Strictly’s JaydeAdams praises Disney’s Reflect for featuring first plus-size heroine
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Strictly’s Jayde Adams has praised Disney’s decision to feature its first-ever plus-size heroine.
Earlier this month, the company made history with Reflect – a powerful short film about body dysmorphism – as featured in the The company’s 85-year history of filmmaking, larger-sized characters have only ever played the roles of villains or extras.
With fans quick to praise the new film, Jayde was also eager to show her support in an adorable Instagram post on Friday.
‘Got a new favorite movie’: Strictly’s Jayde Adams praised Disney’s Reflect for being the first plus-size heroine when she shared a comparison photo Friday
The 37-year-old comedian compared herself to lead actor Bianca when she shared a comparison photo of the cartoon ballet dancer with herself performing her “body positive” Flashdance routine on Strictly.
The routine was called “inspiring” by fans who were tearful to tears after Jayde revealed her goal was to show dancers come in all different shapes and sizes.
Jayde captioned her snap: ‘I have a new favorite movie.’
The star is clearly a Disney fan and is showing off her epic Halloween costume this weekend as she dressed up as Ursula – the evil sea witch in The Little Mermaid.
Looks good: 37-year-old comedian compared herself to lead actor Bianca after she performed her ‘body positive’ Flashdance routine on Strictly alongside Karen Hauer
The comedian – who was eliminated from Strictly last week – previously spoke about her experience with body shaming trolls.
Rather than get mad, Jayde revealed that she’s “laughing at trolls” who comment on her weight to show resilience.
Speaking on BBC Sounds Woman’s Hour, she began: ‘I knew it was going to happen to me because every time I’m on TV someone says about my weight, I just knew it was going to happen.
“I could do two things, I could ignore it, or I could tackle it. I thought it was funny, I was able to show some resilience to people who follow me.’
Iconic: The star is clearly a Disney fan and shows off her epic Halloween costume this weekend as she dressed up as Ursula – the evil sea witch in The Little Mermaid
Speaking of the comments, she added: “Someone wrote, ‘this is Jayde Adam’s rocking up to Strictly,’ with a picture of the Michelin man, and I had to laugh!”
Meanwhile, Jayde isn’t the only person to have shown his support for Disney’s first plus-size heroine.
Reflect follows the story of a young plus-size ballet dancer named Bianca “who fights against her own reflection and overcomes doubt and fear by channeling her inner strength, grace and strength.”
One to watch: Disney created its first plus size main character for a powerful short film about body dysmorphism titled Reflect
The movie, directed by Hillary Bradfield, is is part of the second series of Short Circuit – a series of experimental short films.
The animation has left fans in tears, with one viewer writing that she wished the movie had been made when she was a child.
She tweeted: “The 16-year-old I needed this Disney shortly before I quit ballet because I didn’t want to be the fat girl in class anymore. I’m glad the little ones have this. 10/10 for Reflect!’
Powerful: The film follows the story of a young curmudgeon ballet dancer “who fights against her own reflection and overcomes doubt and fear by channeling her inner strength, grace and strength”
New move: In the company’s 85-year history of filmmaking, larger-sized characters have only played the role of villain or extra, and fans praised the change
Other viewers shared: ‘I saw this Disney short film called Reflect and it broke me emotionally. It’s about a little plus-sized girl who is doing ballet and the mirrors begin to swallow her up because of her body insecurity, but she destroys them anyway by dancing.’
‘THIS IS NOT EXERCISE! Disney+ FINALLY made shorts with a plus size line! It’s called Reflect and it’s part of the Short Circuit short series. Let’s just say I was sobbing.’
Reflect is available to watch on Disney+.
Sweet: The animation has left fans in tears, with one viewer writing that she wished the movie had been made when she was a kid
Disney fans have long called on the company to create plus-size princesses, with a 2015 post showing Disney characters with a plus-size makeover went viral.
Last year was Disney accused of forcing “unrealistic beauty standards” on children after they included a character of exaggerated proportions in the short film Inner Workings.
Originally released in 2016, the animated short tells the story of an office worker named Paul who must curb his desire to break out of his boring routine and have some fun.
Unusual: Last year, Disney was accused of forcing “unrealistic beauty standards” on children after it included a character of exaggerated proportions in the short film Inner Workings
But it’s Paul’s love interest Kate that has sparked outrage online, thanks to her huge derriere, thin arms and tiny waist barely bigger than her neck.
Dozens of social media users objected to the unrealistic depiction of Kate’s body after screenshots of the cartoon were shared online by the US-based company. Twitter user Glitch, who shared them with the caption: ‘In no world did [Disney] must do this.’
The post, which featured an image of Kate, sparked new criticism online, with users accusing Disney of setting “unrealistic” body standards for its young audience.