Former Strictly Come up Dancing star Maisie Smith has been praised for showing off her 'thunder thighs' in a body positivity video.

The 21-twelvemonth-former actress, best known for her role as Tiffany on EastEnders, took to TikTok to trip the light fantastic along to viral hitting Victoria's Cloak-and-dagger past Jax. In the prune she wore a silver cord bikini as she danced on the edge of a pool.

She kicked the water equally the lyrics "I wish somebody would've told me that thighs of thunder meant normal human thighs" played in the groundwork. The video continued every bit it shared a series of snaps of Maisie in curt wear showing off her 'thunder thighs'.

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Maisie captioned the mail, referring to the song, every bit she said: "I experience like this sound was made for me." Fans were quick to compliment her.

Mimi said: "Y'all literally fabricated me look at my legs in a completely different way because you look So GOOD. I dear y'all for that."

Some other user said: "You're beautiful don't alter for anyone but yourself." Meanwhile, Aliyah said: "It was actually YOU that made me realise having larger thighs is beautiful, thank you."

Maisie was praised for showing off her body

Maisie was praised for showing off her torso

The extra has been open up most her relationship with her trunk, adding that she's always "hated her legs" and has "experienced a lot of self hatred" in the past over her looks. But final yr her confidence improved after appearing on the ITV trip the light fantastic testify.

Back in 2020, she uploaded a series of images to her Instagram taken from a multifariousness of unlike angles. She wrote: "The past few years I've been VERY insecure about my legs. I covered them up as much possible.

"No matter how many people told me "cellulite is natural.. everyone has it.." I notwithstanding hated them. It's taken me a while simply I'm starting to have these aspects of myself that I've e'er seen every bit 'flaws'. I wore gym shorts (out of the house) for the Showtime fourth dimension a couple of months ago and I was then so proud of myself. I wish I could I say that I LOVE my body but I'grand yet working on that."

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