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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Camilla Foster

Former Lioness Fara Williams: Image felt like a competition – you had to look a certain way

Former Lioness Fara Williams talks health, nutrition and body image (Mike Egerton/PA) -

Former Lioness and football pundit Fara Williams is widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of her generation and has revealed that while she never doubted her abilities on the pitch, she did experience periods of low confidence regarding her body image.

“I was always confident in my own ability when it came to football. But I think with image, I always felt that it was a competition and that you had to look a certain way,” reflected the 41-year-old pundit. “I was never confident that I looked like everybody else. I was never confident that I had the six-pack that you were ‘supposed’ to have, for example.”

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