I get trolled on a daily basis so it probably involved my teeth, but that was until I learned to love my teeth.
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I’ve heard it all: too fat, too short, no talent. Those are the things that cut me deep when I was younger, but now they drive me.
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A reviewer once called me “artistically bankrupt”, and it doesn’t feel like reviews can get much worse than that.
Racial and homophobic slurs – the F- and N-words. When I moved to London, people screamed the F-word from their cars, and that stings.
People give me a hard time about my hats. Over Christmas, this drunk woman shouted something about me having a shit hat because I had a red beanie on. Last week at a party, someone gave me a hard time for wearing a cap. I just think about melting ice caps when this happens.
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My children, because I spent the majority of their youth away from them as I’m the breadwinner and I had to pay the bills.
By my kindness.
I spend my money on vintage eyewear. I have a massive collection.
Loyal, funny, driven.
Madonna, she is a trailblazer. She changed the face of pop music for women. She did so much for the Aids movement, encouraging people to vote and the voices of LGBTQIA+ people. Fashion icon, music icon – she deserves all the credit.
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