“You see a Shar-Pei in the camera mirror.” Sophie Fontanel posed in a bikini on Instagram.

Embracing your gray hair, accepting your wrinkles… Journalist Sophie Fontanel tackles aging topics without taboos. the author of Admirable, a novel that questions our fears over time, also regularly challenges its community on its social networks with bold and unfiltered posts. The latest, a video of her posing in a two-piece swimsuit in front of a mirror, revealing her natural figure to her 368,000 Instagram followers.

In the caption of her post dated Wednesday, May 29, the 61-year-old writer opened up about her latest thoughts on her bikini body. “Over time, as they say, a patina forms in the body. And from time to time it does slip. For example, it’s the beginning of summer, you wear a swimsuit, and you see a Shar-Pei in the mirror of a boutique stall,” he writes with his special sense of humor, referring to the breed of dog known for its skin, falling into folds. And continuing by questioning the Internet users. But. Do you still have to wear a one piece swimsuit? Or do we have to arrange ourselves to make things work out? In fact, as with any garment, it comes down to the cut. If the brain thought about the swimsuit, thought about the angles, the optical effects, then it works wonders,” she says, before pointing out that hers, a combination of “retro” spirit and “retro” style, is the French brand Anja. “Dangerous but joyful exercise. Yesterday I tried this in the store and smiled. The dragon does not have all the powers,” he concludes.

“Not bad Sharpei.”

In response to this new disturbing and authentic message, the reactions of his subscribers were not long in coming, grateful and delighted with his initiative. “I wish I had your courage. I’ve always had a complex about putting myself in twos”, “You’re gorgeous and can pose in a swimsuit”, “I like this little Shar-Pei”, “I’m asking the same question at the same age, right, gravity does her job”, “A body that develops a patina, what a beautiful formula… Thank you Sophie”, “You are magnificent. ️I’d like to look like a Sharpei too”, “Thank you, dear Sophie, for letting us relax”, “There’s nothing more beautiful than a woman who takes charge”, “Not bad, Sharpei”. “I wish I had the same figure at your age, Sophie. Even at my actual age,” “I’m a little younger than you and I guarantee I’m more of a Shar Pei (fat version),” “With every trace of a beautiful life. Is beautiful. Very simple,” we can read in the comments under his publication.