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Jen Walshaw

Fat, fearless and over 50: thanks to my TikTok outfit posts, I feel powerful and seen

Jen Walshaw, parenting blogger and founder of Mum in the Madhouse.
Jen Walshaw, parenting blogger and founder of Mum in the Madhouse. Composite: TikTok

After spending a large proportion of this year in hospital and coming out with a feeding tube, life felt completely upside down. I’d gone from running a busy home, juggling work, family and the everyday chaos that comes with it, to suddenly being ripped out of normality and forced to slow down in ways I never expected. When I finally returned home, I felt fragile – physically and emotionally. Getting dressed felt like climbing a mountain some days, never mind feeling remotely like myself.

So I decided to try something small but surprisingly powerful: I started sharing my “fits of the day” on TikTok, which basically means I started sharing my outfits. My most-liked video is a simple one of me in an unremarkable cord skirt, oversized collar blouse and knee-high boots.

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