Mar Ortiz is one of the stars of US reality show Big Women: Big Love. As well as giving a voice to curvier ladies, she’s a proud Latina and aspiring singer.
She is, she says, a ‘curvy girl in a superficial world’.
Earlier this week, she posted a black and white selfie, showing off her love handles, to her Facebook page.
It’s clearly struck a chord, as it’s now been shared over 31,000 times and liked almost three times as much.
Alongside the picture, she explains how someone recently told her she was losing weight and how the comment surprised her.
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