A WOMAN who only shaves twice a year has revealed how people call her a “gorilla” and tell her she is “going to die alone”. Nikki Serenity is a model and influencer with over 43,000 followers on Instagram. She is known for her “controversial” hairy pits – which often rub people up the wrong way.
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But the 27-year-old refuses to cater to the trolls and their unwanted opinions. “I remember one woman saying that I was going to die alone because of it [the hair],” Nikki, from St Louis, Missouri, US, told What's The Jam. “Unfortunately, it has also attracted people with a body hair fetish but I just block overly inappropriate fans.
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“I’m proud of my [look] and don’t feel insecure about it. “But I hope people realise that there’s a lot more to me than just body hair. “I [also] have fans and followers who get upset when I shave. “I even had one guy tell me that I lose everything I stand for.
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“While I do prefer to not shave, what I stand for is the right to either keep it or shave it.”. When she was younger, one friend told Nikki that she “looked like a gorilla”. She now believes every woman should try growing their armpit hair out at some point in their lives.
Nikki said: “When I was younger, I covered a lot of my body out of insecurity. “People seemed to always like to comment on my body. “I hated waring shorts in gym class because my hair grows really fast. For decades, women have been shaving their body hair, but is there actually any benefits to the hair?.
