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0:00:00 > 0:00:01The Worst
0:00:03 > 0:00:06My name is Kimran and this is my twin sister, Simran.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09We are identical, but there is one difference.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13I have a condition which means I've lost the pigment in my skin,
0:00:13 > 0:00:15giving me white patches.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17It's called vitiligo.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20I have vitiligo all over my body and on my head,
0:00:20 > 0:00:22which means my hair grows back grey.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26I have it on my eyes, I have it on my arm,
0:00:26 > 0:00:30I have it on my back and I have it all on my legs.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32My favourite white patch is the one on my foot
0:00:32 > 0:00:34because it looks like a heart.
0:00:34 > 0:00:39When I look at fashion magazines and adverts, the models are all perfect.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41I don't see anyone who looks like me,
0:00:41 > 0:00:44which can make me unhappy with the way I look.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47I don't think we know about people, like,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50think if you're beautiful or if you're not beautiful.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53You're in a bit of a shock to just hear someone say,
0:00:53 > 0:00:58"Oh, you're pretty," or anything, because you never really hear it.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Rafi, one of the few disabled models,
0:01:00 > 0:01:02is hoping to break the mould.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07In a few years, I hope to see more of this.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08Lots more.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10And this is Lois.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14I am a model and I'm beautiful.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17They are beautiful,
0:01:17 > 0:01:20and the sooner big brands take that on board, the better.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Imagine that.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Rafi, in big lights.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27That would be amazing.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Simran and I were identical until the age of four,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55when my vitiligo patches started to appear.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58It might spread to other parts of my body
0:01:58 > 0:02:00and the patches may get bigger.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04When it was at its worst it was, like, covering most of my back,
0:02:04 > 0:02:07most of my legs and most of my face.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Everyone used to be like, "What's that on your face?
0:02:11 > 0:02:12"Can you wash it off?"
0:02:12 > 0:02:15They just called you, like,
0:02:15 > 0:02:21animal-related things like panda or a cow or a dog.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23It was just nasty.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26It just felt like it made you feel insecure.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29I didn't really take it as a joke
0:02:29 > 0:02:31because I took it to heart and I didn't really...
0:02:31 > 0:02:34I wasn't really the person to laugh off the mean things.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40People recognise, like, me and you differently for what you have
0:02:40 > 0:02:44and sometimes I wish I could have it to see what you go through
0:02:44 > 0:02:47and what everyone says to you all the time.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51When Kimran was little, her confidence was quite low.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53A parent in the school had said,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56"You're a bit too young to have white hair."
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Kimran kind of shied away from me then.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02It is not nice as a parent to hear that and it's not nice to see that
0:03:02 > 0:03:04your child is going through something like that.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06I think Kimran started to think,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08"I must be different from everybody else."
0:03:11 > 0:03:15Me and my best friend, Grace, have known each other all our lives.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21I think all the magazines are aiming, "You should be like this.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26"Be more like this person. She's really pretty, really good."
0:03:26 > 0:03:30It's like you have to be kind of tall...
0:03:30 > 0:03:31Tall and skinny and...
0:03:32 > 0:03:34All perfect.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38I do think it influences everybody to be nasty if all these...
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Because they see all these people who are perfect and they are
0:03:41 > 0:03:42like, "Everybody should be the same way."
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Every single photo you see have all got filters on.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48And if you don't, you have to literally put in the caption,
0:03:48 > 0:03:50"Natural, no filter."
0:03:50 > 0:03:53I'm not going to say I don't use filters because, literally,
0:03:53 > 0:03:54I don't take a photo without it.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57I think it'd, like, be really great if everyone could, like,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59feel really good about themselves
0:03:59 > 0:04:03and don't have any insecurities about themselves.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07There is so much pressure from the media to look a certain way,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09but some people are challenging that.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Rafi has been modelling for over a year now.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15I like that.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22So, what's this picture here, Mum?
0:04:22 > 0:04:25That was before you fell ill.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27You look like a little model there, don't you?
