Let’s throw it all the way back to 8 years ago! I surprised my mum for her birthday with a photo shoot, I booked her this photoshoot because she hated having her photo taken. The photographer was a good friend of mine so my mum ended up being super comfortable and really enjoying it! I had been modelling for a while at this point and felt good in front of a camera, even with that drastic hair 😂 I mean, come on Danika! Modelling is something I could have never imagined going back to, I used to love it, it made me feel free but I never truly saw a world where in which I’d succeed and get recognised properly because I was classed as plus size and I was a size 10/12 at the time but I feel encouraged recently at the diversity, the inclusivity, the body positivity, the fat positivity, the acceptance that all bodies are good bodies! Maybe there will be a place for me as a fat disabled model one day. There’s still a long way to go but the small steps being made really do count! My mum is beautiful, truly but she’s suffered at the hands of societal beauty standards Her weight has fluctuated up and down just like mine And the way she has hated on herself for it, makes me sad I want my mum to know that her body has done incredibly amazing things, her body was home to me and my brother! Her beauty shines from inside to out, her caring nature makes me feel less alone and less afraid of the world I love our silly selfies, I love that you’re more comfortable being in front of the camera Beauty has no limits, there’s no set way to look to be beautiful We are all beautiful, we are all love, we are all light, we are all human 💖 #soppypost #dearmum #bodylove #bodyconfidence #model #beauty #effyourbeautystandards #societalbeautystandards #dietculturesucks #dietculturedropout #fuckyourbeautystandards #bodyhappy #honourmycurves #ilovemymum (at Scarborough, North Yorkshire)
