Robyn Hobson

In my final, honours year at UCT, my appendix decided that it was more important than starting semester and my thesis . For anyone who has had Appendicitis. It was one of the worst times of my life , I sympathise.  I had felt sick to the point where I opted out of a poker game (which I was winning) and gone to see my doctor. He had said it was probably a virus going around.  I was sick for about 3 days straight before I finally went to the emergency room.

I was really dehydrated, the couldn’t even open my eyes kind of dehydrated.They couldn’t say for sure if it was my appendix but as I looked pretty grim , they kept me overnight. By the way, when nurses think you are just one of those druggie, tik addict kids that have overdosed…. you get treated really nicely (sarcasm).

Anyways. Appendix dangerously close to bursting. Went in. Had surgery. Mum flew out to look after me ( thank god). Booked off uni for a month. Lost 10 kilos in total. Have a scar that sits high enough for everyone to see. So tell people I was savaged by mini, pygmy piranhas.

After The Op:

I was stick thin. I could play hide and seek with lampposts. I went into La Senza and almost burst out crying when they told me that I didn’t even need to wear a bra anymore. I remember an agency at the time praising this ‘look’ on me … yes because death is hot these days. I mean really, who needs to support vital organs?? That’s so 1600′s.

I went to a casting a month or so later. I told one of the models (a really stunning girl) about the op and how I had lost so much weight.

Normal people react with horror.

She asked me if she could go to her doctor and book this op. Was it that simple? Or did you actually need appendicitis to have it done? She reckoned it would really help her career to lose those extra few kilos … ( dam those lungs, kidneys and hearts!)

This is abnormal. I feel really sorry for that girl and others like her in the industry … because yes there are others that would think ordering an appendectomy was a good idea.

Frankly it’s stupid that pretty girls are dying to be thin. Literally.

I am so stoked Australia has brought in laws declaring a certain BMI for models and as much as the Kardashians annoy me , I love it that they have curves. Old news but I hope more brands follow Dove’s lead and teach young girls that you don’t have to be skeletal to be stunning.

I read a great article on the weekend that declares The Real Look is in and the new trend is real, freshly fit and healthy.

So hopefully all those skeletons can jump back in their closets, eat something, be healthy and get work!

Go Dove