Talking about her return from her recent summer holiday, Vogue Williams hit the headlines last week after she slammed a fellow plane passenger for refusing to swap seats with her so she could sit with her family.
The Irish model later called him a “tw-t” and a “piece of sh-t” on her podcast – and fans were divided over who was in the right in the incident.
And now, speaking to Closer about her new show, Send Nudes: Body SOS, the former reality star hits out again, but this time it’s at online trolls who made her struggle with her body confidence in the early days of her fame.
Vogue, 36, who has three children, Theodore, three, Gigi, two, and four-month-old Otto, with her reality TV star husband Spencer Matthews, says, “I used to get slagged off so much for having small boobs. I hated it. There wasn’t anything that my mum could say to me to make me feel better. It’s tough when you’re growing up. But I will make sure to reassure my children not everyone is meant to look the same.”
Fitness fanatic Vogue and former Made In Chelsea star Spencer, 34 – who have been married since 2019 – were papped on the beach while on their recent holiday, with fans praising Vogue for her incredible figure.
But Vogue says that she despises the term “bounce back”, saying “it’s as bad as the word diet” and swears by postnatal physiotherapy for getting her back in shape.
Vogue explains, “A lot of people ask me, ‘What did you do after you had a baby?’ The reality is you can’t do anything. You’re not able to exercise and I don’t go on diets anyway – it’s not my vibe. I don’t think the goal should be on your physical body, it should be focused on repairing what damage has been done while you were pregnant.”
She adds that fitness isn’t her top priority, now she’s a mum-of-three, adding, “I remember when Gigi was born and I thought, ‘I’m never gonna be able to get out of this house with two kids!’ And then you just fall into a natural groove. With three? Slightly different story! I’m not as much of a nervous wreck trying to get organised now, though.”
Vogue made her television debut 12 years ago on Fade Street, Ireland’s answer to The Hills, and has spent the last decade working as a presenter, model and DJ.
The premise for Send Nudes: Body SOS is to show those suffering from very personal body hang-ups what they could look like after plastic surgery via a 3D animated avatar. A panel of 50 people from across the UK will have access to the contestants’ “nudes” so they can provide honest feedback regarding the new looks.
And now Vogue reflects on the unique edge that the new E4 show has when exploring plastic surgery – and what it was like to front such an empowering series.
She says, “It was always going to be a show to promote body positivity, and I think we nailed that. The people were so amazing and all so different. It was quite sad when they were desperate to change certain things about themselves, but it was nice to see their opinions change. When you see how some of them leave the show, it’s lovely and empowering to watch.
“[Surgery] is a very extreme route to go down, but for some people, it’s the one they want to take. Loads of the contestants were shocked by the opinions they got from other people, because they were not expecting it. They thought they were disgusting and that everyone looked at that part of the body the same way they did. They were being so self-critical, they didn’t realise, ‘Hang on a second, this is not as bad as I’m making it out to be,’” she says.
Vogue herself has not gone under the knife but understands why people turn to surgery. She says, “My opinion on it is, if it’s the thing for you and you’ve researched it and know exactly what you want to do, then go for it. I understand why women who have enormous breasts and are suffering from back pain all the time would want a change. I think I’ll live with my tiny little pecks, I’m fine!”