Lena Dunham proudly flaunts cellulite

Lena Dunham has shared an empowering post thanking US Glamour magazine for including her - 'cellulite' and all - on the cover of their latest issue.

"Today this body is on the cover of a magazine that millions of women will read, without photoshop, my thigh on full imperfect display," the Girls star writes proudly.

She added: "Thank you to the women in Hollywood (and on Instagram!) leading the way, inspiring and normalizing the female form in EVERY form, and thank you to @glamourmag for letting my cellulite do the damn thing on news stands everywhere today [sic]."

The 30-year-old explained that how when she was growing up, people would criticise the way she looked, and that she's finally learnt to embrace her body.

"I was told, in no uncertain terms, that I was f*****g funny looking. Potbelly, rabbit teeth, knock knees - I could never seem to get it right and it haunted my every move," she says.

"My body isn't fair game. No one's is, no matter their size, color, gender identity, and there's a place for us all in popular culture to be recognized as beautiful [sic]."

She then went on to say she refused to let body shamers get her down: "Haters are gonna have to get more intellectual and creative with their disses in 2017 because none of us are going to be scared into muumuus by faceless basement dwellers."

You tell 'em, sister!

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Also on the cover are Lena's co-stars Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Allison Williams, who recently wrapped the sixth and final season of the show.

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