Curvy Confessions is a 1 on 1 conversation with plus-size, full-figured, curvy, body positive influencers and models. I started this series to help empower, uplift and encourage women to feel positive about their bodies and become comfortable in their own skin!!
Who are you?
Chanelle Mustafa, South East London, 24, Curve model.
How did you become comfortable with your body?
On the day I was surrounded by such beautiful confident girls, I really did not think I stood a chance. We were all placed into a room patiently waiting for the announcement of which four girls would be flown out to New York to film two TV adverts and literally become models over night! When they called my name, I had to take a second to breathe and close my eyes just to open them again to see if this was real and not a dream.
In that moment I decided it was time to love myself, all of me.

Did you have a difficult journey to accepting your body?
I feel like the hardest part of my journey was in secondary school, I always felt out of place. I was never really bullied, just not accepted for who I am.
What are your views on the latest inclusion of plus-size women in fashion,especially as a curve model?
The day I see cellulite and stretch marks being represented by brands, teaching young women that its ok, its part of life, your body changing and growing from a girl to a woman. Then I will be very satisfied and happy that the plus sized world is actually being real.
Have you faced any difficulties being a Curve / plus-size model?
The only time I have had negative comments about my body is from trolls on social media, who think it is acceptable to post negative things about a person when they do not even know them! I would never be negative to anybody about themselves, you do not even have a squint of what is going on in that person's life and what that one comment could do to them and their confidence.
There is still a preferred body type for curve models, which tends to be hour glass, has this pressured you to try and change your body in any way?
Your favourite body part and why?
My favorite part of my body is my face. It is the only part you can really see my ethnicity. I am half English, half Turkish Cypriot. My English mum gave me my freckles and eye colour, while my dad gave me fuller lips and a bigger eye shape.
What advice could you give a young girl/woman who may be struggling with her body image?

How do you celebrate your body?
Describe your body in 3 words.
Strong. Beautiful. Eye catching.
Thankyou Chanelle for speaking with me. I love your confidence and keep being amazing!
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