Saira Khan has spoken out about women wearing bikinis over the age of 50 (Picture: Instagram/iamsairakhan)
Saira Khan has called on women over 50 to feel confident wearing bikinis and more revealing swimwear. with a ‘huge yes’.
Introducing the ‘debate’, the former Loose Women star shared that her response was a ‘huge yes’, as she posted an empowering photo of herself alongside her message.
In the picture, Saira, 53, posed in her own bikini for a mirror selfie, opting for a white string bikini made out of 50% recycled material with a printed orange leaf pattern.
The original Apprentice runner-up accessorised her look with a pink Apple watch, beaded bracelets and several chains around her neck – as well as a smile.
‘Should a woman over 50 wear a bikini? – I saw this being debated in the press a few days ago and my answer is a huge YES YOU CAN!’ she began in her caption.
The mum-of-two continued: ‘Go for it ladies – you’ve only got one life. Stop listening to these stupid debates and stop worrying about your age and what others think. Do you.
The former Apprentice and Loose Women star shared a picture of herself in a bikini alongside her musings (Picture: Instagram/iamsairakhan)
She’s currently embarking on a seven-day retreat (Picture: Instagram/iamsairakhan)
‘This is me unfiltered, confident, real and this is the motto I live my life by.’
She signed off underneath with the hashtags ‘#bikini’ and ‘#over50’.
Saira, who is currently on a seven-day retreat, attracted a wave of support in the comments from her friends and followers, having last year also celebrated her ‘menopausal body’ in a swimwear photoshoot.
‘Yas queen 🔥👏❤️,’ praised one, while another simply wrote: ‘You look sensational x’
Many were also sharing their personal thoughts and experiences wearing a bikini.
‘I’m 68 in a couple of weeks and still wearing a 👙x,’ shared one of Saira’s followers.
Saira encouraged her followers to ‘go for it’ too when it comes to swimwear, regardless of age (Picture ITV/Shutterstock)
Others agreed that women over 50 ‘absolutely’ should opt for that type of swimwear.
‘Where I come from in Norway most people wear bikinis. My mum is 81 and wears one. I have never seen her in a swimsuit,’ another fan added.
Countdown star Carol Vorderman also shared her own shocking experience of sparking a debate over 20 years ago as she declared that ‘age and what you wear should never be in the same sentence’.
‘Society’s views change’ she promised as she shared a story, recalling how a short blue dress she wore to the Baftas in 2000 sparked headlines.
Carol Vorderman praised Saira in the comments (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
She also remembered this dress sparking debate back in 2000, 23 years ago (Picture: Neville Elder/Corbis via Getty Images)
‘It was front page for a week, everywhere people had opinions, BBC even made a debate show about it and flew a copy dress on from Paris!!!’ the author and qualified pilot recalled.
‘The question was SHOULD A WOMAN AGE [sic] 39 WEAR A DRESS ABOVE THE KNEE?!?! That was this century!!!’ she added.
The former I’m A Celebrity contestant, who recently made a blistering return to host Have I Got News For You, is known for her impressive workout regimen, inspiring her followers to work up a sweat with her cheerful and determined demeanour.
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The TV star showed off her own bikini mirror selfie.
