to the hit show after growing “bored” of speaking about her private life on TV.
The former Celebrity Big Brother housemate also said that whilst she never had a “falling out” with her co-stars, there are only four that she has stayed in touch with.
Saira claimed she was still in contact with Andrea McLean, Ruth Langsford, Denise Welch and Coleen Nolan but had snubbed staying pals with the rest of the women.
