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Liverpool Echo
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Kate Lally

Woman's 'wild' before and after photos show reality of Instagram images

A woman has shared a series of photos before and after editing them to show the reality of "perfect" Instagram photos - leaving her followers shocked by the transformation.

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 snap shows Holly alongside her boyfriend with the pair smiling for the camera. The filtered version beside it shows Holly's straight hair instantly longer, and falling in beachy waves.

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