Model declares she ‘does not want flat tummy to be attractive’ as she rocks lingerie

Social media star Karina Irby has been praised over her latest body positive post.

The bikini model and designer, who is the CEO of brand Moana Swim, took to her Instagram page this week to pose in red lingerie as she showed off her curves.

The 34-year-old flaunted her stomach in the post – as she told fans that she ‘didn’t need to have a flat tummy to be sexy or confident’. Fans lapped up the message and accompanying photo, telling her she looked ‘beautiful’.

The photo showed the blonde beauty sitting on her bed as she wore some lacy red lingerie and a suspender belt. She teamed her flesh-flashing display with glowing makeup and lighting crimped locks.

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Captioning the post, Karina wrote: “I don’t need a flat tummy to be… happy, pretty, successful, confident, sexy, loved, and neither do you.”

Her followers were loving the message – and her post racked up more than 25,000 likes. One exclaimed: “Well said.”

Another added: “Very true.” A third chimed in: “Wish I had this confidence! You are beautiful!” While a fourth chimed in: “You are beautiful. Your tummy is not a factor.”

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Karina’s husband Ryan Jones also gushed over her in the comments section too, as he replied: “And, my gosh, you are loved.”

The post comes after Karina admitted she often gets called ‘cringey’ when posting about her body image struggles online. However, she hit back at the haters at the time, telling them: “You’re mistaking my self-love and acceptance for ‘cringe’ and that sounds like a you problem.”