Samantha is a disability activist, vocal about her experience with brittle bone condition and how society lets disabled people down. She has written for GLAMOUR about how it feels to be stared at as a disabled woman, and works as an inclusion consultant, actor, broadcaster and writer. Samantha has also been an ambassador for Scope, ADD International and Parallel Global, and was named third most influential disabled person in The Shaw Trust’s Power 100 list of 2020. She’s appeared on Loose Women, Jeremy Vine on 5, The Disability Paradox and How To Beat… Ageing. Her book, You Are The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread, reminds us all to be “unapologetically you”.
Fats Timbo
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Fats was honoured as GLAMOUR’s 2023 creator of the year at our Woman of the Year Awards, with a huge online following where she talks to fans through snappy sketches about dwarfism and ableism. Her book, Main Character Energy: Ten Commandments For Living Life Fearlessly does exactly what it says on the tin – an empowering read about accepting and loving yourself and your body. She also hosts her own stand-up comedy night Fats and Friends and has appeared on The Undateables, BBC’s Celebrity Mastermind, Celebrity Gogglebox and The Apprentice: You’re Fired.
Jay Howard
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