Candace Cameron Bure Deletes Swimsuit Photo After Body Shaming Comments Flood Instagram

Candace Cameron Bure is getting real again about her struggles with body image and the pressure of social media.

On Sept 6, the Full House star hopped on Instagram Stories and shared why she decided to take down a bathing suit photo she posted not long ago.

The 49-year-old actress said she pulled the pic after getting slammed with a bunch of unwanted comments about her body. And honestly, it shows how toxic online body shaming, weight loss talk, and beauty standards can get—even for celebs.

Candace has been super open about self-confidence, mental health, and the pressure women feel about fitness, diet culture, and staying “camera ready.” And yeah, it’s a reminder that even Hollywood stars deal with the same body image issues so many of us face.

At the end of the day, she’s choosing peace over people’s opinions—and that’s a healthy move for her mindset and self-love journey.

The disappearance of Bure’s bathing suit photo sparked conversations online

It all kicked off when a fan noticed the missing beach pic on her profile and straight-up asked about it. Candace didn’t shy away—she admitted, “Yes. I was at the beach. I was in a one-piece, not a bikini. I’m just soaking up the end of summer. I was having fun.”

Instead of the swimsuit snap, she dropped a fresh photo rocking a bright yellow maxi dress, which she shared with fans (via People magazine).

Candace made it clear that the whole thing wasn’t supposed to be about her body at all. “It wasn’t about my bathing suit or my body,” she wrote. But when the comments got flooded with body-shaming and weight talk, she decided it wasn’t worth the negativity and just took the photo down.

And this isn’t her first run-in with body shamers. According to Page Six, back in 2018, a critic came for her with a nasty comment about her looking “heavier than her husband” despite her fitness lifestyle and workouts.

Her response? Classic Candace. She clapped back, “If a 25-inch waist looks big to you… then you’re looking through an altered lens. Be well.” 👏

It’s pretty clear—whether it’s Hollywood beauty standards, toxic diet culture, or Instagram trolls, Candace is choosing to protect her peace and keep pushing body positivity, self-love, and confidence at any age.

Bure has a long history of body image struggles

In a chat with Fox News Digital this July, the Full House alum admitted she still wrestles with toxic thoughts about chasing that so-called “perfect body.” She said this mindset has haunted her since growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, when diet culture and extreme beauty standards were everywhere.

Candace pointed out that her daughter thankfully doesn’t see body image the same way she did as a teen. Back then, cultural pressure left her feeling “all messed up.” She even called out today’s beauty trends, saying it’s sad to see everyone chasing skinny again because it can be super triggering for women who lived through that “Kate Moss era,” where being ultra-thin was seen as the only way to be attractive.

On her podcast, Candace revealed she developed bulimia at just 18. She explained how food became her comfort when she was alone or when her husband was traveling, saying, “I had a very unhealthy relationship with food that turned into bulimia. I kind of lost my identity.”

While she’s no longer engaging in those behaviors, she admitted the mental battle is still very real. “The thoughts, whether I’m doing that or not, they never leave me. So I still need the tools to just say, ‘No, Candace, we’re not doing that.’”

Her story is a raw reminder of how eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and toxic diet culture can linger for years—even when you look like you “have it all” from the outside. Candace choosing to speak out helps shine a light on women’s health, mental wellness, and body positivity at any age.

Bure’s parents encouraged healthy eating as a preventative measure

She shared that her parents encouraged healthy eating habits as a preventative measure, worried producers might one day tell her to lose weight for TV roles. “I’m on TV … My parents never wanted a producer to come up to me and say, like, ‘We need your child to lose weight,’ so let’s do everything preventative,” she explained in a recent Instagram reel.

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But those good intentions seemed to backfire. On her podcast, Candace admitted she’s tried every single diet program since she was just 12—Nutrisystem, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, you name it. She even remembers being in 5th and 6th grade and already feeling “so bad” about her body.

Despite all the criticism, a lot of fans rallied behind her when she deleted her bathing suit photo. Even people who don’t agree with her politics or religious views showed support. One follower commented, “Body shame what? She looks great and healthy. Nothing to shame here.” Another added, “I think she looks great, too! Saw the bathing suit pic, thought she looked great there too!”

And one more summed it up perfectly: “Listen, I disagree with her on a lot of stuff. However, body shaming should NEVER be tolerated.”

At the end of the day, whether it’s childhood diet culture, Hollywood beauty standards, or social media trolls, Candace is proving that conversations about body positivity, eating disorder recovery, and mental health are more important than ever.