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To ask what's your favourite part of your body?

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worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 17:08

Seen many threads lately about women fretting over what body parts of themselves that they hate and it makes me sad. It makes me sad that I feel this way about myself, too.

Every single day I see new social media posts/articles about X celebrity has gained/lost weight and looks awful, or 'look at how great this conventionally attractive celebrity looks' then pick her apart down to bone structure and genetics, to make women everywhere race to the mirror once more and pick themselves apart for not looking like that. I'm sick of it.

So, what is your favourite body part? What do you love about your body?

I like my arms. They used to be extremely lean and toned and then I had kids and give up on myself for a while and they got fatter. They're leaning out again now that I have remembered I am a human being and started exercising/eating well again and I'm starting to like them! Yay. I also like my legs even though they're short and stubby as hell. But they're curvy and chonky and I like it.

I have to say my least favourite part would be my stomach as it is 90% loose skin and no effort. But, I'm coming to accept it for what it is; my children's first home and, well, it's just a stomach. Who cares.

Let's be having it sexy ladies

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worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:24

Shatteredallthetimelately · 12/06/2026 19:34

Overshare...

I'm of an age it's fast disappearing 🤭

Does it do that??

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worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:23

Prombles · 12/06/2026 18:33

I'm fairly hideous all over, the only thing I can think of is the shape of my fingernails. Not my fingers, they're short and boney, but my fingernails have a nice curved shape.

I can guarantee that you are not hideous all over. I never considered my nails. I have always had very fast growing, very thick nails. The first time I went to get acrylics done they had to cut them and they broke the nail clipper. The man gave me a dirty look then started bitching about me in mandarin. I was flattered

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worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:21

verabarbleen · 12/06/2026 18:37

Good post! I like my face and my freckles. I have dark hair and Olive skin and freckles on my nose and cheeks .

I go weak for olive skin with freckles 😍 marry me

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worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:20

icannotlivelaughloveintheseconditions · 12/06/2026 18:33

My eyes, waist and back (outside appearance only, on the inside my back is a crumbling arthritic mess)

Same hahaha

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ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 12/06/2026 21:19

NormasArse · 12/06/2026 19:38

None of my body parts are anything to write home about, but they seem to work as a whole.

Same.

worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:16

Muffsies · 12/06/2026 18:26

Them's the breaks. I feel like you can't have nice tits, nice waist, nice hips/bum, and nice legs (well, it's very rare, and subjective to oppinion and culture).

I recon most of us get 2 out of 4... 3 if we're lucky. There's always that one thing. Mine is def my legs, they are v chunky, i don't show my knees ever! I still love my legs tho, i walk a lot and appeciate them immensely.

This just reminded me that I have been beefing with my knees since I was 16. My friend gave me a prom dress and I just couldn't wear it as it showed my knees. They look like 2 wrinkly ball sacks. Got a new dress in the end. I forgot I hated them, might go check if they've improved any

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worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:12

GreyRooted · 12/06/2026 18:15

After decades of acne, probably my skin. And my silver hair. I’ve recently lost nearly 4 st and although I look better in clothes, sadly I look shit naked.

I'm sure you don't look shit naked. I suffer with acne as well and it's driving me insane. I also can't win with my stomach because if I gain weight the loose skin fills out but then I look a bit chunky, yet if I loose it it just sags and looks even worse. What did I do to deserve this

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worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:10

Echobelly · 12/06/2026 18:02

I have large eyes that are a very nice shade of grey-blue. Decent legs, too.

I generally very happy with my looks and body and always have been - and I am really not a supermodel! It makes me sad that being unhappy with how they look seems to be the default for women and girls.

