Camille Kostekis working on self-love and she’s getting some serious support from her boyfriend, NFL starRob Gronkowski.
Kostek, who has been dating the NFL star since 2015, says Gronkowski plays a big role in her ability to “deal with haters.”
“He was there in the beginning of people getting to who I am and trying to dissect who I am and put these preconceived notions out on the internet,” she tells Adams of the four-time Super Bowl champ.
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The model continues, “It was just really hard for me to be like, ‘How could someone think these cruel things about me when they don’t even know who I am?’ And Rob was like, ‘Camille, if I ever let those things get me down, I wouldn’t be able to get up out of bed everyday and go to work.’ He was like, ‘You dust that stuff off.'”
The model says she’s in a good place now, but the path to self-love is always evolving.
“I want to radiant confidence and I want to stand up for who I am, but it’s not always easy. I deal with stuff behind-the-scenes,” she shares. “I would say I am probably the closest to loving myself fully, unapologetically right now, but it’s going to continue to grow. It’s going to be a long process of healing and growing and loving but it’s nice to know you have others there with you.
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One thing that helps her is seeing how things are evolving within the fashion industry, particularly within the pages ofSI Swim, which champions diversity. “I’m happy the narrative is starting to change on social media a lot more, especially in the modeling industry of like, these are my stretch marks, this is my cellulite, this is my body,” Kostek says.
During her chat on the show, she opens up about the emotional moment when she saw herSISwimsuitcover for the first time which didn’t edit out her freckles or stretch marks.
“That’s who we are,” she says about seeing her natural self. “It was one of the best moments of my life. I will remember that forever.”
source: people.com
