Newbridge mother bullied during teenage years wows the UK in Miss Plus Size Pageant

A Co Kildare mother who was bullied during her teenage years was the only Irish woman at the Miss Plus Size held in the UK over the weekend.

27- year-old Charlotte Walker, who has a young son, came fourth at the Miss Plus Size Pageant at Bournemouth.

A size 18, Ms Walker says that once she became confident in her body shape, the bullying stopped.

At the weekend, Ms Walker modelled three rounds of casual, swim wear and evening wear.

She said: "I was bullied from about 10 upwards. In my twenties, I have learned to love me for me. I embrace my size, I dress to fit my shape."

Ms Walker recalls how during the days that she was not confident, she lived in black.

One day she decided that she was sick of wearing black and decided to take up modelling.