FORMER EastEnders actress Melissa Suffield has revealed she's gained a newfound respect for her body after becoming a mum for the first time last year.
The 28-year-old declared she feels "no shame" about her post-baby body ever since welcoming her son River last March with fiancé Robert Brendan.
Speaking to Closer magazine, Melissa discussed body positivity and self-acceptance as she insisted said that feeling "sexy" is about "being comfortable" in the skin you're in.
She shared: "I feel no shame about the way I look - every woman, whatever shape, deserves to be represented. "Like most women, there are still days when I look in the mirror and think, 'urgh that's not me!' but that's all part of an ever-changing relationship you have with.
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