OK, so it’s not the first outing for the high-cut bikini – it has already been seen on some of the runways, and we spent most of last summer watching the Love Island fash-huns bathing their bods in thigh-scraping swim gear. However, Laura is refusing to let the trolls win and has come back with the perfect response to those who criticise her online. Laura started her channels after chronic post-natal-depression left her with an insatiable desire to make people laugh and reassure those who doubt themselves every single day: the ones who have struggled to accept the way they look; the mums-to-be about to find themselves taking their first step towards parenthood; and the women bossing it like badasses every single day but never getting the credit they deserve. In August 2020,
Belbin published her first book, Knee Deep
In Life, inspired by her Facebook and Instagram accounts of
the same name mocking social media expectations.

By the start of 2018 I had over 3,000 followers who loved that I discussed vaginas and proudly displayed my post-baby body. Some trolls told me they felt sorry for my children, but they’re loved and safe, so who cares what strangers think?Her online community is made up of like-minded people who want to laugh and celebrate their lumps, bumps and imperfections. In your user account, you can import your Spotify library or ‘follow’ artists you find on our site to add them to your ‘favourites’. So much of this book is about discovering who you are, what you want, accepting that’s OK and believing in yourself. I knew what it was like to feel like a failure of a wife, mother and woman, comparing my messy life to celebrity perfection, so one day, as I looked at a picture of Kendall Jenner lying on the floor with her hair in perfect heart-shaped curls, I decided to post a picture on Facebook mimicking it. It’s full of heart and wit, and Laura Belbin’s writing style will keep you hooked from start to finish.

She shot to fame after a video of her trying to squeeze into a pair of Spanx, which she joked would "give me the stoamch of J-Lo", went viral .

Not once did I worry about putting myself out there, as I wanted to speak to other mums who felt like failures, too. That's right Steve, I want to celebrate the day that you were birthed onto this planet, with the width of your penis. From her posts about getting her children fed and into bed - or not - to posting about hiding cheese in the supermarket from her sister (really), Laura doesn't hold anything back. I asked my friends to clean my house instead of throwing me a baby shower - every mother-to-be should have a nesting party!