Jameela Jamil

“I was so overwhelmed by the amazing response I had from thousands of women saying they felt beautiful in my first collection, I wanted to design more clothes they could love themselves in.”

“I think compassion is the only way to approach any subject, especially if it's to do with physical appearance. I don't think it's really about tearing something apart.”

“What kind of woman tries to fat-shame a heavily pregnant woman?”

“If you have time to get your pet rabbit its own Instagram account, you have time to at least tweet about something important.”

“A few years ago, I fell in love with a man before realising he was married.”

“I was always very quiet, and I think everyone thought that was because I was a good child. I'd sit there in silence, but it wasn't until my mother was calling me one day when I was very youn...”

“I was a model scout. I was never a model, but they just dropped the scout.”

“Hopefully, no one will feel self-conscious in anything that I've designed.”

“I suffered a lot of setbacks when I started; I didn't have any work experience and no real confidence to go after the career that I knew in the back of my mind I really wanted. It affected m...”

“There was a time when I was young and unemployed, struggling to start my career. During my A-Levels, I was hit by a car, which shattered my bones and left me confined to my bedroom for a yea...”

“Women's bodies have always been used as a spectacle and objectified.”

“Surround yourself with people and things that inspire you. Learn everything you can.”

“Sometimes life limits your choices - rising tuition costs may put university out of reach, or like me, personal circumstances might simply make it difficult to complete your education.”

“Every twist and turn in life is an opportunity to learn something new about yourself, your interests, your talents, and how to set and then achieve goals.”

“I've always been passionate about the concept of helping the underdog. It just doesn't make sense to me as to what kind of person would take a huge platform and not use it to do something, t...”