MAFS' Lauren shares journey of self love

Married at First Sight star Lauren Huntriss has opened up about her long journey to self love, in a collection of intimate snaps taken over the past decade.

The 31-year-old make-up artist detailed her battle as part of an Instagram story, which included pictures at different shapes and sizes and why she’s now at peace in her journey.

“I’ve been chubby…I’ve been skinny…I’ve had a six pack,” Lauren shared.

The TV star captioned the post alongside a series of candid selfies showing her body – and the confronting reasons why her weight would fluctuate.

“There have been times I chose not to eat because a boy told me I was too fat,” Lauren said in the candid post.

Other factors behind her body’s changing shape included chronic pain, mental health and various prescriptions.

“Sometimes I can’t exercise as much as I’d like to because of pain. Sometimes I’ve been on medication which caused me to gain weight,” she shared.

“Sometimes I eat more when I’m depressed, sometimes I have no appetite because I’m anxious.”

However Lauren now says she has learned to love her body no matter what the number on the scales – a skill she no doubt had in her arsenal when onscreen husband Matt told the show’s male cast mates he was ”not actually attracted” to her.

“The best thing about getting older is you learn to love yourself no matter what shape, size or weight you are,” she admitted.

“You give less of a s**t what others think of you and you learn to accept and embrace the skin you are in.”

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