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Dec 2021
39m 30s

Body comments, online trolls, plus sized...

DANAE MERCER
About this episode

How do you handle someone commenting on your body? What if that person is a stranger on the internet? What if it's your mom? And what is the plus-sized modeling industry really like? 

Today's guest talks us through it all.

Meet Denise Mercedes, the amazing model and influencer with over 1.4m followers on Instagram, and 3.5m on TikTok. Denise is the creator of the viral #stylenotsize hashtag.

Denise opens up about self love, body image, and what advice she thinks you should know. 

For more about Denise, please check out instagram.com/denisemmercedes. 

PS - Guys I'm so sorry about my wonky mic. It worked fine in the test, and it was fine when I lived in another country, but today it decided to make me sound like Minnie Mouse. Please be kind and I'll get it fixed asap. 

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