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Kate Lally

Woman's 'scary' before and after photos show reality of Instagram pics

A woman has left her social media followers stunned after sharing a series of photos before and after editing them to show the reality of "perfect" Instagram snaps.

Fitness coach Holly Cockerill regularly shares edited images to highlight how quickly and easily a person's looks can be changed and uploaded to social media. Holly, from Blackburn, has now shared a series of composite images, with her "real" self next to the highly edited versions.

One photo shows Holly posing with two Disney toys, smiling into the camera. The filtered version beside it shows her hair instantly more voluminous, as it falls in front of her face as opposed to being tucked behind her ears.

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