FORMER EastEnders star Melissa Suffield has shared a picture of her body saying: “This is my belly.”
The actress – who played Lucy Beale on the BBC One soap – said she was proud of her figure after giving birth.
Showing off her stretch marks, Melissa explained that her body has changed but she thought it was “f***ing cool”.
Alongside the photo, she wrote: “This is my belly. It doesn’t look how It used to look.
“First it was quite a bit smaller and smoother, and then it grew my best mate.
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“Isn’t that so f***ing cool? I bet your bellies are pretty fucking cool too, whether they grew stuff or not.
“Aren’t bodies wicked? All so different and weird and wonderful- and very powerful.
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“We’re all so ridiculously beautiful, aren’t we? 
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The actress was flooded with comments praising her for showing the realities of post-baby bodies.
One fan wrote: “
love this so much. Our bodies are amazing.”
Another posted: “The positivity we all needed this morning!! 
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“Love this so much! We’re pretty bloody amazing humans, aren’t we?!,”a third added.
The star, who is proud mum of 18-month-old River, loves to share body positivity with her followers whenever she can.
She recently showed off “every lump, bump and mark” in a new underwear shoot.
She wowed in a nude bra and thong set which showcased her stunning curves.
She raised her arm above her head and let her blonde locks fall down her shoulders.
Melissa captioned the post: “Last week I was lucky enough to be asked to take part in @wearewomanhood latest shoot to launch 3 new underwear brands to their site.
“Bloody love that they use real peeps to model, natural light to shoot, we were all totally makeup free- and every lump, bump, mark, or anything else is there to stay- to be celebrated, and not eradicated.
“Female owned underwear brands, that empower us and don’t make us feel crap about ourselves when we shop? Yaass please 
Since giving birth to River in March last year, the soap star is more confident than ever.
In August she posed completely naked to celebrate Breastfeeding Week and opened up to fans about her difficulties.
The TV star also showed off her post-baby body in an animal print bikini as she hit out at a troll who called it “horrible”.
Melissa shot to fame in 2003 after landing a role in Magic Grandad, which was shortly followed by another in Agatha Christie’s Poirot.
A year later she joined the cast of EastEnders and stayed there for six years.
After her stint on the soap she also starred in Little Crackers and Casaulty.
The telly star is married to cruise director Robert Brendan.
