You received’t discover Facetuned photographs on House and Away star Ada Nicodemou’s social media channels – and there’s a actually essential cause for that.

On this planet of movie star, it’s commonplace for celebs to change their look, and the observe frequently results in epic fails.

Consider Lena Dunham mysteriously lacking an arm, or impossibly skinny fashions, courtesy of overzealous digital modifying.

Celebs from Kim Kardashian to Beyoncé have been accused of distorting their photographs in pursuit of the proper picture.

However in terms of her social media, House and Away star Ada Nicodemou is loud and proud about maintaining it actual.

Main the way in which with openness and honesty

For the sceptics, her Instagram account carries a disclaimer: “My photographs are actual, no Photoshop, no Facetune.”

“I feel it’s essential that each photograph I put up is simply me,” the actress, 43, says.

“It’s essential for individuals who comply with me to know that I don’t sit there touching up. I would use the odd filter, or lighten one thing. But it surely’s simply me and I feel we needs to be placing up actual photographs. I feel it’s essential for teenagers to see that.”

Nicodemou is equally upfront concerning the rewards of her posts, and makes some extent of revealing paid model ambassadorships resembling Nature’s Method Magnificence Collagen dietary supplements.

“I used to be utilizing the product previous to being an envoy for them so it was a extremely pure match,” she says.

“Completely I inform folks that I’m being paid for posts, and I don’t apologise for being paid for posts. It’s a enterprise. We earn money from it.

“However I would like individuals to know that I’ve made cash from it and I additionally select the work I do as nicely, so I’ve acquired to consider within the product and it’s acquired to suit with my picture and what I’m into. So I’ve made some extent of all the time disclosing that.”

‘There are such a lot of unattainable pictures on the market’

Whereas Ada is comfy navigating social media for herself, she appreciates how arduous it may be for fogeys elevating children within the digital age.

“It’s a extremely troublesome time, isn’t it? Clearly having a son (eight-year-old Johnas) is a special problem,” she says.

“It’s tougher for younger ladies; there are such a lot of unattainable pictures on the market and so they’re not actual, we don’t seem like that.

“How do you educate your daughters that it’s not all about how they give the impression of being, and to cease pulling different individuals down for a way they give the impression of being?

“Magazines are beginning to use Photoshop much less. I feel there’s a motion in opposition to all that now, we’re getting there.”

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How Ada stays pleased within the pores and skin she’s in

Ada says common train is important to maintain her physique and thoughts preventing match.

“I like doing weight coaching now. As I become older I’m moving into it much more,” she says.

“I like strolling, being exterior. Pilates, boxing, I like to alter it up. And I like dancing.

“I’ve a love/hate relationship with operating. My physique doesn’t prefer it. However I do know it will get outcomes, and you’re feeling so nice afterwards.

“You should combine it up, it’s like your skincare routine. You’ve acquired to alter up train so that you don’t get bored and it shocks your physique as nicely.”

As widespread Leah within the long-running cleaning soap, Ada spends lengthy hours in heavy display make-up that may wreak havoc on the complexion.

But she takes a fairly no-fuss method to her skincare routine.

“I attempt to exfoliate as soon as every week and do masks when I’ve time,” she says.

“It’s superb how a lot tougher it’s to slot in if you’re a mum. I used to have common facials, however now I don’t have as a lot time I are likely to go for laser facials or pores and skin needling.

“I’m extra into that stuff the older I get. I attempt to use lively substances as nicely.”

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