A biography for Tess Hollidayhasn’t been written yet.
“I firmly believe that a big part of the obsession with women's thinness comes from the same place as male power fantasies.”
“I've been asked a lot lately if I had a hard time getting pregnant. I've been asked how I conceived. In the same way everyone else does!”
“I'll wear a crop top if I'm not loving my stomach because it kind of forces me to pay attention to it and to love it, really.”
“I have to wear Eloquii to red carpet events where my friends are wearing custom Versace.”
“Sometimes I feel like a million dollars and sometimes I feel terrible. But I've always been open about the fact that it's OK to be human and embrace those feelings.”
“None of us have it all together; it just seems that way on Instagram.”
“The States are more accommodating to fat people - there are more plus-sized clothing labels, and people talk openly about it.”
“I love layers. And I definitely love boots and hats, I have a ridiculous amount.”
“I don't share a lot of my kids on social media for a reason.”
“I don't have to prove that I'm healthy to anybody.”
“I've seen a lot of Black content creators calling for white folks to stop using the voices of Black folks to make TikToks because it's like digital blackface. That's valid.”
“My only challenges for winter are jackets because I have big arms.”
“Why is it controversial to talk about the fact that fat people deserve to take up space and deserve to be sexy?”
“I've been fortunate enough to pick the brands that I collaborate with based on if they feel authentic to me and if it's on-brand with what I am doing.”
“Imagine just wanting to share photos of my kid and instead being told I'm unfit to be his mom because of my size.”
“I've been called fat my whole life. I am fat, so it's kind of silly to get mad about it.”
“I think in the past, I was motivated by seeing what I could do with my own career as far as success. I was definitely motivated by my followers and family, which hasn't changed.”
“One thing I think constantly is if brands like Gucci can make plus-size menswear, then why can't we see it for women?”
“I do admit that black men love me. I always forget that, and then I come to a black neighborhood and I remember.”
“Being able to love who I was, while also understanding that I deserved to be treated with kindness, helped me create a more positive and happy environment for myself.”