Nelly Furtado is keeping it real in 2025.
The Canadian singer, 46, showcased her curves as she wowed in a bright orange bikini on Sunday.
In her caption she laid bare the secrets to her complexion and revealed the tricks celebrity makeup artists use for awards shows and red carpets.
‘HAVE A BODY NEUTRAL 2025, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, LOVE WITH EVERY INCH OF YOUR HEART ♥️THANKS FOR ALL THE MEMORIES THIS YEAR,’ the Maneater’s caption began.
‘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,’ she shared honestly.
The Grammy winner also revealed she had to take legal action against some ‘charlatans’ online who were ‘selling services based on selling health and beauty myths about me.’
She went on to state for the record that she’s never had any ‘face or body surgeries or augmentation, besides for veneers on the top row of my teeth, quite recently.’
Nelly Furtado is keeping it real in 2025. The Canadian singer, 46, showcased her curves as she wowed in a bright orange bikini on Sunday
In her caption she laid bare the secrets to her complexion and revealed the tricks celebrity makeup artists use for awards shows and red carpets
Nelly also has not used face or lip injections or fillers on her beautiful visage.
Instead, her youthful glow comes from ‘a loving, old school facialist who I purchase serums and creams from and I started that when I was 20.’
She also revealed the trick used for photo shoots and red carpet appearances.
‘The day before photo shoots and red carpets I drink a lot of water and sleep on my back. Sometimes on the red carpet or at photo shoots my makeup artist uses face tape to give my eyes skin and makeup more lift.
‘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,’ she explained.
She exhorted the use of makeup, writing, ‘Makeup can do magical things! So can great eyebrows! So can a great hairstylist! So can great underthings!’
Far from leaning into the New year, new me motto that is so popular this time of year, the I’m Like a Bird singer is preaching self love, self acceptance and a ‘body neutral 2025’
Nelly’s fans rushed to the comments section to share their support and praise her beauty and honesty
Nelly’s hairstylist Kelly Araujo dropped into the comments to share her support
All of the comments on her post were overwhelmingly loving and supportive
‘HAVE A BODY NEUTRAL 2025, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, LOVE WITH EVERY INCH OF YOUR HEART ♥️THANKS FOR ALL THE MEMORIES THIS YEAR,’ the Maneater’s caption began
She concluded by writing that she has no makeup on and hasn’t used any editing or filters on the photos – just a good old fashioned ‘spray tan.’
‘I have spider veins and they remind me of my mom and aunties and life so I think that’s why I haven’t parted with them so far ❤️,’ she said.
‘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. We are all cute little humans just bouncing around the earth looking for hugs.
Nelly’s fans rushed to the comments section to share their support and praise her beauty and honesty.
User @sisathenelstar wrote, ‘HATS OFF for this honest post!!! And respect for embracing your natural self and giving us a glimpse of such a genuine part of yourself. Authenticity has always been one of your greatest qualities ❤️ Thank you Nelly. You’re truly an inspiration ✨️ LOOOVEEE!!!’
@karenfurtadohughes shared in offering compliments, writing, ‘The epitome of beauty and grace right here!!!! ✨��❤️ I love you and your story!!! Forever beleza! ❤️.’
Nelly’s hairstylist @hello.kells wrote, ‘❤️❤️❤️QUEEN. The QUEENIEST of QUEENS ❤️❤️❤️ LOVE YOU and your spider veins FOREVER ❤️❤️❤️.”
@matheusvieirah, another fan, wrote, ‘All the Nelstars⭐️ around the world love you, you look perfect and sooooo beautiful. you are powerful, you are a Spirit indestructible.
‘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,’ she shared honestly
A faction from her huge fan club left a lovely comment on the post
All of the comments came down to the same sentiment, beauty, but for Nelly, that beauty is on the inside and the outside
Instagram user @anibalmc89 sweetly wrote, ‘I take my hat off to you, my favorite artist. You are beautiful, negative comments about your body should never matter. Generally, netgative comments come from envious or insecure people who seek to make themselves feel better by brings down the self-esteem of other people. Keep it up Nelly, You’re beautiful, that’s for sure.’
In November, Nelly appeared on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast and said she’s been enjoying her 40s greatly and feels more ‘confident’ than she ever has.
‘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.
