Meet Hunter McGrady, Plus-Size Model Speaks About Her Modeling Career and Therapy
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Plus-size modeling star Hunter McGrady recently opened up about the struggles she faced during the beginning of her modeling career and how she underwent therapy.
Hunter McGrady recently opened up in an interview with a magazine. Even so, she experienced some harsh experiences shortly after establishing her own career. Hunter McGrady says in an interview.
In spite of her determination to pursue her dreams, Hunter McGrady decided to stop modeling when she experienced the following event:
“The last straw was when I booked a job and was like, “I’m the thinnest I’ve ever been. This is fabulous.” I walk in and everyone’s staring at me. The producer comes over and is like, “Listen, we have to talk to you. We didn’t realize how big you were.“
Hunter McGrady struggled with anxiety and depression as a result of this harsh incident. Later she got equipped with professional counseling after realizing the need for it.
Therapy was the first thing she did. At that point, she ate out of control. Her health suffered. There was no way she could handle it alone. It was essential that she discard all the information she had learned.
“I look back and I’m like, “Wow, that’s sad,” she said.
Nonetheless, it is the first stepping stone to the career she has today.
The model mentioned that therapy helped her develop both physically and mentally and changed the way she saw her body.
Know everything about Hunter McGrady
Hunt McGrady is an American model and body image, advocacy activist. The daughter of Brynja and Michael McGrady, she was born in Westlake Village on May 4, 1993. Her father worked as an actor while her mother and grandmother were models.
In 2017, after participating in Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Model Search, she appeared in the magazine’s Swimsuit Edition. As part of the “In Her Own Words” project, she was featured in the publication’s 2018 swimsuit issue.
The model is currently signed with Wilhelmina Models Curve Division in New York and Los Angeles.
In addition to her Sports Illustrated feature, Hunter McGrady secured prestigious modeling assignments for Seven7 with Melissa McCarthy and Swimsuits For All with Ashley Graham.
Additionally, she has walked for New York Fashion Week and has worked for brands like Lucky Brand, Bare Necessities, and Lane Bryant. Towards the end of the year, Hunter launched her body-positive movement, “All Worthy”.
The JED Foundation for Suicide Prevention appointed her as an ambassador for mental health issues.
McGrady stated that she has been both a size two and a size 18, and everything in between during her Sports Illustrated “In Her Own Words” feature in 2017.
In addition, she described her difficult journey as making her “worthy, fearless, confident, resilient, powerful, and boundless.”
According to the SI model, the term “plus-size” is a bit sexist and should be replaced with “size-inclusive.”
Hunter stated in her new interview that she now supports the term as follows:
“It’s funny when I first started, I didn’t want to say I was a plus-size model—I was just a model”. She claims that along the way, a lot of women said they were proud to be called plus-size and weren’t ashamed of it. I support women, so if you want to be called plus-size, go for it!
She concluded by saying, “Hell yeah, I’m a plus-size model.”
Ankita Khanrah
Ankita Khanrah is a second-year student of the Master of Communication and Journalism (Integrated) programme at the School of Mass Communication, KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar.
