Chidera Eggerue, a 23-year-old award-winning blogger, is the driving force behind Saggy Boobs Matter, an online movement that challenges unrealistic expectations of what breasts should look like.
She told BBC 5 live's Stephen Nolan that as a teenager all she wanted was cosmetic surgery because her breasts "didn't look like those of the model on bra packaging".
Chidera has now grown to love her body and encourages other women to love theirs.
#SaggyBoobsMatter
when you look at the way women's bodies were presented in media,we are told that we are supposed to be Polished, Firm, Perky, and Perfect at all the time and that just isn't realistic.as a teenager, Chidera felt ashamed of her 'Saggy Boobs'.now she's celebrating them with the hashtag #SaggyBoobsMatter.i created the hashtag because, as a young woman myself, i remember going to M&S to get my bras and when i'd try on the bras that were given to me according to my correct fitting, i still wouldn't look like the woman that's on the packaging,and i'd feel like: 'why are my boobs so saggy? i am so young.i felt under pressure especially during secondary school,that was when my boobs appeared to be saggy to me, and i remember thinking; 'oh my goodness,the moment i turn 18, i am saving up for a boob job, and it's really sad and absurd that i thought in that way but you can blame a teenager for thinking in that way because as human beings we have a herd mentality and we all want to be accepted,whether we admit tp that or not.so as a young woman. i started to hide my body and wear these unnecessary push-up bras that would be uncomfortable for me just so that could i feel like i fit in and i look appealing. i have that view but why i chose to do this is because there are other women who don't yet have the strength in themselves to have that view and that strength comes from self-awareness and self -awarness often comes from choosing to love the parts about yourself that you've been taught to dislike. and not every woman has that willpower.so i've chosen to essentially be the sacrificial lamb here, because i know that, no matter what's said about my body or even me,my value extends beyond other people's vision,so it's important that if you're in a position where you're comfortable with yourself,it would be nice to help other people reach that point. - Chidera Eggerue #SaggyBoobsMatter