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Very colour coordinated.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Five years ago, Rafi's life was turned upside down
0:04:32 > 0:04:35when he suffered a brain haemorrhage
0:04:35 > 0:04:37and was rushed to intensive care.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Can you remember anything about that day?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41No, I don't remember anything.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44You came and said that you'd got a headache and you felt sick.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48Yeah.Within minutes, you were on this settee, unconscious.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Yeah, collapsed.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54I bet you were scared?Horrible. Do you remember any of this?
0:04:54 > 0:05:01No, not at all, but to be honest, I'm so glad I can't remember.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04It's a bit shocking to look at some of these pictures.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08It is, yeah. I just want to remember positive things.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10For a long time, you couldn't talk.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12We didn't know what you were thinking.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15I've come a long way, five years.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Three, two, one.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Rafi was in hospital for months but slowly, he was recovering.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Come on, Rafi.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33Videoing.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40Yeah, ready.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49There were a few stumbles along the way...
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Woohoo!
0:05:57 > 0:05:59It's amazing, really, Rafi,
0:05:59 > 0:06:02to think for such a long time you couldn't move at all
0:06:02 > 0:06:05and now you're walking around, you can go bowling.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Yeah.Do your race running...
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Go, Raf! Raf!
0:06:11 > 0:06:13..and the modelling as well.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14Perfect, yeah.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19To see me now, it's just absolutely amazing.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23The parts of Rafi's brain that control speech,
0:06:23 > 0:06:26movement and memory were damaged.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31This means he struggles to remember what has happened during the day,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33so he posts a blog to keep track.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38A really nice way of looking at things.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43These are life moments that I don't want to forget
0:06:43 > 0:06:47and without them, they'd just be gone.
0:06:47 > 0:06:54It's just when I go to sleep, I just forget everything from the day.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00I am just so thankful that they are here.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03This picture is a picture of me
0:07:03 > 0:07:08when I first started doing modelling.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12I'm so pleased with how it's turned out.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19There are some successful models with vitiligo.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21This is my hero, Niall.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25He starred in London, New York and Milan Fashion Weeks and has
0:07:25 > 0:07:27thousands of Instagram followers.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29He's arranged to meet me.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32I'm so nervous.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Look how cool he is!
0:07:35 > 0:07:36Hi! Thanks for coming.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41I wonder if he's always been so confident.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Is it a bad or a good thing to have vitiligo in the modelling industry?
0:07:45 > 0:07:50I think it's something different so with everything different, you know,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53it's going to hold me back in some aspects but in others,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55it's like my look, do you know what I mean?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58So it sets me apart from every other model in the casting,
0:07:58 > 0:08:01so it's helped me a lot, definitely.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03You've got it in your hair, haven't you?
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Yeah.I've not got none in my hair, like, I've never had it.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09I think it looks really cool.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Yours started when you were four?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Did anybody ever say anything to you when you were...?
0:08:15 > 0:08:16Well, when I was four, obviously,
0:08:16 > 0:08:20no-one really cared because you was little and kids didn't understand.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22They used to say, like, "Can you catch it?"
0:08:22 > 0:08:23Or, "Have you been burnt?"
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Stuff like that.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28There was a rumour at school that I'd fell in a bonfire and people
0:08:28 > 0:08:31actually believed that and then, "Does it hurt?"
0:08:31 > 0:08:33That's what everybody always says to me.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Or, "Can you feel it?"
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Obviously, I can't, it's just a bit of pigment.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40People ask, "Does it feel normal?"
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Yeah. "Can I touch it?" I'm like, "Yeah."
0:08:43 > 0:08:45"Does it feel normal to your skin?"
