Why I Refuse to Hide My “Unflattering” Fitting Room Photos—And the Powerful Message Behind Them

Let’s be real: who hasn’t felt like a potato under changing room lights, wishing for an instant “photoshop me” button? Not Georgie Clarke—she’s had enough, and lucky for us, she’s bringing everybody along for a glorious reality check.

Redefining Beauty, One Unfiltered Photo at a Time

At just 25, Georgie Clarke has stepped up as a bold spokesperson for the body positive movement. With over 661,000 followers on Instagram, she regularly posts “before and after” pictures showing the mysterious transformation that happens between “posed” perfection and, well, real life. But here’s the twist: instead of hiding “unflattering” moments, she puts them front and center—flaws, funny angles, funky lighting and all.

Rather than shy away from reality, Georgie urges all women to embrace and love their bodies as they are. Her approach is not about chasing a fleeting ideal. Instead, it’s all about appreciating our bodies for surviving, thriving, and, you know, existing—cellulite, lumps, bumps, and muffin-top moments included.

It’s the Moments That Matter (Not the Tummy Rolls)

For Georgie, what truly counts are the memories we make—not the way our stomach contorts while shoveling sand with a niece. She recently posted a photo on the beach, hunched over with her niece, building a sandcastle. Her stomach wasn’t sucked in. Her body wasn’t “optimized” for social media. In her own words, the first time she saw this vacation photo, she couldn’t help but fixate on how “horrible” her stomach looked, spending over an hour feeling bad about it.

But then came a turning point. Georgie decided to reframe the narrative. “This is a memory of me and my niece,” she explained. “I’ll remember the years we built sandcastles together in Spain. I don’t want her to look at this photo and have all the negative body thoughts I had. So instead of hiding this photo as I would have before, I share it proudly.”

Exposing the Illusion: The Fitting Room Reality Check

This isn’t a one-off. Georgie regularly posts comparison shots, showing how something as basic as posture and lighting can vary wildly, distorting reality. Most recently, she’s shared photos from inside the dreaded fitting rooms—the place where self-esteem goes to die, thanks to questionable lighting and mirrors that would make anyone gasp, “Oh no, do I really look like that?”

In these photos, Georgie doesn’t hide the cellulite on her thighs or the ill-fitting clothes she tries on. On the contrary, she uses them to highlight society’s absurd beauty norms. She writes openly about how tough it is to see ourselves any other way under this suspicious lighting and those less-than-kind mirrors. How many of us haven’t felt personally victimized by a shop’s fluorescent strip lights?

The Power in Refusing to Hide

Georgie’s message is simple but radical: all bodies are beautiful. Yet, society tells us we must eat a certain way, hold ourselves at the right angles, and generally be on permanent alert lest someone catch us off-guard and, heaven forbid, unflattering. Georgie’s honesty is refreshing—she admits that her former self would have been deeply affected by these kinds of photos, her day completely ruined. But now? She’s done with hiding, and encourages us to drop those old complexes too.

• She’s transparent about her experience, breaking the spell of harmful beauty standards.
• She highlights how fleeting and distorted “perfection” is, especially under harsh dressing room lights.
• She calls on women everywhere to share memories, not just “flattering” angles.

In the end, Georgie Clarke’s stand is a rallying cry to love ourselves in the unfiltered, raw, real moments. Next time you find yourself in a changing room, fighting with weirdly cut jeans under neon lights, remember: it’s not you. It’s the lighting—and maybe, just maybe, it’s time to flaunt that reality. Let’s forget the complexes, one honest photo at a time.