It looks like the media blitz surrounding plus size model Velvet D’Amour is far from over.
Tonight she will be on ET tonight talking about her weight, modeling and other things.
“Twenty-eight,” she says matter-of-factly when asked her size. “Not a size 20 as has been purported on the Internet. Clearly, if you weigh near 300 pounds, you’re not a size 20.”
While she does model now, Velvet began as a photographer, and that remains her first love. Kevin caught up with Velvet to watch her work behind the camera as she shot photos of three “BBWs” — “Big Beautiful Women.” And she doesn’t shy away from the sexy shots with her plus-sized models.
“I think part of what is powerful is sexuality and being sexy and feeling sexy,” she says.
Velvet has found the positive in being big instead of the negative of not being stick thin. “If you want to spend your life hating yourself and being with people who don’t like you, that’s an option,” she says. “But certainly you have the option to love yourself and to live in the moment.”
Check your local listing to find out when it comes on in your area.
actually i disagree. Im five foot eight inches and way b/w 283 and 285 every week. I wear a size 24 which dont really fit well…to loose in certain areas but i can still squeeze into a 20 in emergencies. i actually fit a 20 all the way up to 275!. well maybe height has an advantage n_n but now i wear a ’7′ in the new lane bryant line. it really does boost your confidence a little.