Pick Me Up!

BORN THIS WAY

Pulling on my favourite red jumpsuit, it was the most treasured item in my wardrobe.

If I had a special occasion coming up and I didn’t know what to wear, I know I could throw it on and be totally fine.

For me, fashion was always a way of expressing myself.

And thanks to my seamstress Grandma Cherryl, now 83, she enabled me to feel like I was never excluded.

By altering my clothes, making the arms and legs shorter, it meant that I could strut my stuff with all my friends, wearing the exact same trends as them.

Which gave me the confidence that I needed to stay head strong and

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