Tyra Banks celebrates her 'fuller' figure on 48th birthday in body-positive message

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By Nika Shakhnazarova

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Tyra Banks is ringing in her 48th birthday with a little bit of self-love.

The Dancing with the Stars host and former model celebrated her special day with a trio of sultry pictures of herself in a black one-piece bathing suit.

"It's my BIRTHDAY! And every year this BODY of mine keeps changing," she wrote alongside the images. "My body of work and my body ody ody," she continued in her caption, referencing Megan Thee Stallion's song 'Body'.

"My body is fuller. And so is my mind," the model continued, before wishing a happy birthday "to all my fellow Sagittarius out there."

"Here's to growing together, in more ways than one. TyTy," she added.

Fellow supermodel Heidi Klum was among those wishing Banks a happy birthday, while commenters praised the star for "sharing the important message that our bodies are changing, which is normal."

"We shouldn't beat ourselves up, but it's comforting seeing your post and it helps me getting those negative thoughts away," one person wrote.

"No matter your size you're always beautiful," added another fan. "Fuller in mind, body and soul is the goal!" agreed curve model Liris Crosse.

Last year Banks opened up about gaining weight after posing for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2019.

 

"I am 25 pounds heavier than I was on the cover of a very famous swimsuit magazine that came out last year," she told Food Diaries by Harper's Bazaar, citing her busy schedule.

"So it's like when you're tired and you're working hard, you just go to this fast food and this fast food and this fast food, and you compare the burgers. So I'm 30 pounds heavier, and it'll come off one day. But not today."

"I have a very interesting relationship with food. I have to say that it is one of the most important things in my life," she went on.

"A lot of my personal life, and the things that I like to do and my hobby is food: finding new restaurants, doing a challenge where I can’t go to the same restaurant again for six months, finding food festivals. I love a supper club. It is a true, very important thing to me."

Featured image credit: Steve Mack / Alamy