I’m a 37-year-old mom with natural curves – I’m encouraging ladies to ‘wear the bikini’, who cares what men think
BIKINIS are for everybody, but many people are afraid to wear such revealing swimsuits.
One woman is on a mission to reverse years of negative stigma by showing off her bodacious beach body.
The naturally-curvy mom, Shelby Goodrich Eckard (@pcossupportgirl), took to TikTok to encourage her followers.
On a sunny outdoor deck, Eckard lip-synched to a viral sound clip, using it to drive her message home.
First, she stood with the neck of her bikini just visible. Showing the triangle top, she mouthed, “Ladies. Wear the bikini.”
When Eckard propped her phone up and stood at a distance, she revealed a glittering, sequin-covered two-piece.
“What’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen?” she asked, rolling her eyes a little.
She proposed the worst-case scenario: “Somebody you don’t want to have sex with doesn’t think your body looks good?”
She dismissed the notion with a four-letter word.
“F**k out of here,” Eckard said via the sound clip, flipping her hair out of her face with glamour and sass.
Her followers were immediately on-board with the message and Eckard’s diva style.
“That is THE CUTEST SUIT,” wrote one enthusiastic fan. “And YOU look AMAZING!”
Another was more low-key in her gratitude.
“Thank you for this encouragement,” the thankful follower wrote.
Some viewers reached out to tell Eckard her message was spreading far and wide.
One woman said her husband had overheard Eckard’s video, and chimed in with “Yeah! What she said!”
In turn, the viewer added a bikini to her shopping list.
She wasn’t alone – several people begged Eckard for information on where to purchase a similar bikini.
“You look outstanding,” an impressed admirer wrote.
Other women were already on board with Eckard’s campaign.
“I just treated myself to a bikini for the first time in over two decades,” a woman confessed.
“I’ve never had a bikini,” another mused. “Maybe I should.”
But one person did disagree with Eckard – a man who chimed in with a good reason to skip wearing a two-piece.
“Um, sunburn,” he wrote. But he added some silly emojis to show he was kidding, then added, “Keep rocking it girl!”