
Afua Hirsch: “Nobody gets to police our bodies!” How to reject beauty trends
From Happy Place
Published 2/24/2025
Do you get rid of your body hair? Do you hate your periods? Are you debating a nose job? Why? Writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch has been tracing how we’ve become so loathing of our bodies. In this chat with Fearne, Afua explains where our modern, Western notions of beauty come from, and why…