The Only Way is Essex's Ferne McCann is eager for her body to recover from giving birth to baby girl Flinty last month.

Her second child, Flinty, was welcomed into the world at Ferne, 33, and fiancé Lorri Haines' home, although things didn't exactly go as planned, with the reality TV star exclusively telling OK: "I got the home birth I wanted – however it’s nothing like how I imagined and it didn’t go to plan. The plan went out the window. My life never goes to plan, so you’ve just got to go with it."

Uploading two stills of herself onto Instagram on Thursday, the mum-of-two wrote candidly about her post-pregnancy journey.

"Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. My experience this time round is completely different after giving birth to [daughter] Sunday. My body seems to be taking longer to go back to normal (whatever that is supposed to look like!) and in the last couple of days I’ve noticed an impatience with myself," began Ferne.

"You can either pick yourself apart or you can shower yourself with kindness & love. From today, I’m picking the latter! My body created & carried my baby girls so how can I insult it? But in my low moments that’s exactly what I’ve done and I’m sure many women can relate to this.

"So… I’m getting comfortable with the uncomfortable, owning it all! This is where I’m at, this is how I look and it’s up to me to start making some healthy changes to my life to start feeling strong physically and mentally and comfortable in my own skin. I’m on my mission to get back on track, eat nourishing foods, go for my walks, do some kind of exercise 3 times a week.

"For anyone that would like to join me on my journey or would like know what my daily routine is feel free to drop me a message with and I’ll be happy to share with you. I want to encourage and inspire anyone that would like to make some healthier changes to their life."

Ferne's message of positivity was warmly received by her 2.9 million followers, with some even offering advice on how to manage her nutrition.

"Yes! Your body is amazing & your job is just to look after it as best you can as it looks after you" and "I think you look great! But I admire you wanting to get back on it! I never had that motivation when I had my kids ( a long time ago now) which I regret as it’s harder as you get older," read a pair of replies.

A third individual came back with: "You'll get there but allow a good year and don’t rush it. Counting macros is a really effective way to manage ur nutrition and lose body fat (not that ur overweight) from pregnancy. I remember getting my body to its fittest a year or two after having my second so it’s definitely gonna happen for u x."

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