GMA star Ginger Zee has apologized and deleted a photo of herself wearing just a sports bra, opening up about her insecurities.
The star shared her reasoning for removing the photo and reposted her caption about her physical insecurities.
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On Friday, Ginger, 41, shared an apology after deleting the scantily clad snap in a post praising her body.
She shared screenshots of the original caption in place of the post, which detailed her insecurities.
The meteorologist kicked off the post with: “A medical professional told me my post earlier that included photos was not helpful.
“I apologize. That said, so many of you commented and thanked me, I wanted to make sure the words lived on. So my post about being imperfect…was imperfect in itself.”
The post read: “Gratitude for my body. It’s the toughest to achieve for me but I am committed to working on it.
“Fought a cold this week, haven’t slept well, bloated and feeling the difference in age. When I step on the treadmill I sometimes force myself to not wear a shirt so I can see my belly. To obsess over it. Never arms or legs. Belly. Always belly.”
It ended: “No matter how strong I get in my mental health, the irong grip of body issues is the one that won’t let go. I took these photos yesterday. then didn’t post because I didn’t want this to come off wrong. People are suffering and starving and I’m staring at my BELLY?!
“I’m 41. Hips are thicker, belly is thicker. I try to avoid processed food but this week I just wanted a few f**king crackers & a bite of cookie cake. I want this post to be inspiring. I want to say I’ve accepted myself fully. But I’m not there yet. I’m at least at the point where I can share these thoughts that I know so many others have so we can get it out in the open. That’s what I’ve done with depression and it works.”
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Ginger went on: “Create a community of healing.
“I know I’m privileged to be able to walk on a treadmill, to walk in general, to have crackers and cookie cake. I know so many would be so happy to have body. And while body positivity is all the rage, the obsession with being thin is concurrently rampant.”
She ended her message: “This is a process and an evolution. This morning I had the thought: I just wish I could start over. Start fresh at work, start fresh with my body image… but then I wouldn’t be me. And the me I am now I am genuinely proud of and wouldn’t want to change.”
THE REACTION
Fans were, for the most part, kind in the comments.
One wrote; “YOU. ARE. PHENOMENAL.”
Someone else chimed in: “I love your honesty. I think that a very high percentage of women posting imperfections at kind of full of shit IF they say they are FULLY comfortable with themselves. It’s like this ADDED pressure that now you have to also do the work of being public about your self acceptance and you being honest about not accepting yourself is bad. I love your honesty.”
A third commenter wrote: “Thank you for sharing.”
Someone else added: “I’m a medical professional too, and I thought your earlier post was fine. It just shows that you as a celebrity, have the same imperfections and insecurities like the rest of us, and that is completely OK.”
A fourth fan wrote: “The fact that someone as physically active and in shape as you are can still have body image issues is immensely helpful to the rest of us.”
Another chimed in: “ou shouldn’t have to apologize for the way you feel. That’s the problem today, everyone has a problem with everything. No. You be proud of you.”
LOVING ZEE ATTENTION
Recently, fans ripped Ginger, accusing her of “loving attention.”
She responded to the accusation, turning the negative into a positive.
The star shared footage that showed her pulling out her hair extension on air after ABC7 Mornings anchor Reggie Aqui told the TV star that he wanted to dress like her for Halloween.
One viewer claimed that the GMA host “loves attention”.
Ginger hit back: “I dooooooo! Happy Tuesday.”
In a post shared on her Instagram Stories, she added: “Since when is liking attention a bad thing???”
Ginger asked her fans: “Don’t we all want purpose and attention and LOVE?”
She said that she wants to “stop” the negativity that surrounds the word “attention”.
Viewers described the moment involving Zee and Aqui as “great” and “awesome”.
One said: “Omg, so funny. Why I just adore you.”
Another simply penned: “Hysterical”, while a third branded the reporters’ exchange “so cool”.
Ginger also revealed that she doesn’t wear her extensions every day.
She added: “On the days I do… can’t wait to take them out lol.”
One viewer said he didn’t know that Zee sported hair extensions.
He gushed: “WoW Ginger we never knew – you still have gorgeous hair.”
Ginger revealed that she will not be starring on Wednesday’s edition of GMA as she’s delivering a talk on mental health.
Fellow meteorologist and pal Brittany Bell is standing in for her.
Meteorologists Danielle Breezy, Jason Adams, and Cruz Medina are among the journalists who have wished Bell luck.
Jason, a meteorologist for ABC affiliate WFTS in Tampa, said: “Killin it, Brittany! We’ve both come a long way from our Arkansas days.”
OPENING UP
Ginger is talking about mental health – just days after she told her Instagram fans that eleven years ago she was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
She candidly spoke about her struggles with anorexia and battles with depression.
In a social media video, Ginger said: “Just because you don’t see something physically wrong with someone doesn’t mean that they are well.”
She added: “Healing is constant maintenance…[it is a] lifelong workout of your brain.”
Fans rushed to praise Ginger for her openness, with one saying: “Love your transparency.”
Another added: “Thanks for showing this to others to give them strength and courage for another day.
“Keep this up not only for yourself and your family but for countless others that may have this same state of mind that may need these words of encouragement.”
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