I have a chubby body - I’m learning to love it in a bikini, it takes time but I still show up on the beach

A WOMAN with a chubby body has shared her life journey as she learns to love her curvy shape in a bikini.

It hasn't always been easy, she said, and it can take time but she has vowed she will not let it stop her from showing up on the beach.

Victoria (@victoria.valentinoo) has over 10,000 followers and another 299,000 likes on her TikTok.

Her platform is all about "self-love," and "body positivity," and she certainly advocated that in her post.

She posted her video from a sundrenched sandy location, crowded with beachgoers.

But she did not demonstrate any negative body imaging.

Instead, this New Yorker oozed body positivity and that attitude has both inspired and reassured her followers.

One was so moved she had this to say: “This made me feel one hundred percent better about my body, thanks.”

In her video, Victoria posed on the beach wearing a red shoestring bikini.

She beamed widely as she captioned her video: “Showing my chubby body in different angles – bikini version.”

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She gave viewers a very happy thumbs up.

Then she stood up and gave a full-length view of her bikini body.

“Learning to love it all through time and patience," she said.

Some commenters were overwhelmed by Victoria's post.

“I’m crying you are so perfect," wrote one.

Another sought comfort in her video: “It’s so refreshing to see someone with the same body as me and you look absolutely stunning.”

Finally, gratitude came from this viewer: “Omg you are so pretty. Thank you. You have given me the confidence to post my body in a bikini.”