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Jameela Jamil

(1986) Model

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Jameela Jamil talks about how many young people send out dozens of CVs and still hear nothing back. She says it’s important to carve out time for adventures and to follow personal dreams. She also praises people who love their own bodies, calling it a powerful message for women of all sizes.

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Jameela Jamil is a model.

Quick Facts About Jameela Jamil

Born: February 25, 1986
Profession: Model

About Jameela Jamil

British actress... | Jameela Alia Jamil is a British actress, comedian, activist, and presenter. She began her career on Channel 4, where she hosted a pop culture series in the T4 strand from 2009 until 2012. She then became the radio host of The Official Chart and co-hosted The Official Chart Update alongside Scott Mil

Quotes by Jameela Jamil

I'm not saying all men are likely to cheat.

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More women need to stick together.

Feminism

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With a doughnut in each hand, anything is possible.

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Chips. All day. Every day.

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I'm not trying to prove myself, and I'm not trying to shock anyone.

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I knew it was right to make time for myself to have adventures and fulfil dreams.

Adventure

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

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If someone had told me age 14 to start making serious decisions about my career, I'd have laughed!

Age

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Radio 1 has always championed women; take Annie Nightingale, for example. One of my heroes.

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I've been amazingly lucky, and believe me, I don't take anything for granted.

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Restaurants don't cater properly for celiac sufferers, and neither do supermarkets.

Cater

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School was horrific for me, constantly an outcast for being a geek.

Being

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The concept of plus-size is so derogatory and weird. What does that mean? Plus the normal size? It shouldn't exist any more.

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I like the fact that Tess Holliday is comfortable in her own skin and loves herself. I think that's a hugely positive…

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If you have time to get your pet rabbit its own Instagram account, you have time to at least tweet about something…

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There shouldn't be a segregation of women over a size 16, it should just be all women who want to wear beautiful clothes.

Beautiful

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It feels great to know that more people are finding work and gaining the experience, not to mention self-confidence, that they need.

Confidence

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Many weight issues stem from illness, be it physical or, indeed, emotional. And a large portion of people who sometimes struggle to…

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I became allergic to virtually all fruits and vegetables, and my weight tumbled. I am 5ft. 10in. but dropped to just 8…

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One of the brilliant things I realised after I'd left school is that there are so many ways you can learn. I…

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Kim Kardashian was the first time I've seen a woman tormented about her weight gain while having a baby. But at least…

Attention

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I was always very quiet, and I think everyone thought that was because I was a good child. I'd sit there in…

Children

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Having an education is extremely valuable, but we need to help people connect their choice of studies to a potential career at…

Age

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I've got quite an old-fashioned figure. Back in the Sixties, girls had boobs, a tummy and wide hips, and bigger thighs as…

Love

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People don't tend to be unhappy in jobs doing something that they love, so I think it's important that those entering the…

Career

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I couldn't wait to leave school. So I did it as soon as I possibly could at 16. I had no clue…

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I got my transferrable skills from working at entry-level, gauging what I wanted from my career, and making sure I had what…

Career

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If you want someone, you have to be willing to wait for them and trust that what you have is real and…

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As a young child, I suffered all sorts of digestive problems and was constantly under the weather.

Child

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Sometimes gluten is even added to chips, which is really annoying.

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

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At no point in my thirty years have I ever felt truly represented by the fashion industry.

Fashion

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I was 23 and saw my face on the side of the big T4 bus at V Festival and almost fainted.

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

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I am a Radio 1 DJ and campaigner for women feeling confident at every size.

Confidence

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Shaming people isn't productive. That makes you feel bad about yourself.

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

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

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

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I didn't really have a group of friends 'till I was 19, and I didn't kiss anyone until I was 21.

Friends

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