Charli Howard

Charlotte "Charli" Howard (born 6 April 1991) is an English model,[1] author[2][3] and body activist.[4] She is from South-East London, England. She is an activist for diversity within the fashion industry. In September 2019, she was announced as the presenter of new BBC podcast Fashion Fix, a podcast about the fashion industry.

Modelling

Howard has worked for numerous brands and fashion campaigns, including Maybelline, Redken, British Vogue, Allure magazine and Pat McGrath.[1] She is one of the faces of Pat McGrath's beauty line and considered a "McGrath Muse".[5]

Howard had tried to model in her teens, but was rejected by numerous agencies. At 21, she was signed to a London-based agency after her friend submitted her Facebook photos without her knowledge.

In 2015, Howard was dropped by her then-London model agency for allegedly being "too big" to model.[6] In response, she wrote a lengthy Facebook post that subsequently went viral, with thousands of shares, and appeared on Channel 4 news to share her side of the story.[6] Upon hearing about the post, New York-based model agency Muse Management signed her, and Howard moved to New York.

Howard is considered a "plus size" model, despite only being a UK size 10-12/US 6-8. In an interview with Hello! magazine, Howard is quoted as saying, "I've got a D cup boob, I've got a size 10 to 12 hip - well, a 12 probably - and I've got a tummy that never seems to go away, no matter how many sit-ups I do... I'm curvy, but I know that I'm not a plus-size model and I've not given myself that term. That's what other people label me."[7]

In January 2019, Howard was announced as the new face of global lingerie brand, Agent Provocateur.[8]

Books

Howard published two books in 2018: Splash,[3] a novel about issues such as bullying, friendships and body image, and Misfit,[2] a memoir about Howard's battles with eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety.[4] She told the Guardian newspaper that she wishes to “create strong literary characters for girls”[4] in her books. Misfit was published in February 2018 by Penguin Random House.[4]

Howard's first children's novel, Splash, was published in July 2018.[3] In an interview with Hello! Fashion Monthly magazine, Howard said that she wrote the book "to pass the time". Author Jacqueline Wilson described Splash as a "much-needed book that will strike a chord with so many girls - and help them dare to be different."[9]

References
  1. "Charli Howard - Model". MODELS.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. "Misfit". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. "Take a look inside Splash by Charli Howard | Nosy Crow". nosycrow.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. Wiseman, Eva (28 January 2018). "Model Charli Howard: 'They told me I was fat'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. "PAT McGRATH LABS | Legendary Makeup by Pat McGrath". PAT McGRATH LABS. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. Gayle, Damien (16 October 2015). "I refuse to lose weight, says model who vented fury at fashion agency". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. "Hello! Fashion Monthly - June/July 2018". pocketmags.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  8. Glamour. "'You were perfect already - I was just blind to it': Charli Howard's love letter to her body is so damn empowering". Glamour UK. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  9. Howard, Charli (7 May 2018). Splash. ISBN 9781788001717.
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