Catriona Gray shows her 'raw and real' side

On Instagram yesterday, June 24, Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray posted an emotional selfie, which showed her 'real and raw' side, after she bid goodbye to her parents in Australia.

She wrote in the caption, “What goodbye looks like.”

“When I said goodbye to my parents at the airport, underneath my mask I kept smiling. Although it trembled. I didn't want them to see. We hugged saying “see you soon”. But this pandemic makes a once easy thing such an uncertainty...when?...how? When will we be together again?,” she added.

As she went through the passenger terminal, Catriona shared that her tears came out.

She wrote, “I felt the emotions spilling over but didn't want them to see, so as I rounded the corner through the passenger terminal finally out of their sight, I let the tears come.”

“I contemplated whether or not to post this. But this is something raw and real. I'm so grateful for the time I had with my family. And now it's back to counting days, the sunrises, the sleeps until we're together again,” she added.

The beauty queen ended her caption with a very important reminder to the public. She wrote, “Please never take time with your family or loved ones for granted, so many of us wish to have that reality everyday.”

Binibining Pilipinas Taguig representative Sandra Lemonon commented, “Huhu this picture. Proud of you Love, it takes courage to share vulnerable moments especially on social media.”

Photo courtesy: catriona_gray (IG)

Catriona replied, “huhu love you sis.”

Some netizens could also relate to the beauty queen's situation and showered her with kind words.

Photo courtesy: catriona_gray (IG)

As of writing, Catriona's sentimental post has over 308,000 likes on Instagram.

Since May, Catriona had been staying with her family in Australia after being apart for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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