“I will not apologise for how I look.”

She's already proved she's a total badass and all-round awesome girl since rising to fame last year in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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Now Daisy Ridley has shown she won't put up with body-shamers. Daisy had posted this meme on her Instagram page, which criticises her body image.

The meme included a speech bubble next to an image of her in character as Rey, stating: "I can't believe the unrealistic expectations I'm setting for young girls. Who cast me anyway? Don't they know real women have curves?"

Daisy responded with the caption: "'Real women' are all shapes and sizes, all ethnicities, all levels of brave, have families, don't have families. I am a 'real woman' like every other woman in this world."

Instagram: @www.instagram.com/daisyridley/?hl=en

She has since deleted the picture, after seeming to realise she had included the name of the original Instagram user.

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And now she has shared this important message in its place. In the open letter she, quite rightly, slams body-shamers and those hating on other women. And she insists she won't apologise for how she looks.

Instagram: @daisyridley

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