Bindi Irwin urges fans to accept themselves with a body positive message on Instagram

She’s already an outspoken advocate for animal conservation, and now Bindi Irwin is speaking out on body confidence.

In a post on Instagram on Thursday, the 21-year-old wildlife conservationist posted a ‘reminder’ for people to love themselves.

Bindi shared a photo of a board reading: ‘Reminder that Winnie the Pooh wore a crop top with no pants & ate his fave food & loved himself so you can too’.

And fans were quick to praise the star for her body positive message in the comments section on her post.

‘Thank you. Needed this. Winnie is my favorite [sic],’ wrote one person, while another commented, ‘This is the kind of positivity I need on my feed’.  

Bindi has spoken out in support of positive body image in the past, urging people to love themselves, no matter what their appearance.

And in an interview with ET in July 2016, she said the message extended to men as well.

‘If you have curves, you have to own it – and if you have been born to be able to pull off that bikini really well you have to just enjoy it and love your body and love who you are as an individual – not only for girls, but for guys as well,’ she said. 

‘I see a lot of young men who are really trying to fit that box – and they have to live their lives and be true to who they are.’

She also said that most people don’t give their bodies the recognition they deserve, and explained there’s a lot to be grateful for.

‘We all have to… be thankful for the bodies that we’ve been given because our bodies, they carry our souls!’ she added. 

‘So we have to love them and take care of them… just love whatever body you’ve been given.’