BEING a female and having body hair continues to be a big talking point.
But one person who has learnt to accept having lots of body hair is Millie Mclay.
She has revealed that her hairy arms have sparked conversation amongst others – but now wants to campaign for body hair becoming more socially acceptable.
Millie uploaded a video to her 1.2 million followers and captioned it: “Why don’t men have to shave?”
In the video, Millie is wearing a tight orange dress which shows off her arms and legs.
The camera then does a close up on her arms which shows off lots of hair.
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She wrote: “I wish somebody would have told me body hair is normal on any gender.”
“The f’kn pressure we were under to be smooth 24/7. Body hair is natural.”
In the comments section she asked her followers: “Do you feel pressure to shave in summer?!”
And hundreds of people rushed to the comments section to share their thoughts.
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One wrote: “My ex used to ask me to shave my arms.”
Another added: “I remember shaving my arms for years because I was told they were ‘too much.’”
A third said: “I was bullied for having loads of hair everywhere even by my ‘bff’ but one day I just did not care, now I feel free.”
A fourth wrote: “I knew I finally grew up when I stopped being self conscious about random hairs on my body.”
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