Aussie blogger reveals the truth behind her glam pregnancy photos

Sophie Cachia in glam mode ... and not so glam mode.
Sophie Cachia in glam mode ... and not so glam mode.  Photo: Instagram

If you believed everything you saw on Sophie Cachia's social media accounts, you'd think that the Aussie blogger has everything under control. In fact, with pictures of gorgeous hair, glowing skin, and top-notch outfits, you would think the 26-year-old is nailing her second pregnancy.

But after posting a particularly stunning picture of herself on Instagram, The Young Mummy decided to reveal the truth behind her photos.

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Telling her 149,000 Instagram followers that she felt as if she had deceived them, the Melbourne mum confessed, "I'd had a spray tan, one that's now manky. My hair was curled, it's now sweat-infested in a knotty bun. I had applied my 'glam' makeup look that takes 30 mins and I had big sunnies covering half my face."

She also said that the camera angle made her look thinner. "#instahubby worked some magic that day by nailing it with the first pic," she added.

Cachia went on to say that most of the time she is just like every other pregnant woman struggling with a huge bump.

Posting a collage of photos of herself looking less glamorous, she wrote, "I'm a 33 week pregnant extremely uncomfortable woman, one with furry teeth, I have a bikini line that I haven't seen for over a month … in desperate need of a good wax and owner [of] a smell of sweat that I can't quite figure out where it's coming from.

"This is me in all my swollen-cankles glory."

 

I feel like I deceived you all. I uploaded a photo of me looking pretty darn glamorous. And although I like that photo of myself, and I did put in effort to go out in the city looking 'nice' that day to perk myself up a bit - I feel like a lot of you misinterpreted me as a person. You see, there were a lot.. and I mean ALOT of comments... saying "wow you looking AMAZING" and "how do you look so good😍" But the ones that really didn't sit well with me were the "I wish I could look like you when pregnant 😩" NOW LADIEZ LISTEN UP! I'd had a spray tan, one that's now manky. My hair was curled, it's now sweat-infested in a knotty bun. I had applied my 'glam' makeup look that takes 30mins and I had big sunnies covering half my face. I also SOMEHOW looked thinner, especially than how I feel, but I think it was just the angles and #instahubby worked some magic that day by nailing it with the first pic. Now whilst I am only 26 and proud of the fact I sometimes make a lot of effort in my presentation, I do things like tan, makeup, hair etc quite regularly... THAT IS NOT ME EVERYDAY!!!! I can ASSURE you that 5/7 days a week, THIS IS ME 👆🏻 I'm a 33 week pregnant extremely uncomfortable woman, one with furry teeth, I have a bikini line that I haven't seen for over a month assumably in desperate need of a good wax and owner to a smell of sweat that I can't quite figure out where it's coming from. This is me in all my swollen-cankles glory. This is me doing my third load of washing wearing a bathers top & undies around the house because who needs clothes inside when you're pregnant. This is what Jaryd deals with on a daily basis and is somehow still trying to bang me every single day. Please don't say 'I wish I looked like you' because whilst I should take that as a compliment and I am grateful for your kindness, every person's body is different, everyone's pregnancy is different, and the LAST thing I ever want to seem like I am is the person who makes everything look OK all the time. We all know that's bullshit, true? 👉🏻EDIT: Me glammed up and going out is still "real". It's still the person I love being and the person that I am... I'm just saying that's not me everyday.

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Cachia also notes that she hates it when followers say that they wished they looked like her.

"Every person's body is different, everyone's pregnancy is different, and the LAST thing I ever want to seem like I am is the person who makes everything look OK all the time," she said.

"We all know that's bulls**t, true?"

The post attracted almost 14,000 likes and 500 comments, with many praising Cachia for her honesty.

One commented, "This is the best!! Even though I never commented on your flamed up post I saw a beautiful pregnant woman.

"What I see here is also a beautiful pregnant woman. I love your message. Be comfortable with who you are."