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The singer and TV presenter is 5ft 10in and a size 16

“I wasn’t born to be skinny, but I was a size 8 in my 20s after my record company told me I looked like ‘two people in one body’.

"I went on ridiculous diets, but once I hit 30 my body went into meltdown and I knew I had to stop starving myself.

"I threw away my scales and learnt to love my curves.

“I look better without clothes, even after having two children.

"If there’s any opportunity to get my kit off, I’m there.

"I find being naked empowering and liberating.

"I’m a typical Caribbean woman so I’m relaxed about my body, not like British women who can be neurotic and hung-up about how they look.

“I have stretch marks on my stomach, cellulite on the backs of my legs, and my 36DD breasts are saggy, but I adore my body for all its flaws.”

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Photography: Alistair Morris Hair: lamia at Paul Edmonds using L’Oreal Make-up: Anthea Clarke using Nars

Beautiful Within: Finding Happiness and Confidence in Your Own Skin by Mica Paris is out now (Simon & Schuster, £17.99)