Tennis star dishes on body confidence, offers tips on sexuality

Revelling in her body for a topless swimshoot for Sports Illustrated, Serena Williams dishes on body confidence.

Revelling in her body for a swimshoot for Sports Illustrated, Serena Williams talks body confidence.

The tennis star who donned a thong for the first time ever spoke about body shaming and how she has become confident in her skin. She dished on loving her body and encourages women especially to love their body as well as embrace their sexuality.

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Serena Williams for 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue
(Sports Illustrated)

“I want people to come away with the fact that it’s okay to be comfortable in your body. It’s okay to look strong and to be sexy and to be a woman and to be unbreakable; all of those things. I really want to have that influence for people out there that have my body type. I want them to be like, 'look good too.’ That’s what I’m hoping for.”