When actress and podcaster Jameela Jamil began sharing her thoughts about mental health and body image on social media, she was aware backlash might come with the territory. Though she didn’t anticipate being called 'gobby' — and worse. Nevertheless, the actress is adamant she will not be silenced. "I'm not going to go away," she tells me when I meet her in a studio in Camden Town's Park Village.
When I arrive, Jamil is sat looking perfectly at home on the floor, hugging her knees to herself. The Good Place and She-Hulk star has been hosting an event called #MoveForYourMind to promote the mental health benefits of fitness in connection with her popular 'i Weigh' podcast. The concept (i Weigh meaning: I am a sum of all the things of value about my life, not my body mass) began as a social media post in 2018 and snowballed into a movement to challenge societal norms. The Instagram account has 1.2M followers. It means Jamil now counts 'activist' among the titles under her belt.
