I was brainwashed by toxic diet culture — now I celebrate my curves

She isn’t consuming diet culture anymore.

Aussie model Karina Irby is debunking the belief that skinny is the most desirable body type as she flaunts her figure on social media to promote body positivity.

In a vulnerable Instagram Story posted Tuesday, the 33-year-old swimwear designer revealed that while she didn’t have an “eating disorder” when she was younger, she engaged in “non-stop cardio” and “purposefully” ate less.

She blames “the media” for her “brainwashed” ideology, at one point believing beauty and thinness were a package deal. She said she was also convinced having friends and a boyfriend were contingent on a stick-like figure.

“It was so toxic and extremely unhealthy,” continued the influencer, who boasts 1.1 million Instagram followers. “Both mentally and physically.”

The blonde bombshell’s post included a throwback photo of herself sans her iconic curves.

Her admission comes at a pivotal time in pop culture which sees celebrities embracing ultra-thin frames. Kim Kardashian, for one, has been called out for her recent weight loss — with fans noticing the behind that put her on the map is now gone.

Social media has been shown to promote unhealthy obsessions with body image by encouraging diet culture and glorifying thinness.

While Irby insists she did not have a diagnosed eating…