Woman who hid body away for years gets last laugh – by becoming curvy star

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In her 20s, Natalie Yorke believed there was something wrong with her because she was curvy. Natalie, who has PCOS. lacked confidence and spent her time hiding herself away.

But when she started ripping up the beauty standards rule book, her life completely changed. She is now a plus size influencer – and fully embraces having "long legs and lots of curves".

Natalie hopes sharing her story will inspire others who are battling with body image issues. She hopes people who curate events like London Fashion Week to listen up and take notice.

According to Dazed, plus-size models (UK 18+) made up just 0.8 per cent and mid-size models (UK 8-16) just 3.7 per cent of people cast across the four fashion cities in Autumn's catwalk shows of 2024.