Nathalie Emmanuel Blasts Airbrushing

Thursday 11th March 2010 - 16:00:50

The 'Hollyoaks' actress has blasted people who doctor pictures to make models and celebrities appear flawless and insists there needs to be an "honesty" with images.

She said: "For the sake of the self esteem of young girls, there needs to be an honesty with pictures.

"It's important that girls are told of any air-brushing on pictures as we need girls to have a realistic view of what can be achieved with make-up, etc."

It's important that girls are told of any air-brushing on pictures as we need girls to have a realistic view of what can be achieved with make-up, etc.

The 21-year-old star - who portrays stunning barmaid Sasha Valentine in the Channel 4 soap - is insistent photographs of her must not be altered in case they are misleading youngsters.

She said: "I don't want my pictures airbrushed because I want pictures of me to be real. I'm not perfect and there are one or two things I would like to change, but my skin is a product of healthy eating and exercise, so hopefully the pictures will reflect that and I can encourage girls to have a more healthy lifestyle."