Emily Atack

Actress

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I'm just a regular size, and I'd love to see more women like that cast in lead roles.

Some bloke said to me in a restaurant whilst I was eating my dinner, 'No, stop. Starvation suits you.'

She's gorgeous, my mum: one hell of a woman.

Sometimes it's hard to admit, though, especially if you're known as a happy person, because you feel you're letting people down if you're not being happy 24 hours a day.

I've done a lot of film, so I'd like to get back into television.

Divorce, splitting up a family, is a terrible thing.

I had so much self doubt in the past, but I'm trying to push myself.

If I looked like a Victoria's Secret model, I would still get nasty comments.

I have been through a lot in my life, my parents divorced when I was 16, and it was a very difficult time.

I will now be very mindful about it, and if I feel like I've been on my phone too much one day, I'm going to be more conscious of that and not be so obsessed.

The most important thing in the world is the moment you're in now, so take it and be grateful.

I know I'm in a very appearance-driven industry, but this is who I am, and there's no point starving myself into someone I'm not.

It's weird because I do act like best friends, but still, I don't sit there and say my mum's my best friend. That doesn't really cover it.

I got really bored of sitting around waiting for work or for the next movie to come along that only 100 people would see. I got bored of being skint, of twiddling my thumbs, wondering how to take my life to the next stage.

I can survive in the jungle, so now I can do anything.

I'm on camera all the time, so being body confident is important.

I'm naturally a very happy person, but I've had times with depression and have got through it with therapy.

I've had an incredible upbringing, but it was quite chaotic.

In the jungle, you learn about the other beauties in life. In everyday life, it's all about looking perfect, but in there, there's none of that.

I avoid social media and articles with negative comments about myself, because the first few times that I got called 'fat' broke my heart; it absolutely destroyed me. It's awful when someone says something like that to you.

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