If you might be wondering what "happened" to fitness model Sommer Ray's arm, she's in truth posted about it a number of times on her social media pages. Read her clarification.

Fitness model Sommer Ray has 1.7 million subscribers on YouTube, however Instagram is where she's really accrued maximum of her fanatics. The 23-year-old has almost 25 million fans on the platform, making her certainly one of the hottest health influencers in the recreation. Not most effective does she submit fitness #inspo on the regular, but she has her own clothes line, the Sommer Ray Collection. If you most effective recently started following Sommer, you may have spotted one element that makes her stand out somewhat bit: Her arm.

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What happened to Sommer Ray's arm?

Although she generally doesn't draw consideration to it, that doesn't mean she's now not pleased with it: Her left arm is permanently coated in what seems to be red markings. If you are concerned, for sure do not be! It's just a birthmark. 

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Back in August 2016, Sommer posted a photo of herself to Instagram and simply defined, "Good morning. Birth mark on my arm if you're wondering." The post, which has hundreds of likes, to this present day draws in fans who depart comments praising the type for not hiding a trait that some would possibly really feel self-conscious about. "This what makes you such a beautiful person! #respect," one wrote. Another spoke back by saying, "Ugh girl you don't even have to tell anyone let them wonder f**k what they say."

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It's true — Sommer didn't have to "explain" herself or her birthmark. It's no one's business, in spite of everything. But the undeniable fact that she did is inspiring for so many people who really feel ashamed in their "imperfections." Especially when you're on a platform like Instagram that makes it seem like everybody in your feed has a picture-perfect lifestyles (and if it isn't, it is in all probability curated or digitally altered to glance that means). Teen girls, above all, are impacted the maximum, studies display.

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This is not the first time the influencer addressed the matter. Back in March 2019, Sommer posted a cheeky side-by-side photograph of herself and replied to her own tweet when she saw a number of followers were asking about her arm. (Sigh — doesn't any person have exact manners anymore?) "Everyone asking about my hand, it's a birthmark," Sommer wrote.

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Taking a step back again, Sommer also posted about her birthmark in 2018 on Instagram once more. She wrote, "My whole life I've always gotten 'what's on your hand' and people often make up skin diseases they think I have lol but no it's just a birthmark and I've grown to love it. I love all my flaws, that's what makes me, me."

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Get it, woman. 

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