IN CONVERSATION: Bridget Malcolm

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Helloooooo pals! Today on the show, we bring you the brilliant Bridget Malcolm. Bridget is a classically-trained musician, best known as an international model who walked for Victoria’s Secret in their 2015 and 2016 fashion shows, as well as walking for brands like Ralph Lauren and Stella McCartney. But Bridget’s story in the fashion industry isn’t just one of glitzy catwalks and endless travel. Instead, Bridget spent much of her early and prominent years modelling battling a relentless eating disorder which, for two years, saw her live off little more than protein shakes and steamed vegetables. In this chat, we talk about all of it: her lowest moments, her love of music, her complicated relationship with alcohol, her relatively recent diagnosis of Pre Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder, and how she feels about the modelling industry after everything she’s been through. If this chat raises issues for you, support is available on The Butterfly Foundation's National Support Line, 1800 33 4673. For more from Bridget, follow her on Instagram @bridgetmalcolm and subscribe to her new podcast, Model Mentality on Spotify here. If you enjoyed this episode, we recommend you listen to our chat with model and entrepreneur Steph Claire Smith, which you can find here. Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Maybelline New York and their Instant Age Rewind Concealer. Head here to check it out. If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true! To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessthepodcast.com. We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode. Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated! This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

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0:00.0	A content warning before we jump into today's episode.
0:03.1	This episode does deal with issues relating to eating disorders and anxiety
0:07.1	and may be triggering for some listeners.
0:09.2	We all know periods can be complicated, ever-changing changing and often misunderstood.
0:13.4	I mean why doesn't anyone ever actually tell you how to first use a
0:16.0	town properly or that getting an IUD would hurt this much?
0:19.1	I know that's why Libra is on a mission to bridge the gap between what you're told and what you actually experience.
0:25.0	Did you know 75% of girls start their first period with negative emotions?
0:30.0	And 59% of women wish they'd been taught more about periods throughout their lives.
0:34.0	Libra is here to help you navigate your menstrual journey with confidence and care from your
0:38.1	first period to your last.
0:39.9	If you've ever felt dismissed with it's just a period and I'm sure we've all heard
0:43.7	that before Libra says it is never just a period it is so much more share your
0:48.6	experiences at W. W. W. Love Libra.com. I think that people looked at me and they were like right she's the model she's
0:56.9	doing Victoria secret she's Victoria secret model they're skinny she seems fine but
1:01.4	I couldn't climb my flight of stairs to my apartment. I was exhausted, my hair was falling out. I just felt like I had completely lost grip with who I was, and it was just this constant thought of like this can't be all that there is to me like this can't be my life like this can't be
1:18.9	all I do all day is think about what I'm eating and working out and just sleeping.
1:23.4	Like I know that I'm missing the point of a lot of life right now. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Hello and welcome to this in-conversation episode of Shameless with the brilliant
1:56.8	Bridget Melkum. Bridget is a classically trained musician best known as an international
2:02.2	model who walked for Victoria's Secret in their 2015 and 2016 fashion shows,
2:07.0	as well as walking for brands like Ralph Laren and Stella McCartney.
2:11.0	But Bridget's story in the fashion industry isn't just one of Glitzy Catwalks and endless travel.
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