I happened to overhear Tess on GMA or whatever while in a cafe and my GOD, that AWFUL VOICE and the utter flatness and lack of charisma of any kind. For a second I thought it was just some unfortunate rando off the street they had as a pity normie guest or something, but then they mentioned her name, and she started yammering on about her ~annarexeuh~. It was so bad and also very brief.
I wonder, does she realize this kind of thing is the beginning of the end? That a little bump in interest over her freakshow bullshit does not actually translate to a career? Is she doing this on purpose to squeeze out one last minute of fame, does she simply live day to day on whatever narc energy she can get with no regard for the future, or does she actually think this will get her career going in any meaningful way??
Can't wait for more in the cascade of attention-seeking behavior you describe here. Go ahead and scrabble at online only, publicist pushed, z-list nonsense instead of living with even a scrap of dignity lmao. She's going to lose what little accounts/sponsorships she's got if she makes herself into even more of a clownish spectacle. Who tf wants to do a campaign with someone who evokes "nasal-voiced ageing wannarexia failure who appears on boomer morning shows"?
I would guess this is her plan:
0. This anorexia thing was an oopsie, but like no big deal, there’s no such thing as bad publicity. This will get people TALKING about me again!
1. Lose that pesky 30 lbs or so that’s holding me back and pick up MANY MORE MODEL GIGS because I’m still fresh and ready for the camera!!
2. Gradually segue into “wise older model who is still amazing but is choosing to retire on her giant bed of money while giving out sage advice to the newbies or maybe being a host, a la Tyra Banks.” The podcast will pick up as soon as some of those A listers I @ed on twitter finally get back to me, stuck up fuckers.
3. A few more red carpet appearances and I’ll be able to snag a fit rich husband who looooves curvy goddesses. No more wearing the pig ears costume and sitting on cakes for Daddy! I’ll have a new, RICH man and a big house and a pool and the Hollywood lifestyle.
4. Retire from podcast/tv show life and write a book about my struggle.
5. Awarded a lifetime achievement award for being the most influential and best plus model, who defeated fatphobia with her EFFYOURBEAUTYSTANDARDS campaign.
6. I guess Bowie is like graduating from university at this point? My new husband will hire a nanny at some point. She’ll let me know when to show up for the ceremony.
tldr: she’s a malignant narcissist like Russell Greer. One of the hallmarks of that illness is having absurd, grandiose dreams and goals for the future and
not seeing them as laughably unrealistic and selfish.
