LeAnn Rimes has thanked fans for their support after she posed naked to reveal the extent of her psoriasis battle.
The How Do I Live singer was hailed a hero after sharing a photo of herself sitting on grass while completely naked putting on show the red patches covering her body due to the skin condition, which also affects stars like Kim Kardashian.
Addressing the positive reaction to her photo, LeAnn said in her Instagram stories: ‘I just wanted to come on here and say thank you so much for the overwhelming outpouring of love.
‘It has been quite an activating day I have to say, to sit in all of this and to allow myself to be seen so deeply.’
She added: ‘I know there’s so many out there who relate to this and relate to me, and I relate to you and everything you’re going through.
‘Just know that you are not alone and that was my main reason for wanting to share so vulnerably because I know so many people are struggling and do struggle with psoriasis and so many other things. I wanted to share in our humanness.
‘Just you know you are loved and you are worthy, as I tell myself over and over again. Just thank you for the love.’
In her original post, LeAnn explained that it was important for her to raise awareness for the skin condition on World Psoriasis Day.
‘So much of my journey, both personally and within my creations, my new chant record and podcast coming out soon, has been excavating pieces that I’ve been hiding and bringing them to the light,’ the singer explained in the caption.
LeAnn continued: ‘It’s been and still is a journey of allowing them out and welcoming and reintegrating those fragments back into wholeness. Music has been my gift, and why I’m here. But I want to give a voice to these other pieces of me. And I want to give a voice to what so many other people are going through.
‘This is finally my time to be unabashedly honest about what psoriasis is and what it looks like.’
She concluded: ‘You know when you say something you’ve been holding in for so long, and it’s such a sigh of relief? That’s what these photos are to me.
‘I needed this. My whole body—my mind, my spirit—needed this desperately.’
Showering LeAnne with praise, one follower replied: ‘LeAnn – I am so proud of you. I saw this photo and immediately got goosebumps. You’ve broken free. You’re flying. LOVE YOU!’
One fan who also has the condition said: ‘I suddenly feel less ashamed of my psoriasis.’
Another commented: ‘You’re a true role model for girls. I’m sharing your power with my daughters❤️❤️❤️ Now I know why you’ve always been our favorite.’
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