A plus size influencer has opened up about her past struggles with body image, revealing she used to wear baggy jumpers and risk heat stroke in summer – but now she's confidently "fat and proud".

I grew up fat, Black, and flamboyant in the mostly white ... “You’re gonna be so happy when you start REALLY losing!” and ...

The new wave is led by a group of young, beautiful, plus-size women who are fat and proud of it; they are championing a different, more inclusive beauty ideal than the traditional, skinny one ...