The jungle has taught me to accept who I really am - my skin is play and freckly, my bum and hips are big, and my hair is frizzy - that's who I am.

Emily Atack

Categorized in : Me I Am Skin Hair

Everyone is comparing lives on social media and wants the perfect body, perfect image, perfect outfit, perfect life - we're striving for this perfection, and it's so unhealthy because there's no such thing as perfection.

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The most important thing in the world is the moment you're in now, so take it and be grateful.

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Being happy is a beauty. It's not about having the perfect face or perfect make-up.

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In the jungle, you learn about the other beauties in life. In everyday life, it's all about looking perfect, but in there, there's none of that.

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This is the thing: I get motion sickness.

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A social life is just as important to me as my work life because I think if you have a healthy balance of the two, you'll be really happy.

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I don't have any real phobias, but I don't like creepy crawlies just like everyone else.

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I'm a believer in feeling good in your skin, so I put bikini pics on my Instagram.

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Growing up, my brother and sister were my best friends in the world - and still are.

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My whole life, I've been judged for how I look, which is part and parcel of being in the public eye, playing sexy roles and posing for lad's mags, but I want people to like me for my personality and brain.

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I can survive in the jungle, so now I can do anything.

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You are taught about puberty and the menopause and how tough they can be, but a quarter-life crisis, you're not prepared for.

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I'm not a tart. I feel like I've been treated like one in the past.

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My ex-boyfriend didn't hear me fart once, and we were together six years. I hated the thought of grossing him out, so I think some things should be left to do privately.

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It's not all about having the perfect body, perfect hair, perfect smile.

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If I looked like a Victoria's Secret model, I would still get nasty comments.

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I have amazing, amazing fans who are just lovely.

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When In The Style came to me asking if I wanted to do a collection, I said very clearly what kind of collection I wanted it to be, and the lovely thing was that they were looking to do the same kind of thing. I stated that I didn't want any retouching, and I want the women modelling the clothes to represent all women.

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I'm naturally a very happy person, but I've had times with depression and have got through it with therapy.

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I have a great life, amazing family and friends, so it's easy for people to be like, 'What have you got to be sad about?' But it's not that; it's a chemical imbalance in your brain that sometimes needs to be treated.

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