Nelly Furtado is entering the new year with an empowering message. On Sunday, the Canadian singer took to Instagram to share a “body neutral” message for 2025 with her fans, and dispel any myths about appearance.
The 46-year-old mother of three shared two unedited photos of herself proudly posing in a bright orange bikini along with a lengthy message about her evolving relationship with her appearance.
“This year I became aware of the aesthetic pressure of my work in a brand new way, while simultaneously I experienced new levels of self-love and genuine confidence from within,” Furtado wrote. The “Say It Right” singer added that she took legal action “against a few charlatans online selling health and beauty myths” using her likeness.
“For whoever cares, I have never had any face or body surgeries or augmentation, besides for veneers on the top row of my teeth quite recently,” she wrote.
Furtado said she hasn’t had any face or lip filler “so far” but does have a facialist who she has trusted for more than 20 years.
Aside from drinking plenty of water and sleeping on her back before photoshoots a red carpet appearances, Furtado said she sometimes relies on a tried and true Hollywood beauty trick: Face tape.
“Sometimes on the red carpet or at photo shoots my makeup artist uses face tape to give my eyes, skin and makeup more lift,” she wrote.
Face tape has been a beauty hack for Hollywood makeup artists for decades as non-surgical way to temporarily lift the face. Strategically placed tape can be placed at the temples to lift the eyes and brows for the perfect cat-eye or to help lift and sculpt the cheeks and jawline. Lady Gaga, Bella Hadid and Chrissy Teigen are a few A-list celebs who have relied on face tape to alter their appearance on the red carpet.
“Sometimes my stylist uses body tape to give a certain look to different silhouettes. Body makeup can also sometimes be contoured to achieve a certain look,” she continued. “Makeup can do magical things ! So can great eyebrows! So can a great hairstylist! So can great underthings!”
The star says she’s also learned to embrace her body.
“I have spider veins and they remind me of my mom and aunties and life so I think that’s why I haven’t parted with them so far,” she wrote.
Furtado encouraged her followers to step into the New Year with confidence. “…Express yourself freely, celebrate your individuality and know that it’s perfectly OK to be OK with what you see in the mirror and it’s also OK to want something different.”
The post earned praise from fans and followers who thanked the star for being candid about beauty and body image.
“Wish more celebrities would explain the tricks of the trade to both women old and young…,” a follower wrote. “As a nearly 40-year-old woman who knows these things, I still find myself wishing for body standards that are impossible to achieve by even those who appear to have them. I wonder what would have happened if more celebrities spoke out as I was growing up.”
“You’re amazing Nelly, thank you for teaching us such an important lesson,” another added. “You’re beautiful the way you are, and it is even more beautiful seeing you love and embrace yourself publicly the way you’re doing it.”
“Hats off for this honest post!” someone echoed. “And respect for embracing your natural self and giving us a glimpse of such a genuine part of yourself. Authenticity has always been one of your greatest qualities.”
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