Lily Cole Opens Up About Being Bullied

Lily Cole

24 year-old English model Lily Cole recently opened up about being bullied in the past because of her haircolor:

‘I was of the type who gets bullied rather than the one who does the bullying, which I’m glad about. I’d rather be that than a bully. Red hair is an issue, particularly in this country.’
‘Teachers often let it happen because there isn’t a stigma around it in the way there is, quite rightly, about something like racism. Racism has a huge stigma attached to it and therefore it isn’t played out so carelessly. Any form of bullying should be stamped on because children are so fragile and it affects them. It’s horrible. The names I was called – carrot-top, ginger, all the usual ones – sound quite trivial.
‘Now I wouldn’t bat an eyelid. But it’s not so much the words; it’s the meanness behind saying such things to a child. I remember feeling very insecure. When I’d meet people, I would think they wouldn’t like me – that was an actual thought process – because I’m a redhead. It’s absolutely absurd! The irony is that now I love my hair.
‘Years ago, an older man with red hair, said to me: “All redheads go on the same journey. You’ll hate it when you’re younger and then when you are older you’ll start dyeing it because you’ll really want it back…” And I think there is that trajectory. It’s a wicked colour to be.’

… says Lily.
See various pictures of now blonde Lily from recent events next!

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