Chelsea Handler, host of the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, sits on the lap of Rick Ross as they leave the stage on a scooter in Los Angeles, California, September 12, 2010.
Chelsea Handler, host of the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, sits on the lap of Rick Ross as they leave the stage on a scooter in Los Angeles, California, September 12, 2010. Reuters/Mike Blake

Chelsea Handler is no stranger when it comes to sharing risqué photos of herself on social media. She has had topless photos posted online. However, this time the comedian appears to have forgotten to wear her underwear in a recent bathroom selfie.

Chelsea’s Instagram photo shows her posing in front of the mirror inside her bathroom wearing only a black bra. In her nearly naked photo she is holding a green apple to cover what’s left of her modesty. Handler’s hair is also in disarray as she scowls at the phone she’s holding in her hand.

The 40-year old captioned her selfie, “Look at my hair. Something must have happened while I slumbered.” The photo has since received over 55 thousand likes and over seven thousand comments that range from amusement to appreciation of her “hot body.” However, users mostly commented on the presence of the green apple over her naked private parts than on her dishevelled hair.

Chelsea is not shy when it comes to revealing her body on social media, although she normally prefers to bare her breasts than to go underwear-free. She has always been outspoken about Instagram’s restrictions on posting topless photos.

The former late-night host once tested Instagram’s anti-nipple policy last year by sharing her topless photo. In the Instagram snap, the comedian is seen standing on a snowy terrain wearing a backpack and goggles on her forehead as she pretends to look for her dog Chunk while baring her naked breasts. The photo has since been taken down from her Instagram page but was later shared by multiple news sources online including Gawker .

Rapper 50 Cent, whom Handler dated in 2010, also shared the same photo to his Instagram page. However, it too was taken down as it violated Instagram’s anti-nipple policy.

Handler has been an advocate of the Free The Nipple campaign and she has always taken to social media to show her support. She shared a similar topless image on her Twitter page right after Instagram took down her photo. She captioned the photo, “Finding chunk. Instagram had him!” Gawker says her topless photo on Twitter was not removed considering its much more reasonable restrictions on nude photos.

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