'I was worried that I was going to be an outcast,' she said, explaining that girls at school had been bullying her at the time. Sarah landed a coveted spot in the 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show when she was just 18 Plus-size model Mahalia Handley revealed she had been recently diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder.
'People sexualised me before I was even sexual. She struggled with having to play the 'sexy girl' role because it didn't align with who she was as a person and said she was sexualised from a young age. Sarah revealed at one point in her modelling career she had just stopped eating entirely and also struggled with bulimia. 'There was this pressure to be waif-like,' she told the program. The 32-year-old said casting agents had said she had 'too much jiggle' that she 'can't wear that' and that her hips are too wide. The model left the room and burst into tears, however it was not an isolated incident.
Sarah recalled having to strip down in front of a room of people during a casting and a woman taking one look at her before remarking 'this isn't going to work'. Sarah revealed at one point in her modelling career she had just stopped eating entirely and also struggled with bulimia