Kate Upton Goes NSFW For Bikini Tinder Portrayal – 'Dolly Parton Challenge' Accepted
By Rebecca Cukier on January 24, 2020 at 6:55 AM EST
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Kate Upton has joined the slew of celebrities hopping aboard the Instagram "Dolly Parton Challenge" – Friday saw the 74-year-old country singer's goddaughter Miley Cyrus also contribute in the four-pic collage that shows portrayals of social media networks and app Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Tinder.
The viral challenge was sparked by Parton herself this week as the "Jolene" singer took to Instagram with four images of herself in modes she deemed fitting for the four well-known names. Kate joined in on Friday, and her Tinder image gets a NSFW.
Kate's post consisted of four images. The 27-year-old "Sports Illustrated" model had gone business-like in a white shirt and black-rimmed glasses for her LinkedIn portrayal. Meanwhile, her casual and chilled Facebook image showed a t-shirt outfit and a moment with husband Justin Verlander.
If anything sums up Instagram, it's the selfie. Kate's Instagram portrayal went down this route, with the blonde seen seated in a strapless dress and snapping herself with a stretched-out arm.
Tinder is Tinder. The dating app that started out with a seedy reputation has come a long way, but the hookup use is still present. Kate posted a sizzling and soaking-wet bikini snap of herself in a pool to give a nod to Tinder.
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Kate's update didn't take long to generate a response, with the model and actress' fans appearing to absolutely love it. Comments and likes quickly poured in – the latter sat at over 98,000 by the time the post was one hour old.
"Too good," one fan wrote.
"You won the challenge," another said.
"LinkedIn should be the Tinder pic" was one cheeky response.
The Tinder snap seemed to bring out quite a few fans – one user told Kate that they'd "swipe right" for her.
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Kate has made major headlines this week. The star caused controversy when she stated that breastfeeding her now-14-month-old daughter Genevieve was "sucking the energy away from me." The Editorialist feature then received clarification from Kate with an Instagram photo showing her breastfeeding – it was all in the caption, though.
Kate slammed "ridiculous" post-baby weight loss pressures, saying that "every woman experiences this due to the unnecessary and unrealistic expectations that are brought into every household, mostly via social media. I certainly felt these pressures, as all women do."
"I tried to push myself early to get back to the gym, eat perfectly and try to achieve this alleged 'snap back'. But, after realizing how ridiculous these pressures are I quickly gave myself some slack and lived in the moment as a new mother," she added.
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Kate did return to the "draining" terminology in her caption, stating the feeling to be balanced out by joy.
"My energy was drained but my heart was extremely full, and I decided to not let others’ opinions and expectations get in the way of my own personal timeline. In my opinion, enjoy the moments with your new baby and growing family, allow your body time to heal and make sure to go at your own pace," the model added.
Kate has 6.2 million Instagram followers.