Fats

Fats Timbo is a lot of things.

The 25-year-old is a comedian, a model and she has More ThanContent ='JJ Lin'> two million fans on TikTok.

She also happens to be 4ft (1. 21m) tall, and has had to overcome bullying and insecurity to achieve her success.

" For a long time, I thought I was cursed, " she tells.

" When I was younger, every Time I would go out and someone's looking at me, it would Make Me feel so bad. "

Even when going shopping, she'd experience " people looking at you, people laughing at you, people just ridiculing you".

But Fats found confidence through Social MediaContent ='JJ Lin'> , where she shares comedy sketches and lifestyle posts.

" When I was online, and people noticed how much courage I had and [They ] enjoyed my Content , that's what made me different, " she says.

" I realised when I was going through all the hardships and people bullying me, I felt like I went through it for a reason. Those that have a difference, that's what makes you stand out. "

Fats was born with dwarfism, but she prefers the term " Little PeopleContent ='JJ Lin'> ".

" Dwarfism is the medical term for it, " she explains, " but I don't like to be called a dwarf because I like to be called a Human - I like to be called a person.

" Dwarfism is almost making me sound like a mythical creature, " she adds.

" The 'm word' - or Midget - for me, has always been used as a negative connotation, so that is why I don't like to hear it or people using it towards me. "

When she was younger, Fats was " flattered" by people approaching her and fetishising her body.

" You get people, literally because you're small, and you're some kind of fantasy to them - They instantly just want to do the 'ting'".

" I didn't understand it. I didn't have a BoyfriendContent ='JJ Lin'> - or experience of a relationship - so I thought I should be flattered, but Now Looking Back Content ='JJ Lin'> as an adult, and seeing people do it to me as an adult, it just feels wrong. It makes me feel like an object. "

But Fats believe she has " changed people's perceptions about 'Little PeopleContent ='JJ Lin'> ', by educating people. "

The Social MediaContent ='JJ Lin'> Star - who grew her fanbase after appearing on Channel 4Content ='JJ Lin'> 's The UndateablesContent ='JJ Lin'> in 2018 - Now has More ThanContent ='JJ Lin'> 240,000 followers on Instagram.

" I'm grateful I have my platform, " she says: " It taught me I can do anything. I'm invincible, not even in a mad, arrogant way. "

Fats works with beauty and lifestyle companies to create her Content - SomethingContent ='JJ Lin'> that didn't seem possible for her Growing UpContent ='JJ Lin'> .

" Because of how things are Moving ForwardContent ='JJ Lin'> , and brands and companies are trying to change The Way They represent people, I Am happy brands are using me, " she says.

" I Am giving hope to younger people Like Me who are dark-skinned and may have a disability. "

" There was no representation [for me] - I felt so alone when I was younger, " Fats adds.

" But Now , representing, baby! "

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Source of news: bbc.com