All I want is to feel good and really own my body, and that's what I tried to create.
The real issue that I have is the erasure people are trying to do with my very valid feelings in regard to how plus-size and fat people are treated in fashion. The way that people just kind of overlook us and pretend that, you know, we don't have style, that we aren't trendy or fashionable. It's dehumanizing.
My style is very eclectic, definitely more '60s and '70s inspired.
Don't get me started on PETA.
I wanted to become a model out of delusion. It was always something that I wanted to do, I just never thought that I would have the opportunity.
I was really self conscious as a kid, I felt terrible - like a prisoner in my own body.
I don't have any styling rules - for me, it's all about wearing what makes you feel good.
Sometimes I feel like a million dollars and sometimes I feel terrible. But I've always been open about the fact that it's OK to be human and embrace those feelings.
I take antidepressants, which I was embarrassed about for a long time, but it keeps me going.
I'm OK with being called plus size, I'm OK with being called fat. If someone is shouting that I'm fat in the street in a derogatory way, then obviously I'm not OK with that, but I'm comfortable using the adjective fat to describe myself, because I am fat.
I was raised to believe that sex was shameful, that you should only have sex when you're married. I'm so glad that I didn't listen to that advice.
The majority of my following is not plus size, it's very diverse.
At the end of the day, we all have issues with our bodies.
I don't have to prove that I'm healthy to anybody.
My health is no one's business.
I've noticed that a lot of people who criticize me are from the U.K. - both in the press and on social media. Since I've been here, I've gotten a lot of stares on the street, but in the States, people always come up to me and say, 'I love your hair' or 'I love your dress, you're so cute.' Here, people just look at me like I'm a crazy person.
I'm a normal person, but people see me as this person who's not really real, almost like I don't have feelings. They think they can treat me any way they want to.
I have no friends from high school. That was probably the reason I ended up dropping out, and I dealt with that by eating.
The States are more accommodating to fat people - there are more plus-sized clothing labels, and people talk openly about it.
I've never taken no for an answer.
