I’m a Marilyn Monroe look-alike and get death threats for my beauty
10.08.2022 - 01:55
/ nypost.com
Instagram followers, British influencer and model Leylah Dobinson told South West News Service that she has been a longtime admirer of the 1950s sex symbol, always in awe of her natural beauty and personality. She loved to play dress-up and wear lipstick as a kid and claimed her mom told her she could be the next Monroe. And that she did.
Now, Dobinson posts her modeling pictures and her curly blond Monroe pictures to her account, but not everybody is impressed by her image. “It’s happened multiple times where unknown accounts will message me saying, ‘You deserve to be dead’ or ‘You’re ugly,’ but it doesn’t bother me,” Dobinson said. A post shared by Miss Leylah Linda✨ (@missleylahlinda)“It just pushes me to do more — without the haters, I wouldn’t get anywhere anyway.
Normally I don’t even open them,” she continued. “I don’t want to fully be her — she inspires me as a person,” Dobinson clarified about comparisons to the Hollywood legend.“When someone says you look like as much of an icon as her, it’s a compliment — and I might as well use it and see where it goes,” she said. Despite facing hurtful messages, Dobinson said they rarely ruin her day.
In 2019, she started taking modeling seriously and, in 2020, booked her first paid photoshoot. If anything, the nasty online hate makes her more aware of her success as a model. “I’ve always been quite a confident, strong-minded person, so receiving these messages has made me realize how far I’ve got with my modeling now — it’s actually irritating people which I love.
It’s annoying people, which means I’m getting noticed,” she said. “I think it’s a jealousy thing as well,” Dobinson added. She is passionate about fame and hopes her looks can attract the same attention received
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