Lisa Ray, who recently opened up about battling body image issues as a teenager and is a cancer survivor, just won over Instagram with a no-filter selfie of hers.
Sharing a no-makeup image of herself, the actress titled the image: "That's me at 47, free and unfiltered. Do we have the courage to be seen as we are? I did not when I was younger," read an excerpt from the caption of her post. Elaborating on her point, Lisa Ray wrote a few words about "self-worth" and how the perception of beauty lies within the self: "Not everyone will recognize your worth, but love your skin and the stories it tells, your experiences, your essence-know your worth woman! And the world will reflect back your radiance. (And if it doesn't, f*** it. You're lovable and perfect regardless)."
Earlier this year, at the launch event of her autobiography Close To The Bone, Lisa Ray opened up about feeling "insecure" about her appearance when she was just 16. "...I am most comfortable in my skin now than ever before. Ironically, I think I am most attractive at 47 rather than when I was 16-years-old. Of course, I had a great body but I had so distorted view of my body that I felt so ugly and insecure all the time."