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Annoushka Ducas:
Hi, Annoushka here. In this series, I'd really like to take the opportunity to tell you a little bit
about
The Brilliant Breakfast, an initiative that I set up two years ago to help the Princess Trust support
disadvantaged young women. It
really can be as simple as putting the kettle on inviting a few friends around or hosting a
breakfast for the team at
work and asking everyone to give what they can to help change a girl's life. So that's
The Brilliant Breakfast starting
October the 10th this year. And for more details, visit the brilliantbreakfast.co.uk. Thank you.
I'm Annoushka Ducas and welcome back to
My Life in Seven Charms. For me, there are so few things
which can evoke a
memory like a tiny detail
charm. In this new series, I'll be meeting seven extraordinary women and
hearing their stories
through this very special
18ct gold biography.
Today's guest on
My Life in Seven Charms is a model, writer, an activist, and an entrepreneur. Her
stellar
career and her profile was kick started by a brilliantly defiant letter she posted on Facebook,
having been fired by the
first agency who signed her. Since then, as well as writing novels and creating her own skin care
brand, she has become
a catalyst for women celebrating their bodies, embracing their curves and loving the skin they're
in. She is a fabulous
example of doing so. As part of international women's day, I'm so delighted to welcome Charli Howard
to
My Life in Seven Charms.
Charli Howard:
Thank you. Hello?
Annoushka Ducas:
Hello. So nice to see you and nice to be sitting in front of this cozy fire.
Charli Howard:
Exactly. It's nice and warm outside from the cold. Very sweet and I've just been
given this piece of
paper with all the
charm illustrations on it and it's so cute. I love it.
Annoushka Ducas:
It's always interesting to know how people will react or if you've in your
head, when you
describe each
charm, whether you visualize them very differently.
Charli Howard:
It's just better. It's just so sweet and the detail as well. That's what I love
about them. The little
book with the web splash on it. That's the title and the anchor and everything. I mean, it's just so
sweet. I love it.
Annoushka Ducas:
Well, why don't we start with
charm one?
Charli Howard:
Yeah.
Annoushka Ducas:
We'll start with
charm one. So
charm one is an anchor. I've seen this as
kind of literally a miniature
anchor in
yellow gold with a rope kind of wrapped around the long part. I engraved it because I
know that