Nelly Furtado Shares Makeup-Free Bikini Photos as She Celebrates Body Positivity: 'New Levels of Self-Love'

Mar. 15, 2025

Nelly Furtado.Photo:Nelly Furtado, Instagram

Nelly Furtado, Instagram

Nelly Furtadois ignoring the popular “New Year, New Me” mantra!

On Sunday, Jan. 5, the singer, 46,shared two photos of herself on Instagramwearing a bright orange bikini alongside an inspiring caption discussing the idea of having a “body neutral 2025.”

“HAVE A BODY NEUTRAL 2025, 😉, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, LOVE WITH EVERY INCH OF YOUR HEART ♥️,” Furtado wrote. “THANKS FOR ALL THE MEMORIES THIS YEAR 🙏🏼.”

“This year I became aware of the aesthetic pressure of my work in a brand new way, while simultaneously I experienced new levels of self-love and genuine confidence from within,” the “Maneater” singer continued, reflecting on 2024.

Furtado said she’s “never had” cosmetic surgery on her face or body “besides for veneers on the top row of my teeth” and hasn’t received “face or lip injections or fillers of any kind.” However, she’s had to “pursue some legal action” against business owners selling services online “based on selling health and beauty myths about me.”

Furtado posted photos of her posing in a bikini on Instagram on Jan. 5.Nelly Furtado, Instagram

“The day before photo shoots and red carpets, I drink a lot of water and sleep on my back,” Furtado said, revealing more beauty secrets.

“Sometimes on the red carpet or at photo shoots my makeup artist uses face tape to give my eyes, skin and makeup more lift,” she continued. “Sometimes my stylist uses body tape to give a certain look to different silhouettes. Body makeup can also sometimes be contoured to achieve a certain look.”

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Furtado shared body positive message alongside her bikini snaps.Nelly Furtado, Instagram

“Makeup can do magical things!” Furtado wrote, before stating that her latest bikini photos were unedited and she was wearing “no makeup” in the shots.

She concluded, “My New Year’s message for 2025, is express yourself freely, celebrate your individuality and know that it’s perfectly OK to be OK with what you see in the mirror and it’s also OK to want something different.”

Furtado speaking onstage at the 2024 JUNO Awards in Nova Scotia in March 2024.Cindy Ord/Getty

Cindy Ord/Getty

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The post comes after Furtado revealed onAlex Cooper’sCall Her Daddypodcastin November 2024, that she feels “most confident” in her 40s.

“It’s a very fun time in my life. I feel most confident now, I had the 40s glow-up,” the singer said.

“I just feel like me, I had time to work on my inner life,” she added.

source: people.com