The States are more accommodating to fat people - there are more plus-sized clothing labels, and people talk openly about it. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
Why is it controversial to talk about the fact that fat people deserve to take up space and deserve to be sexy? — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I'm not like recruiting people and starting a cult and telling people to be fat. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I mean, if people still want to hire my 34-year-old fat butt for campaigns and let me be myself then I'm all… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
No one tells you that when you get older sometimes you never escape the bullying. I had no idea people could be… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
People laugh in my face sometimes if they don't know who I am. When they find out that I model they're like,… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I was angry and sad that people kept commenting on my pictures saying, 'You're too fat to wear that!' or 'Cover up!… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I think it frustrates me that so many people have bought into the idea of what we should look like instead of… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
When I describe myself as fat to people, whether it's a driver, anywhere around the world, or a friend, and I'm like,… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I don't understand why it's not okay to be plus-size. I don't know why people hate that phrase. Many models have built… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I think that some of the biggest surprises I've had early on, actually to this day, are all the misconceptions about my… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I think people think how I got work came easy. People assume that I was an overnight sensation, because they're just now… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I'm a normal person, but people see me as this person who's not really real, almost like I don't have feelings. They… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I firmly believe that a big part of the obsession with women's thinness comes from the same place as male power fantasies. — Tess Holliday Copy Share
One thing I think constantly is if brands like Gucci can make plus-size menswear, then why can't we see it for women? — Tess Holliday Copy Share
For so long advertising hasn't been inclusive when it comes to plus sizes which is crazy to me. — Tess Holliday Copy Share
Being able to love who I was, while also understanding that I deserved to be treated with kindness, helped me create a more positive… — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I love layers. And I definitely love boots and hats, I have a ridiculous amount. — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I have no friends from high school. That was probably the reason I ended up dropping out, and I dealt with that by eating. — Tess Holliday Copy Share
When you become an adult and you have a choice of who to have in your life, if someone's hurting you and making you… — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I mean, if people still want to hire my 34-year-old fat butt for campaigns and let me be myself then I'm all for it. — Tess Holliday Copy Share
Why is it controversial to talk about the fact that fat people deserve to take up space and deserve to be sexy? — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I don't understand why it's not okay to be plus-size. I don't know why people hate that phrase. Many models have built their careers… — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I think it frustrates me that so many people have bought into the idea of what we should look like instead of actually giving… — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I've noticed that a lot of people who criticize me are from the U.K. - both in the press and on social media. Since… — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I've been thinking a lot about my relationship to my own queerness, and I think the word pansexual speaks to me more than bi… — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I feel like it's important to talk about my health, which is fine, and my size because there are young girls who see someone… — Tess Holliday Copy Share
