There have been few better satirists of the Instagram age than Celeste Barber
In 2015, the Australian actor began recreating posts by the platform’s stars,
mimicking the showy-offy poses of Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid and Emily Ratajkowski et al but replacing their sultry pouts
glossy manes and pert figures with her own unkempt hair and relatably droopy curves
In doing so, Barber skewered this supposedly aspirational imagery: instead of being cool and candid,
these pictures were blatantly ridiculous. It was a cathartic act of bubble-bursting that bordered on public service
The parodies sent Barber into A-list territory herself, at least where social media is concerned: