'You're real as f**k': Chrissy Teigen is praised by fans after posting snap of stretch marks on her upper thighs 

She's always been upfront and honest with her fans.

So Chrissy Teigen showed off her post-baby body in all its glory on Thursday as she shared an untouched snap of the stretch marks on her leg. 

Captioned 'Whatevs', the 31-year-old model proved she wasn't fazed by the change in her figure, as fans praised her for being 'real'.

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Proud parents:She welcomed daughter Luna nine months ago with husband John Legend. And Chrissy Teigen showed off her post-baby body in all its glory on Thursday

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Chrissy Teigen has got killer pins so it's no surprise she wants to show them off at every opportunity and back in November last year she did just that at the American Music Awards.

The model and all round beautiful person looked incredible in this super sexy gown by Yousef Akbar, a Sydney based designer. It may have a demure high neck and long sleeves but the waist high split is anything but.

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Inspired by the shot, one fan tweeted: 'you're real as f**k. thanks for reminding everyone that not everyone is 100% flawless (even tho you are and stuff).'

Others praised the Sports Illustrated star for posting the unedited picture, with one fan claiming it had helped her with her body confidence. 

The fan tweeted: 'thank u so much for this omg i grew up hating my body bc of my stretch marks nd had no representation of women w visible stretch marks :( [sic].'

Untouched: Captioned 'Whatevs', the 31-year-old model shared an untouched snap of the stretch marks on her leg and proved she wasn't fazed by the change in her figure

Tipsy: Chrissy joked that she shared the pictures because of the wine she had consumed, but also explained that she liked the patterns her stretch marks made 

Praised: Fans took to Twitter to thank Chrissy for sharing the snap 

Others added: 'THANK YOU. Normalizing things like stretch marks and cellulite in the public eye is so so important. Thank you.  

'girl I got em there too. You had a baby..like delivered a human to this world so you earned em.

'You are now forever my hero. I love you for being real. Thank you.

'god bless you, never change.'

Proud of her body: In 2015 she showed off the marks on her legs in a snap she captioned: 'Bruises from bumping kitchen drawer handles for a week. Stretchies say hi!'

Candid: Speaking on Meredith Vieira, Chrissy explained the thought process behind it, noting: 'I think we forgot what normal people look like now'

Chrissy has shared unedited pictures of her stretch marks before. 

In 2015 she showed off the marks on her legs in a snap she captioned: 'Bruises from bumping kitchen drawer handles for a week. Stretchies say hi!' 

Speaking on Meredith Vieira, she explained the thought process behind it, noting: 'I think we forgot what normal people look like now.'  

Proud: Chrissy proudly showed off the changes to her figure after pregnancy 

Happy families: The couple conceived through IVF, and Chrissy controversially announced they had specifically chosen to have a daughter

Chrissy welcomed her first child with husband John Legend in April 2016. 

The couple conceived through IVF, and Chrissy controversially announced they had specifically chosen to have a daughter. 

She told People magazine that she hand-picked a female embryo during in vitro fertilization in order to ensure that she and her husband would have a daughter.

'I've made this decision...Not only am I having a girl, I picked the girl from her little embryo. I picked her and was like, "Let's put in the girl,"' she explained of her thought process. 

Yummy mummy: Chrissy defended her decision to choose her baby's gender 

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