Chrissy Teigen Thinks Photoshopping Stretch Marks Is 'Insane': 'Who's to Say It's Even a Flaw?'

Photo: ELLE UK/ Gilles Bensimon

Chrissy Teigencharmed the internet whenshe showed off her stretch marks— oras she calls them, her “stretchies,”on social media three years ago. And now — three years andtwo babies later— she still doesn’t understand why people pretend they don’t exist.

“Everyone Photoshops them out. It’s insane,” Teigen, 33,toldElleU.K. for their January issue. “And I don’t want anyone to feel like they’re the only ones [with stretch marks].”

The bestselling cookbook author said that she realized that stretch marks were nothing to worry about during her modeling days.

“I was on a Victoria’s Secret shoot and it was a big turning point for me to see those women with scars and stretch marks and bruises,” she said. “Who’s to say it’s even a flaw?”

Chrissy Teigen.ELLE UK/ Gilles Bensimon

Teigen said it’s the influencers — “these fake-a– Instagram people” — who arecausing the body hate.

“People get FOMO, or they feel bad about their bodies, and I get it,” she said. “If I feel bad seeing certain things, what about that girl who has no connection to this industry? It makes me sad, because that’s not really how it is.”

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ElleU.K.’s January issue.ELLE UK/ Gilles Bensimon

But Teigen said she was more than happy to eat throughout her pregnancy with Miles.

“I loved being pregnant. I think it was mostly the eating binges, though,” she said. “John used to make this sandwich and leave it for me at midnight. I’d literally just grab it in the night and eat it in the dark. Miles was like 4.5 lbs. and I gained 60 lbs. I had a good time!”

ElleU.K.’s January issue is on sale starting Dec. 12.

source: people.com