Gracie Bon, a Panamanian OnlyFans model and social media star, has recently shared before and after pictures of her body transformation in response to negative comments and speculation. Known for her commanding presence on Instagram, where she has amassed 6.8 million followers, the 27-year-old has faced scrutiny regarding whether she surgically or cosmetically altered her body. Gracie asserts that she is proud of her body and that it is “WHAT GOD GAVE” her.
Addressing Speculation and Body Shaming
Gracie Bon has directly addressed the speculation and body shaming she has encountered online. In a post last month, she shared a before picture, highlighting that even when her body looked different, she still faced judgment. “WHAT GOD GAVE ME👑 you can clearly see in the first picture how my ‘natural’ body looked and GUESS WHAT in that time they looked at me strangely and got body shamed too because I look different and dress differently,” she wrote. She questioned why her size should dictate what she can wear or whether she can go outside without facing ridicule.
Gracie made it clear that she is no longer ashamed of her curves and refuses to hate her body because others do. “So because I’m a plus size girl I cannot wear whatever I want and go outside? Sorry I’m not ashamed anymore of my curves and I’ll not hate my body because you hate it‼️some of you normalise hating on girls for nothing, just for being themselves. mind you, the thighs match,” she continued. She also criticized the tendency to normalize hating on women for simply being themselves.
Her Weight Loss Journey
Gracie Bon has openly discussed her weight loss journey, emphasizing that it began with self-love and a desire to take care of her body. She said her journey “started with loving [her] 300 pounds body,” and that meant taking care of it, pushing her to shed some weight. She revealed that she decided to make a change due to health concerns and personal reasons. “I wanted to take care of it and decided to save myself, I didn’t like my knee pain, not being able to breath properly or rejection from my ex-partner at that time so I did everything possible to lose weight,” she wrote in an Instagram post.
Following her weight loss, Gracie underwent surgery to remove excess skin. “After losing weight, I removed some of the extra skin with surgeries.” She clarified that her decision was motivated by a desire to improve her health and well-being.
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Challenging Beauty Standards and Promoting Body Positivity
Gracie Bon actively promotes body positivity and challenges conventional beauty standards. She emphasizes that health and fitness are not solely defined by being skinny. “Being skinny does not make you healthy; Not even being fit makes you superior… we all have our times, processes and no one knows the condition or health status of an overweight person,” she added. She encourages empathy and understanding, recognizing that everyone's journey is unique. “Every journey is unique. Always show love and empathy to others, everyone is fighting a battle you may not understand.”
Addressing Cosmetic Surgery Speculation
Despite her transparency about weight loss and skin removal surgery, Gracie Bon continues to face speculation about other cosmetic procedures, including butt lifts (BBL), lip injections, fillers, breast implants, and Botox. Comments like, “Are you sure it’s not BBL (Brazilian Butt Lift)? Show old pics,” and “Nobody hates your body. They hate that you try to spin it like you didn’t alter it and then try to get sympathy” frequently appear on her posts.
While she has not directly addressed all the specific speculations, Gracie has stated that she has never had surgery on her face. “How life changes when you start loving yourself. Happy to have you who have seen all my evolution and also those who criticise and wish to be me. And no, I have never had face surgery,” she said in January, as quoted by Mirror.
Advocacy for Body Inclusivity
Gracie Bon's advocacy extends beyond personal acceptance to broader issues of body inclusivity. After facing difficulties with airplane seat sizes, she became a vocal advocate for larger seats. Speculation about her having a BBL spiked when she revealed that she couldn’t fit her derriere in an airplane seat. “Buying two airplane seats don’t fix my problem. Airplanes are too small for big people. It’s 2024, bodies are changing, so planes should too. I won’t lose my b-t to fit on a plane. So give me another solution or just make the seats bigger,” read the text on the clip.
She even purchased her own plane to address the issue. In another video where she complained about airplane seats being too small, she said in a petition to all airlines, “It’s not my fault I have an a- this big. Please just make them bigger.” She later shared an update, saying she found her own solution to the problem by buying her own plane to travel around in. “I just bought my first plane. The airlines won’t make their seats bigger, so I decided to take matters into my own hands,” she said, according to Marca. In the past, Gracie said in a petition to all airlines: “It’s not my fault I have an a- this big. Please just make [seats] bigger”
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Addressing Body Shaming in Public
Gracie Bon has also spoken out against body shaming in public spaces. Earlier this year, she said her trip to Disneyland was “ruined by all the people [who] were making fun of the size of [her] body” The content creator also made headlines in the month of April when she shared a video about people making her uncomfortable while she was at Disneyland. At the time, she revealed that she was there at the amusement park in Paris, France, to make some fun memories with her siblings. But the entire time, she felt people were staring and ogling at her due to the way she looked.
She recounted an experience at Disneyland Paris where she felt targeted and ridiculed for her size. “I was at Disneyland today,” she went on to say in the clip uploaded on June 3. “I wanted to have fun with my siblings, but our day was ruined by all the people [who] were making fun of the size of my body,” she continued. “And the worst part is that they teach their kids to do the same. They kept taking photos of me, they gave me bad looks all the time or just kept laughing at me.”
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