She might boast a mammoth following on Instagram, but Imogen Anthony has revealed she wasn’t always popular.
On Thursday, the blonde bombshell gave insight into her childhood school days, which were unfortunately far from ideal, and how a cruel taunt has followed her into adulthood.
‘Kids suck: I was teased for big lips my entire school life to now being asked regularly if I have filler,’ wrote the 30-year-old on Instagram.
School yard bullying: ‘Kids suck: I was teased for big lips my entire school life to now being asked regularly if I have filler,’ wrote the 30-year-old on Instagram Thursday.
Imogen then went on to explain she was does not get lip filler.
‘All for lip filler, just not on me. A b*tch can never win. If I say no, I mean no. Please don’t argue with me about my own body or I’ll slap you in public,’ she added.
This is not the first time Imogen has opened up on the subject of bullying.
In May 2019, she bravely revealed she experienced severe bullying throughout high school.
Her lips are real! ‘All for lip filler, just not on me. A b*tch can never win. If I say no, I mean no. Please don’t argue with me about my own body or I’ll slap you in public,’ she added
Taking to Instagram at the time, Imogen shared an emotional post discussing her experiences with body dysmorphia, self-harm and overeating.
‘I grew up with zero self confidence and was far from “skinny”,’ Imogen began, while attaching modelling pictures from a Sydney runaway show in 2014.
‘I either attempted to self harm – or I turned to the bakery and ate the s*** load of hot chips you got for $2 from the local shop. I was depressed,’ she wrote.
Body dysmorphia: ‘I grew up with zero self confidence and was far from “skinny”,’ Imogen began, while attaching modelling pictures from a Sydney runaway show in 2014.
‘I had been either semi “cool” at some schools or horribly bullied at others (I see you) to the point of literally having no one to sit with or even talk to. The teachers did f*** all… Pure Hell.’
Imogen continued: ‘I started to rebel. I signed myself out of school mid year 11 as I initially never liked the idea of being shipped down to a country town like Bowral.
‘I took myself to Sydney where I lost a s*** load of weight at around 17. I didn’t have anorexia (as still ate a lot, just less) I had a borderline body dysmorphia and saw something different to what everyone else saw. I hated myself for a while there.’
‘I either attempted to self harm – or I turned to the bakery and ate a s*** load of hot chips… I was depressed,’ continued Imogen, alongside this second modelling picture from 2014
Imogen added that she kept modelling in order to mask her anxieties.
Describing the moment she became ‘aware of [her] body issues,’ Imogen recalled a boy publicly teasing her on a casual clothes day at school day.
‘He teased me in front of everyone saying that “I had a gut” after I finally got to wear that Jay Jay’s denim pleated skirt I wanted sooo badly on a school mufti day.’
‘He teased me in front of everyone saying that ‘I had a gut’: Describing the moment she became ‘aware of [her] body issues,’ Imogen recalled a boy publicly teasing her at school
‘I didn’t realise until later how much that fu**** up my reactive mind I wasn’t even aware of body issues until that exact moment,’ continued Imogen.
She then encouraged fans to think before they say anything to young people as ‘words are so effective.’
Imogen concluded: ‘If I was any weaker and had seen the things I had seen about myself, from people I’ve never even met, I’d be 6 foot under. I’ve come close.
‘Why do you think I have so many tattoos on my arms? You can cover scars, but they will be there forever. Physically AND mentally.’
‘Why do you think I have so many tattoos on my arms? You can cover scars, but they will be there forever. Physically AND mentally,’ Imogen concluded
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