Demi Sims proudly shows off her 'patches' in a slew of candid bikini snaps as she raises awareness for National Vitiligo Day ngocc

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Demi Sims showcased her vitiligo in a series of candid bikini snaps on Instagram on Wednesday as she raised awareness for National Vitiligo Day

'They stand out a lot more when I'm tanned so summer time used to be scary for me. I used to be so so shy about them growing up I went to the drs and tried different medication, but now I couldn't care less, 

'I wouldn't get rid of them if a dr came to me with a cure, they built me to gain my confidence that I walk with today (love heart emoji).

'Love to everyone today who has a skin condition and don't forget to wear it with confidence because I've noticed the people who are around me and love me for me, would still love me just as much with or without my patches, 

'As it's all about the good person you are on the inside, you're all perfect the way you are (love heart emoji).'

In 2022, the star opened up to OK! Magazine about her skin condition.

She said: 'I want everyone who has vitiligo to feel comfortable. I wanted to do it because I wanted to feel proud of myself and I wanted to make other people who have vitiligo feel proud, too.

'There’s nothing worse than getting messages on social media from people asking me how I cover it up. I want people to embrace it and be happy in their skin.'

She added that she still gets 'new patches all the time' and detailed how her biggest ones have stopped getting bigger now.

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The TV personality, 28, who has previously spoken openly about growing up with the skin condition, shared several empowering photos, urging fans to 'wear their skin condition with confidence'

She continued: 'The newest one is on my wrist, which I got about a month ago. I thought they had stopped last year but I notice new patches every now and then. My biggest ones have all stopped now.'

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In 2022, the star opened up to OK! Magazine detailing her skin condition, which began during a girls holiday when she was 16 

The beauty took to her Instagram account after posing naked for the magazine and shared a sweet message raising awareness.

She penned at the time: '*Vitiligo awareness* Well where do I start … a few weeks ago I got completely starkers infront of a camera crew and photographers to send the public who are living with a skin condition a message to love yourself.

'This has got to be the most nervous I had ever been. I done the extreme so I could feel what it was like going back in time again; the first time I ever came out about my vitiligo.

'And yes it was scary and yes I felt uncomfortable and out of my comfort zone for a minute, but that minute didn’t last very long when I started to remember why and who I was doing this for, and that’s when the confidence started too ooze out.'

She continued: 'This article isn’t only for helping people with skin conditions it’s also for making people who haven’t got a skin condition to recognise it and also be aware of how nervous it can make you feel.

'I hope I can help at least 1 person from this post, and I will continue to speak more openly about vitiligo.

'I have been filming on our new show wearing hardly any makeup in some scenes so viewers can see it, it’s fair to say I’m no longer hiding. I’m out and proud and my vitiligo is here too stay.'