The impact of the modelling industry with Taylah Roberts

This week, I chat to the wonderful Taylah Roberts. Taylah is a former model (now brilliant photographer, check out her work @naturetonurturephotography on Instagram) whose teenage years and early twenties were marred by the influence of the fashion industry. Taylah was encouraged to obsess over and control the size of her body, as if this were a necessary part of pursuing the career of her dreams. This unfortunately and somewhat inevitably led to Taylah developing an eating disorder. I was shocked to hear about the lengths her employers went to to keep her so small, not to mention all of the people backstage who enabled this abusive behaviour. Taylah is a ray of sunshine and I feel so honoured that she wanted to share her story on The Light Show.

Heads up, this episode does contain discussions about eating disorders which may be triggering to some.

You can find Taylah on Instagram @taylahroberts1

The Light Show is produced and edited by Daisy Grant