Jameela Jamil

“I think compassion is the only way to approach any subject, especially if it's to do with physical appearance. I don't think it's really about tearing something apart.”

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

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

“When I was a model at 15, I was eating one red pepper a day, and if I had a big day of castings, I would survive off a bag of Haribo, which gave me the 500 calories a day that would keep me alive. I was congratulated daily on my appearance - the more vertebrae upon my back you could count, the better my auditions went.”

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

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

“People don't tend to be unhappy in jobs doing something that they love, so I think it's important that those entering the world of work for the first time are given as much information as possible on how to get into the career that they want.”

“We are genuinely in a world that criticises women even when they are going through the biggest physical challenge of their life: pregnancy.”

“If you have time to get your pet rabbit its own Instagram account, you have time to at least tweet about something important.”

“Chips. All day. Every day.”

“What does this Heidi Parker look like pregnant? What does she look like first thing in the morning? Or bending over? What do any of these bloody 'journalists' look like that makes them find the normal appearance of celebrities so offensive?”

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

“One of the perks of growing up, but also one of the biggest challenges, is making decisions about the future. Deciding what kind of job you want, whether you want to finish school, or whether you want to go to university are huge choices to make.”

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

“To those out of work, it may seem unfair for someone to complain that they aren't happy with the type of work they are doing, but the more we like our jobs, the better we do them. In the long run, this doesn't just make us happy - it makes businesses more successful and increases employment even further.”

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

“I used to wear these big shapeless clothes and ended up just looking like a potato in a sack. I've learnt now to accentuate the bits that I'm happiest with. That's probably my waist - a lot of my clothes go in at the waist and emphasise my hips, which I'm very proud of.”

“I look back at my old school journals, and they're full of self-hatred, full of me condemning myself for not being prettier, richer, more popular.”

“There was a time when I was young and unemployed, struggling to start my career. During my A-Levels, I was hit by a car, which shattered my bones and left me confined to my bedroom for a year. Weirdly, it was the best thing that ever happened to me.”

“I get particularly depressed by the way teenagers are portrayed in the media. They are massively underestimated. They are bright, intelligent people who are given less and less opportunity. They are an ignored generation.”