You sound beautiful! And yes it makes me unhappy too. It makes me more unhappy that I have allowed myself to fall victim to it. I want to feel truly comfortable in my skin before my kids reach an age where looks really start to matter to them. I would hate for my insecurities to rub off on them

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worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:07

lostinmagic · 12/06/2026 20:01

My hair, I'm a natural redhead and hated it so much growing up but I'm glad my mum never let me dye it, it's so thick and healthy now.
i love my lips, they're naturally very red and plump and I love my freckly skin.
Since I became a mum it's given me a new appreciation for my body and I've learnt to love myself a little more, I'd hate to hear my girls talking negatively about their bodies so I make a conscious effort not to do it to myself.

You sound absolutely gorgeous tbh. I am the same; i always make sure to talk positively about myself in front of my children, even at their young ages. I would really hate for either of them to feel the way that I have felt about myself at points. Self-esteem and confidence starts in the home!

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worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:04

WestwardHo1 · 12/06/2026 20:00

This is hard when you've had a lifetime of absolutely hating your body, but I'll have a go. My strength and fitness I guess - at 51 I can still hike, ski, sail, ride my bike, body board, swim etc. I can eat what I want and as much as I want and never put on weight. I'm one of those people who others say "just eat a pie" to, and I have never been able to wear strapless dresses (they don't stay up) and my spine is curved from scoliosis. But my body lets me do fun exciting stuff. I have ok skin.

There. I had a go.

You sound like you're in great shape at 51!!! What's not to love? You have great skin and can still do all that. Amazing really. It sounds like you've looked after yourself really well. You should be proud

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worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 21:02

TheLoneliestSnail · 12/06/2026 20:21

I’ve spent most of my life battling with body dysmorphia. It’s nice for people to like their body but I honestly think it’s generally best not to evaluate its different features under the lens of what is conventionally attractive and try to view it in a neutral way.

Same here, I'm just so fed up of media telling me and every other women we aren't good enough if we don't have xyz feature. Or here is Kylie jenners breast implant size; now you need them!! I just thought id take a look at myself and pick something i like to feel good, and encourage others to do the same so they know that they're beautiful as they are, despite what the media says.

I would love to be able to not pick my body apart, but I do for the aforementioned reason. Only in recent months have I truly tried to accept myself and I think im getting there, but its a long road ahead.

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aurpod1980 · 12/06/2026 21:01

My face I’m on the tubby side but exceptionally beautiful - I’ve been told it since I was a child. I have big eyes and warm smile. I hate my belly!!

worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 20:59

GreyRooted · 12/06/2026 20:26

I think I agree. Reading these posts has made me sad (although happy for other posters), but I can’t think of anything I like about mine and as I’m chronically ill it lets me down in terms of strength and stamina too.

I'm gonna be honest and say I thought that I'd feel positive from this thread, but I'm just realising how ugly I am hahaha

Being chronically ill doesn't mean that you aren't beautiful. Id bet money that you have many admirable features

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worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 20:57

Squirrelchops1 · 12/06/2026 20:55

My skin tone. Although I'm blue eyed I'm naturally not pale, not quite olive but I tan very easily. In the depths of winter I stand out as not pale.
I uses to hate my legs but since ive been working out I like them a lot more.
Boobs are pretty impressive.
I really like my forearms

Damn would love to have a darker skin tone. I am white as paper, though I do tan fairly well.

Forearms is a good one! I like mine too

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worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 20:55

TheKittenswithMittens · 12/06/2026 20:49

My heart. I think without it, I would be done for.

That's a great point. Id say I wouldn't get very far without my brain but I'm not sure I've got one tbh

Even had to edit this comment, point proven

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Squirrelchops1 · 12/06/2026 20:55

My skin tone. Although I'm blue eyed I'm naturally not pale, not quite olive but I tan very easily. In the depths of winter I stand out as not pale.
I uses to hate my legs but since ive been working out I like them a lot more.
Boobs are pretty impressive.
I really like my forearms

worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 20:55

Dorothyperky · 12/06/2026 20:30

OP I'm going to tell you a story. I'm an ex model, my husband an ex international basketball player. We both got fat! He still loves me ( evidenced by wiping intimate parts last year when I was bed ridden and thought to be dying). So here's the thing from my late mother who married three times. If a man doesn't love you in two weeks, they won't. She was bloody right. We have the advantage of glamour, I think men need to work harder now we can out earn them. Fwiw I thought my son would get a Dolly, not so, his gf is a civil servant with a good job and definitely not a size 10!

