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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Rachael Healy

Amy Annette: Thick Skin review – tales of 00s teenhood teleport you to the dancefloor

Amy Annette.
Theatrical femininity … Amy Annette. Photograph: Matt Stonge

Amy Annette is the sort of woman who’d rather drop her phone than a lovely bit of bread, she tells us by way of introduction. That’s why growing up in the 00s was far from ideal. “I was a size 16 teen in the era of the low-rise jean,” she says.

Annette’s debut is propelled by fear for today’s teenagers, who are living through a revival of 00s fashions. Will the scourge of body-shaming and diet culture follow?

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