'Here I am everyone!': Convicted WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning emerges on Instragram

Former WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning has posted her first Instagram pics since walking free from prison.

In the image, she’s wearing a low-cut black sweater and coral lipstick and has her blonde hair in a pixie cut.

“Okay, so here I am everyone!” she posted.

Manning, a former US soldier, was imprisoned in 2013 for leaking classified information to WikiLeaks.

Manning's Instagram account already has more than 40,000 followers. Source: Instagram
Manning's Instagram account already has more than 40,000 followers. Source: Instagram

She began her prison sentence as Bradley but came out as transgender just days after being sentenced.

Manning transitioned and changed her name while incarcerated.

Former US President Barack Obama commuted her 35-year sentence in January.