Nathalie Emmanuel Blasts Airbrushing

The 'Hollyoaks' actress has blasted people who doctor pictures to make models and celebrities appear flawless and insists there needs to be an "honesty" with images.

She said: "For the sake of the self esteem of young girls, there needs to be an honesty with pictures.

"It's important that girls are told of any air-brushing on pictures as we need girls to have a realistic view of what can be achieved with make-up, etc."

The 21-year-old star - who portrays stunning barmaid Sasha Valentine in the Channel 4 soap - is insistent photographs of her must not be altered in case they are misleading youngsters.

She said: "I don't want my pictures airbrushed because I want pictures of me to be real. I'm not perfect and there are one or two things I would like to change, but my skin is a product of healthy eating and exercise, so hopefully the pictures will reflect that and I can encourage girls to have a more healthy lifestyle."