I feel like you're going to end up being someone really famous. I can't believe I'm talking to a model right now. Makes me wonder how many famous people are on here 🤔

Honestly your husband sounds great, not many men would do something like that! And I think your mother was right to be honest. Someone's you just know in those early weeks if it's right or not; love at first sight as they say.

Aww well at least he's found someone who makes him happy! My mum always told me she thought that I would be a model when I was growing up. She said I had a "chocolate box face", and I never really knew what she meant. I never became a model as I'm 5'1 so was set up for failure to begin with lol

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Dorothyperky · 12/06/2026 20:51

@worldshottestmom bless you. You are doing well.

TheKittenswithMittens · 12/06/2026 20:49

My heart. I think without it, I would be done for.

worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 20:48

Carlie97 · 12/06/2026 20:36

My feet. They're big (size 8) and wide but they're tanned and I think look nice, however someone in my family regularly tells me I have horrible feet.

My eyes too.

Tell them they're adopted and thats why you have better feet than them.

I think most eyes are lovely honestly. Green and brown are my faves

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worldshottestmom · 12/06/2026 20:47

Dorothyperky · 12/06/2026 20:07

So @worldshottestmom I've got three GB athletes in my family. All love their food after starving for years! We have good genes. Our son is 6'6" and looks like Rene Lege Page from Bridgerton to the extent my friends said, 'oh don't watch that because it's looks like x!'
I think the most attractive gift is a smile. I'm the nutter on the bus. I even don't take taxis in London to be able to talk to people. We don't know if they've spoken to anyone else today.
There is always sex out there for women but for gods sake don't move them in unless they are wealthier than you. I like a c*ck but not a Cocklodger!
We just need to be aware of our worth. Go girls I say. X

Wow I feel like I'm talking to a celebrity now. I think this grants me authorisation to tell everybody I know that I am friends with a GB Olympic athlete.

Honestly, I hate my smile. I was neglected as a child ans had an ED and my teeth were subsequently destroyed. I have spent many years fixing them but still a long road ahead. I long for my dream smile one day.

Solid advice on the cocklodgers, hahaha. Known a fair few of them. The only way I'm ever moving a man into my house is if he is rich and about to die.

Girl power 4eva

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BettyJoanPerske · 12/06/2026 20:37

Carlie97 · 12/06/2026 20:36

My feet. They're big (size 8) and wide but they're tanned and I think look nice, however someone in my family regularly tells me I have horrible feet.

My eyes too.

Your family member is rude as fuck.

Carlie97 · 12/06/2026 20:36

My feet. They're big (size 8) and wide but they're tanned and I think look nice, however someone in my family regularly tells me I have horrible feet.

My eyes too.

motheroftwonotsolittleones · 12/06/2026 20:33

My boobs in a bra- they look great. But when I take my over the shoulder boulders holder off they're done to my waist! 😂 I like my neck and eyes. I very thin lips which do has just offered to pay for me to have done as the older I've got the worse they are. My nose is wonky and I have a big chin. Also my arse is flat and I have a tummy!!

Dorothyperky · 12/06/2026 20:30

OP I'm going to tell you a story. I'm an ex model, my husband an ex international basketball player. We both got fat! He still loves me ( evidenced by wiping intimate parts last year when I was bed ridden and thought to be dying). So here's the thing from my late mother who married three times. If a man doesn't love you in two weeks, they won't. She was bloody right. We have the advantage of glamour, I think men need to work harder now we can out earn them. Fwiw I thought my son would get a Dolly, not so, his gf is a civil servant with a good job and definitely not a size 10!