Paulina Porizkova is letting her emotional side known to the public.
On Friday evening, the model and actress addressed the crying selfie she shared earlier in the week with a confessional post dealing with all the things she's ashamed of in her life.
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On August 12th, Porizkova posted a teary-eyed selfie and described feeling betrayed by loved ones.
"When you’ve been betrayed- promised something, only to have that promise broken without your participation - you were blindsided," she captioned the emotional close-up snap. "You trusted someone you loved, and now all love is suspect."
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In her new post, the 56-year-old began by thanking those who reached out to her with sympathy during her troubling time and also addressed the backlash she received from others.
“A few of my friends accused me of being a narcissist and posting my emotions on IG so I could get attention and my a– kissed by sycophants,” she wrote. “I had to think about it. Am I here to gather sympathy? No.”
Porizkova revealed that her reason for posting a photo of herself crying was to come clean on various “shames” in her life.
“I’m here because I’m trying to exorcise my shame. I post thoughts and emotions that I’m ashamed of. I am ashamed that I’m am grieving, heartbroken and sad. I am ashamed that I am needy. I am ashamed that I’m aging.”
She continued, “I’m ashamed that I can be a judgmental b----. I’m ashamed I wasn’t the parent I meant to be. I’m ashamed that those I loved left me. I’m ashamed of my fear that I’m not worth loving. I’m ashamed to not measure up to expectations and disappoint. I’m ashamed to cry. I’m ashamed of all my vulnerabilities.”
“So I share them,” Porizkova says under a make-up free selfie. “Sharing them is making them less shameful and in return, I gain acceptance of who I am. The authentic me. Not the one I would like to sell you.”
The mom of two then encouraged her fans to follow suit.
“There. I shared with you to lose my shame. You’re welcome to do the same!”
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