Karren Brady Quotes

For me, whatever age or size I've been, I have rather liked myself. The shell is not the thing at all.

I certainly used to wish that I was skinny, lighter-skinned, with long, pretty hair. But only because I used to get made fun of for being the absolute opposite. I didn't see all of that stuff as the American Dream. I just wanted to look normal. Now that I'm older, I really do feel like I am a beautiful girl.

Turning 50 changed me and I'm far more accepting of myself. I'm not thin, but I am a size 10. I go in at the middle and very much out at the bottom and top. And now I think, 'Well, that's how I am.'

To go from hating the way I looked to being a 'Cosmo' centerfold is a profound honor.

I'm not afraid of how I look in the mirror.

I don't hate what I see when I look in the mirror. Even if legions of others don't agree. I have accepted the reflection that reliably bounces back at me for its perks and its flaws.

If you don't like the look of my face, don't look at me! I'm the one who has to live with it.

I'm actually happier with my body now . . . because the body I have now is the body I've worked for. I have a better relationship with it. From a purely aesthetic point of view, my body was better when I was 22, 23. But I didn't enjoy it. I was too busy comparing it to everyone else's.

Your hair isn't quite right and maybe you're a size bigger than you should be and on and on and on. I think there comes a moment when you've matured to the point where you suddenly think, nonsense. I am fine just the way I am.

I know I'm not a buff dude in any sense, but I'm more than comfortable with my body.

I can't say this enough, I'm totally comfortable with my body. I like my body, I don't think it's a bad thing, I think I have a nice body, I'm happy with it.

I'm learning to embrace who I am and what I look like.

I can only speak for myself - I don't care how I look.

I used to look in the mirror and feel shame, I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself.

I've never been supercritical about my body.

I'm not a supermodel. I make the best of what I've got.

Growing up, I felt insecure about my build. I didn't feel very feminine. But as time went on, I learned to completely embrace my body.

As long as you smile, have sparkly eyes and stick your shoulders back, nobody's going to notice your bum or your waist or your feet, for that matter.

My friends have to remind me that it's OK to own the fact that you're good at something. I think it'll just come with getting older.

I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself, and that is so important. And not just about your body, but so many ways of confidence. You're constantly learning how to be confident, aren't you?

As I've got older, I feel more confident in my body, so wouldn't want to tamper with it.

Weight doesn't matter as long as you're happy with yourself.

I think that the longer I look good, the better gay men feel.

There are days when I feel confident, and I feel like, 'OK, this outfit looks nice, I look good, I'm in shape.' But I'm never going to walk out the house trying to be sexy, because that to me is cheesy and not attractive.

Listen: I'm OK cute. I'm no stunner.