Strictly's Dani: 'I'm happy with my body'
Dani Harmer has revealed that she is happy with her body, curves and all. The Tracy Beaker star, who has been showing off her moves on the dancefloor in Strictly Come Dancing, never weighs herself and is worried about losing some of the womanly aspects from all the dancing. "I've got big boobs, a big bum and a little waist, but so what? I'm a womanly hourglass shape, I love having curves - particularly my Kim Kardashian bum! My bum is shrinking a bit though, which I'm quite upset about," she told Closer. The 23-year-old, who is partnered with Vincent Simone, has bonded with fellow contestant Lisa Riley over the negative comments they have received about their bodies. Since appearing on Strictly, Dani has been targeted by Twitter bullies who have called her fat. "Lisa's my best pal on the show and I've talked to her a lot about it as she gets c*** on Twitter over her weight as well," the actress admitted. "She's great, she loves her body just the way it is and she's getting out there every Saturday night, enjoying it and ignoring the haters. Her positivity really rubs off on me." As for the jibes about her body, Dani said: "It makes me so angry. I try to put it down to jealousy, but some of the nastier comments have made me doubt myself. "I started to think, 'What are they seeing that I'm not?' It got to the point where I thought about taking a photo of my top with the [size 6] label showing! You feel you have to prove yourself."
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