0:08:45 > 0:08:49I had mine like yours. I had it on my eyelids and then I started to
0:08:49 > 0:08:51get little bits on my knuckles.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53When I first started dancing I was wearing, like,
0:08:53 > 0:08:56tank tops and shorts and three quarter length leggings.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58I didn't want to wear them.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02So I started to stop dancing and not go because I was self-conscious
0:09:02 > 0:09:04and I didn't want to show anyone.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06I went to the doctor's and I got this foundation
0:09:06 > 0:09:10which is really thick and then you put it on your skin to cover it.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I remember when I was at school, I hated PE.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I would be late to school or not go to school on PE days
0:09:14 > 0:09:16if I couldn't find my trackies
0:09:16 > 0:09:18because I wouldn't be wearing shorts,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21but I don't notice it any more, you know.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22And then with modelling,
0:09:22 > 0:09:24it has definitely helped with my confidence.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25When you do a portfolio,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27you have to do some just basic pictures
0:09:27 > 0:09:29of what you look like normally, not posing or anything.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Don't get disappointed when you don't get booked for stuff first off
0:09:33 > 0:09:35because there will always be something else,
0:09:35 > 0:09:39so don't be disheartened by anything you don't get chosen for.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44We definitely need more diversity in the media and in the world,
0:09:44 > 0:09:49basically, because not a lot of diversity is represented,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52especially with people with skin conditions like ours.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55And obviously, you are bringing awareness to vitiligo.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Should be proud of yourself.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00It was so great meeting Niall. He's really inspired me.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06This is ten-year-old Lois.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10She is changing people's ideas of who can be a model.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14This is my bedroom.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19This is my party light.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21My pillow.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24That's me and my dog.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29My dog's name is Elmo.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31These are my clothes.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34She does love the camera and she does love showing off,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36don't you, Lois?Yeah.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Lois was born with hearing problems.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43She's hypermobile, so she has really flexible joints,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46has weak muscles and gets tired easily.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48This one.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Yay! Good girl.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51Big one.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Good girl.Do it!
0:10:56 > 0:11:02I'm doing boxing because I need to be strong.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07I'm better at boxing than my dad.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Lois has already had a few modelling jobs...
0:11:15 > 0:11:19..and has just found out that she has a photo shoot in London
0:11:19 > 0:11:21for a top high-street brand.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25I'm hoping this will lead to big things for Lois.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28I'd love to see her as the first disabled, deaf supermodel.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Rafi is practising for the catwalk.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41He has just found out he's starring in an upcoming charity fashion show.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Are you OK?
0:11:45 > 0:11:48To get catwalk-ready, he's come to Leeds for some pampering.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Right? Are we good to start?
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Yeah.
0:11:56 > 0:12:02You'd think it might make you cough, but it doesn't.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04What's made you want to get into modelling, then?
0:12:04 > 0:12:08Well, I've always been interested in modelling.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14I just thought it would be great to give it a go.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17After his brain haemorrhage, he thought his dream was over,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20until his mum sent his photo to a modelling agency.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Yeah, it's been amazing since I've joined.
0:12:24 > 0:12:32Which has just given me a lust for life.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Is that a phrase?
0:12:36 > 0:12:37Hello.Hello.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Are you relaxed?Yeah.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40Ready for your haircut?
0:12:40 > 0:12:44I am. I feel dizzy after that.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Very relaxing.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47Thank you.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53Hopefully, in years to come, we'll see a rise
0:12:53 > 0:12:56in disabled modelling
0:12:56 > 0:13:01and a lot more disabled models in the industry.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08How does that feel for you, Raf? Like it.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13Definitely ready to model now.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16My dream is to model for a huge high-street brand.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Today, Lois is living that dream.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22She's in London for a photo shoot for River Island.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23Sequin top.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25With these trousers.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Yeah? Happy?Yeah.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Bye!
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Hello! Have a seat.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39OK.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41I do like purple.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42Is that your favourite?Yeah.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45What do you like the most?
0:13:45 > 0:13:49The jacket, because it's very, very soft.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53It is so soft.I really like the hair and make-up.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Right, we're ready. Let's go.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Are you ready for the main girl?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Ready.Get ready! Get ready.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11Lois, what music shall we put on before we start?
0:14:11 > 0:14:12Little Mix - Power.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15No way!
