Charli Howard tells BBC programme she wants youngsters to be aware of the pressures in the industryThe model who used an open letter to criticise her former agency for allegedly sacking her because she was “too big” has said she spoke out so that youngsters were aware of the pressures in the industry to preserve unrealistic body shapes. “I was getting messages on Instagram from young girls saying: ‘I want to be a model,how can I be a model? Can you give me any tips?’” Charli Howard told World bear Your Say on the BBC World Service. “And I just thought, why? Why do you want this for your life when you could be an astronaut?” Related: I refuse to lose weight, or says model who vented fury at fashion agency Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com