“Being fat is not easy in public space”, in the daily life of Virginie Grossat, plus size influencer

Virginie Grossat doesn’t have a tongue in her pocket. At 36, the plus-size influencer gives confidence to fat women with inspiring videos in which she talks about fashion. Despite the daily hateful comments, she hopes that society will change. Meet.

We met Virginie Grossat, 36. A content creator, she talks about plus-size fashion, food and body positivity on her social networks. Her goal? disinhibit the women who follow her and regardless of the hateful comments.” Because my content has a lot of visibility, especially on TikTok, there are a lot of people who are annoyed by it. I am a victim of cyber harassment and Grossophobia on social networks. »

Waves of hate every day

But the young woman tells us that she has acquired maturity. “When I was younger, I would have experienced this wave of hate differently. This is really beyond my head.” And he adds with a smile: “ with the monetization of social networks, the more haters I have, the more money I make”. Virginie Grossat has chosen not to moderate all these comments, to leave them. “We put on blinkers, but this does not educate people.” It is important for her to show others, those close to her, all the violence she suffers. “I wish shame would change sides. The people who comment make me sad”. Virginie Grossat also told us about her passion for fashionwhich gives him strength every day. “ I feel like a real queen when I have a beautiful dress and nice eyeliner.”