0:14:15 > 0:14:20MUSIC: Power by Little Mix
0:14:28 > 0:14:31One, two, three.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Yeah, you should do it to me. I am so tired after that.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Look, that one's funny.
0:14:38 > 0:14:39No, that looks so good.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44To be able to see herself on screen in photographs
0:14:44 > 0:14:46really makes a difference.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50I did my filming and photo shoot.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52I loved it.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Very tiring day.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01I'll go to sleep in the car on the way home.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08It's the dress rehearsal for tonight's charity fashion show.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12You two turn around, look as though you're doing the business.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14OK. Who is with who?
0:15:14 > 0:15:18In a few hours, Rafi and the other disabled models will be performing
0:15:18 > 0:15:20to a packed theatre.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Don't walk too far ahead, so then Rafi can put your hand out to Riley.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Yeah.So, get yourself steady, take a deep breath,
0:15:28 > 0:15:29focus and then set off.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32You don't have to rush. You hold back.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35You make sure he is steady before you set off anyway.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39No rush on that one, you've got all the time in the world.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45When the music starts, it's nearly time to go.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47When all these seats have got people...
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Oh, God. That will make me so nervous.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55I suppose I'm worried about my memory, really,
0:15:55 > 0:15:59if I ever forget what I'm meant to do.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01The show is important for Rafi.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04It's five years to the day since his injury.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05You'll be fine.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09I will try and make it a mental reminder.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Lucky for Rafi,
0:16:11 > 0:16:14his sister is on hand to keep him calm and to do his make-up.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16You've come really far.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21It's good to have something like this on a five-year anniversary.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25It just shows, doesn't it? It really does, yeah.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28It just shows how far I've come, really.
0:16:28 > 0:16:34Because five years ago, I would never have even dreamed
0:16:34 > 0:16:37of being able to do this.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42Five years ago, I wasn't in the state for doing anything then.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48Are you nervous?As the night goes on, I will be.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50I will start to get nervous.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Side, side, go.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00I would like to change back in the interviews
0:17:00 > 0:17:04because I think we've got it into our heads
0:17:04 > 0:17:08that everyone should look the same kind of way.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11There are different kinds of people
0:17:11 > 0:17:16and we are all beautiful in our own way, really.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21At the moment, how many times do you see a disabled person
0:17:22 > 0:17:24in a catalogue or something?
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Not that often.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31You might not have thought about that before you were disabled.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32It never crossed your mind, did it?
0:17:32 > 0:17:40No. It didn't. But now I'm disabled I notice it quite a lot, actually.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43It is quite important, isn't it? Yeah.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Rafi has to do three poses at the end of his walk
0:17:48 > 0:17:52but he is worried about remembering them.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56I will keep a lookout for you and you can remind me.
0:17:56 > 0:17:57I've got to do those, have I?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Yeah.One?
0:17:59 > 0:18:04Yeah.One?Oh. Not that!
0:18:04 > 0:18:06One...two...
0:18:08 > 0:18:09..three.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Oh, yeah.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17One... Just do them sitting down.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Two...three.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22Fingers crossed, he's got it.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28This is it. Rehearsals are over and all the models are ready to go.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30# Yeah, you could be the greatest
0:18:30 > 0:18:32# You can be the best
0:18:32 > 0:18:35# You can be the King Kong banging on your chest
0:18:35 > 0:18:36# You could beat the world
0:18:36 > 0:18:38# You could beat the war
0:18:38 > 0:18:40# You could talk to God, go banging on his door
0:18:40 > 0:18:42# You can throw your hands up
0:18:42 > 0:18:43# You can beat the clock... #
0:18:43 > 0:18:46It's Rafi's big moment.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47Do you know what you're doing?Yeah.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Go all the way to the end... Yeah...turning.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Get rid of the frame.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57You put your hand on my shoulder and then we wait, like,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00a couple of seconds and we'll go off.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02# Pain
0:19:02 > 0:19:06# You made me a, you made me a believer, believer... #
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Go!
