Susanna Reid hailed as 'brave' by Piers Morgan for sharing snap 'without her TV face on'
SUSANNA REID has been commended for highlighting her "blemishes and flaws" in a make-up free photo.
Susanna Reid on why she posted a makeup-free selfie
The Good Morning Britain beauty was hailed as "brave" by her co-star Piers Morgan after uploading two contrasting photos: one with her "TV face on" and one without any cosmetics at all.
The 46-year-old, who previously said getting older was a "blessing", was inundated with compliments from fans after sharing the snaps last night.
"Me on Instagram = extra eyelashes, make-up & filters. Me in real life = blemishes, lines & flaws," Susanna captioned it.
The mother-of-three continued: "There's a time and value for both but don't compare your behind-the-scenes to others' highlights reels. Happy Being You Year!"
What I want to say to women is don’t compare your behind-the-scenes to other peoples highlights reels!
Susanna later tweeted her 373,000 followers: "Had a really big response to this on Insta so I'm posting here. Happy Being You Year. #2017."(sic)
She later addressed the pictures on the ITV breakfast show, when Piers, 51, told her: "It was a very brave thing to do because women in the public eye don’t tend to put themselves out there au naturel."
Susanna replied: "I feel people feel a little bit awkward or inadequate when they’re looking at social media and looking at pictures of people so I thought, 'I’m going to post a photograph without my TV face on'.
"What I want to say to women is don’t compare your behind-the-scenes to other peoples highlights reels. What you see on social media is people at their best very often."
Among the positive responses, two social media users commented: "Great idea this, will help others with body confidence issues, well done you,"(sic) and: "You’re still stunning either way babe."
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