Bekah Martinez’s Bold Body-Hair Stand: Why Skipping Shaves Isn’t a Fad
Not to overthink it, but Bekah Martinez’s choice to let her leg hair roam free just became the internet’s latest front-page tussle. The former Bachelor star, who snagged national attention during season 22 back in 2018, recently shared a candid snap flaunting her natural leg stubble—only to draw unsolicited shade from a troll who quipped, “Your face doesn’t jive with your hairy legs. Grey must be grossed out.” Spoiler alert: he’s not.
Martinez, now 30 and happily engaged to Grayston Leonard since 2022, didn’t just clap back; she dismantled decades of hair-shaming in one thoughtful swipe. Revealing that she’d been sneak-shaving with her mom’s razors since third grade, she described praying to “have all my hair removed from the neck down,” per People. Between well-meaning family jibes and coach-by-coach nudges, she was bombarded with the message that her jet-black leg tufts were somehow unacceptable. That narrative stuck—until she decided it wouldn’t anymore.
In a heartfelt July 8 Instagram post (now deleted), Martinez explained that her mission isn’t just personal rebellion; it’s legacy-building for her three little ones—Ruth (6), Franklin (5), and Ernest (21 months). She wants her daughter to see body hair as normal, not synonymous with “masculine” or “gross,” and hopes her sons grow up unphased by outdated beauty diktats. “I wanted to demonstrate that body hair is not masculine because I am a woman. And so my body hair is feminine,” she wrote, hitting back at centuries of stigma with refreshing ease.
Of course, Grayston had zero complaints. The doting fiancé—an Oregon liberal arts alum who presumably studied exactly this topic—reportedly texted, “Love you and your hairy legs,” proving he’s more team authenticity than razor blade. Now that’s a bromance.
Martinez isn’t alone in this anti-shame squad. Reese Witherspoon’s daughter Ava Philipppe recently owned up to seeing double standards online—one troll slammed her for being “too fat,” another called her “too thin.” Ava’s TikTok clap-back? “You don’t always know what someone’s gone through.” And then there’s the “I’m Good” singer (via The Scottish Sun) who bluntly tweeted, “I know I got fat. NEXT!!!!!!” when body shamers chimed in about her weight. Let’s not forget House Bunny alum Anna Faris, who penned an Instagram post about feeling “bummed” after being told she “looked too small” and ending with, “Body shaming of any kind is something I will not stand for.”
Martinez’s stand feels like the most relatable revolt yet—a reminder that self-love isn’t about meeting someone else’s mirror test. So next time you’re tempted to judge a little fluff, maybe pause and ponder why it freaks you out. Okay cool, so like, yeah, that happened.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine
E! Online
The Scottish Sun
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