0:19:09 > 0:19:13# Oh, let the bullets fly oh, let them rain
0:19:13 > 0:19:16# My life, my love, my drive, it came from...
0:19:16 > 0:19:17# Pain
0:19:17 > 0:19:22# You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
0:19:22 > 0:19:24# Third things third
0:19:24 > 0:19:27# Send a prayer to the ones up above
0:19:27 > 0:19:31# All the hate that you've heard has turned your spirit to a dove
0:19:31 > 0:19:33# Oh ooh
0:19:33 > 0:19:38# Your spirit up above, oh ooh
0:19:38 > 0:19:39# Pain
0:19:39 > 0:19:43# You made me a, you made me a believer, believer... #
0:19:43 > 0:19:45APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Two out of three poses isn't bad, Rafi.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53Well done, guys.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55He owned that catwalk.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59But there is one extra special surprise for Rafi.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06I'd like to ask for Rafi to take a step forward.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08And Mum and Dad and sister.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15So, five years ago today this beautiful man,
0:20:15 > 0:20:20this wonderful man, Rafi, he had a brain haemorrhage.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25So just to mark what an amazing sort of recovery you have made
0:20:25 > 0:20:30in those five years, we've been joined by the team
0:20:30 > 0:20:34that cared for you when you were first in hospital.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39And they've been hiding somewhere, so they're still hiding.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Do you want to come up?
0:20:41 > 0:20:43APPLAUSE
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Today has been amazing.
0:20:49 > 0:20:55To top it all off, I saw all the old hospital doctors
0:20:55 > 0:20:58and physios and all sorts.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01You're amazing.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04What a lovely surprise.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Loved it! I was not expecting that!
0:21:08 > 0:21:11That was a massive surprise.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12It was, yeah.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Rafi and Niall are so inspiring.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18They're really changing the way people think.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29I want to become a model just to show you can look pretty,
0:21:29 > 0:21:31you can do everything that the role models do,
0:21:31 > 0:21:34even though you've got vitiligo or even though you've got a condition.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38Just because I've got vitiligo doesn't change who I am.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Today I am doing some test shots at a modelling agency
0:21:44 > 0:21:47to see if I can get on their books.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Hey. Hey.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53I hope that people do get more confident seeing me
0:21:53 > 0:21:57because when I saw Niall, I felt a massive shot of confidence.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Let this one rest, so your foot comes and rests on here.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06You have to look as natural as you can.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09On your back, you've got quite a lot of vitiligo, haven't you?
0:22:09 > 0:22:10Yeah, is that right?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Wow! What a star!
0:22:16 > 0:22:20I want people to know I'm not just comfortable in my skin,
0:22:20 > 0:22:21I'm proud of it.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24These ones. These are my favourites.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25I think you look beautiful.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26Don't you? Yeah?
0:22:26 > 0:22:31I loved it and looking back at the photos, I was surprised
0:22:31 > 0:22:32how beautiful I looked.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Maybe one day, I will be on the cover of a magazine.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Well done. Nice to meet you.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39Bye!
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Safe journey back.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45See you.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49Rafi's on his way to Manchester to meet Johnny at boohooMAN.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Are you excited?I'm very excited.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Hi, Johnny. Nice to meet you.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02Hi, Rafi. Nice to meet you.I've got a few questions I'd like to ask you.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09I've had to write them down because my memory is not that great, but...
0:23:09 > 0:23:11No problem. Fire away.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15There are 13 million disabled people in the UK.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20I just don't think they are being represented in the modelling world
0:23:20 > 0:23:22at the moment.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24I agree. I think the fashion industry can do a lot more
0:23:24 > 0:23:26to be inclusive.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28We haven't used a disabled model yet for boohooMAN.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Boohoo use a disabled model in one of their adverts.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34We've done a good job using models of different ethnicities and colours
0:23:34 > 0:23:38and body types but I think it is something we can really look to do,
0:23:38 > 0:23:41to integrate disabled people into our campaigns more.
