Marie Southard Ospina

BBWs, also known as "big beautiful women", taught me to take pleasure in my own body.

I first discovered the term in 2014 as a plus-size fashion and beauty editor. In 2020, it's little more than a buzzword.

"A girl at uni asked if I wanted to recreate the Bruce Bogtrotter scene in 'Matilda' where he’s forced to eat a whole chocolate cake."