0:23:41 > 0:23:47Would you ever consider booking me for your campaigns?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50We'll have to see how you do in the studio first.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51That is the real test, isn't it?
0:23:51 > 0:23:52This is the studio.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57This is Cathy, the stylist.
0:23:57 > 0:23:58Hi. How do you feel about yellow, Rafi?
0:23:58 > 0:24:02You all right trying that on? Yellow is my guilty pleasure.
0:24:02 > 0:24:03I like yellow.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07I think these shoes are a little too small for me.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Your toes are hanging over.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Yeah.These are the joys of modelling.It's fashion, Rafi.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17Cool. Perfect.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21If you bring your head back, slightly. That's nice.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23It's really hard work being a model.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Just looking straight to me. Straight to camera. Nice. Keep that.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32I think the problem with a lot of people is,
0:24:32 > 0:24:37they don't accept that they are beautiful.You love doing your hair.
0:24:37 > 0:24:38That is your go-to pose.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40That's a classic as well.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Absolutely nailed it!
0:24:42 > 0:24:47It's just an instinct to see all the negatives about yourself,
0:24:48 > 0:24:52but if you look at yourself, there are quite a lot of positives.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55It takes people like yourself, who can be seen as a role model,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58who are willing to step outside their comfort zone and do something
0:24:58 > 0:25:02different, which is only really seen for able-bodied people.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05There is no reason why disabled people can't do that
0:25:05 > 0:25:09and if you work hard and you're dedicated to it and learn and listen
0:25:09 > 0:25:11to other people, it will come.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13That's the money shot.
0:25:13 > 0:25:14That is the money shot.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I think today went really well.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Who knows what the future holds?
0:25:20 > 0:25:22But I'm excited.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28I recently saw a viral video online which has motivated me
0:25:28 > 0:25:30to make my own version.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36I've realised I am beautiful and I want to show my friends that too,
0:25:36 > 0:25:38and hopefully I can make a mini film.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40I want to try something.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42It might be a little bit weird but I need Grace first.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49I just wanted to bring you upstairs to tell you that you're beautiful.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Aw! So cute!
0:25:53 > 0:25:55I just want to say I think you're beautiful.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58BOTH:Thank you!
0:25:58 > 0:26:00I just want you to know that you are beautiful.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06I think you're beautiful.
0:26:07 > 0:26:08Thank you.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11I don't know what to say.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18No-one really gives you compliments, like, now,
0:26:18 > 0:26:20to be honest, like, so it's a bit...
0:26:21 > 0:26:23..funny to hear something like that.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28I don't think I've ever had anyone say anything that
0:26:28 > 0:26:29nice to me before.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31I've never heard that from friends before.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34No, friends never say it, so, thank you.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38But actually, that means a lot, like, to me as a person.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45I haven't really had the confidence before, like,
0:26:45 > 0:26:49from someone actually telling me that, so thank you.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51It's OK.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57I did that because I thought that you should all know that, like,
0:26:57 > 0:27:00you're all beautiful and I love you, like, loads and loads.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02We love you too.Thank you.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08There's so much pressure to look like the models we see in the media
0:27:08 > 0:27:12but the world would be a very boring place if we all looked the same.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17Models like Rafi, Lois and Niall are beginning to change
0:27:17 > 0:27:22the face of beauty, but telling your friends they're beautiful
0:27:22 > 0:27:24can make a big difference too.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25# You could be the greatest
0:27:25 > 0:27:27# You can be the best
0:27:27 > 0:27:29# You can be the King Kong banging on your chest
0:27:29 > 0:27:31# You could beat the world
0:27:31 > 0:27:32# You could beat the war
0:27:32 > 0:27:35# You could talk to God, go banging on his door
0:27:35 > 0:27:37# You can throw your hands up
0:27:37 > 0:27:38# You can beat the clock
0:27:38 > 0:27:39# You can move a mountain
0:27:39 > 0:27:41# You can break rocks
0:27:41 > 0:27:42# Standing in the hall of fame. #