>>> BACK, NOW, AT 8:41 WITH STYLE.
ALL THIS WEEK, WE ARE RECOGNIZING MEN AND WOMEN WHO
INSPIRE US TO BE OUR TRUE SELVES AND FIND OUR OWN STYLE AND LOVE
OUR BODIES. THEY'RE OUR 2017 "TODAY STYLE"
HEROES. >> I'M ELLIE KEMPER.
AND I LOVE MY QUADRICEP MUSCLES. >> I LOVE MY FOREHEAD.
SOME PEOPLE CALL IT A FIVE HEAD. AND MAYBE EVEN A SIX OR A SEVEN.
>> MY ARMS MADE ME ONE OF THE BEST GYMNASTS IN THE WORLD.
I WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING TO CHANGE THAT.
>> MY FAVORITE PART OF THE WAY I
LOOK IS I DON'T CARE. I WAS SO OVER TAKING AN HOUR AND
A HALF GET READY IN THE MORNING. >> TO MY YOUNGER SELF, I SAY DO
NOT WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE.
>> MY STYLE HEROES ARE ANYONE WHO WEARS WHAT THE HELL THEY
WANT TO WEAR. >> SOME VERY POWERFUL AND
INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN. THEY'RE IN GOOD COMPANY WITH OUR
NEXT GUEST, WHO IS ALSO ON OUR STYLE HEROES LIST, MISS TESS
HOLLIDAY. SHE'S AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE
BODY POSITIVE MOVEMENT. SHE HAS A BOOK OUT.
A PAGE-TURNER, OUT ON SEPTEMBER 26th.
CALLED THE NOT-SO-SUBTLE ART OF BEING A FAT GIRL, LOVING THE
SKIN YOU'RE IN. I LOVE YOUR SENSE OF STYLE
BECAUSE YOUR SENSE OF STYLE IS, YOU PICK OUT WHAT YOU LIKE AND
YOU PUT IT ON. AND WHO CARES WHAT ANYBODY SAYS.
TELL US HOW YOU GOT THAT KIND OF CONFIDENCE.
>> WELL, IT CAME FROM BEING BULLIED MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE.
I WAS THE ONLY KID WEARING TROLL DOLL EARRINGS AND TWEETY BIRD AT
16. I DIDN'T HAVE INSTAGRAM TELLING
ME WHAT WAS COOL. I WOULD HAVE WORE TROLL DOLL
EARRINGS BUT MY STYLEST HAD A TALK WITH ME.
>> WHAT DID THAT COME FROM? >> I LOVED WHAT I LOVED.
AND MY MOM TOLD ME, WEAR WHAT YOU WANT TO WEAR.
AND I KNEW I WOULD GET MADE FUN OF.
BUT I FEEL LIKE FASHION SHOULD BE FUN, EVEN AT A YOUNG AGE.
>> IN YOUR BOOK, YOU TALK ABOUT BEING BULLIED AND MADE FUN OF.
IN YOUR BOOK, OUT ON THE 26th, I WAS READING THROUGH IT.
AS I WAS PAGING THROUGH YOUR CHILDHOOD, I FELT SO HORRIBLE
FOR THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO YOU.
IT WASN'T JUST THE BULLYING, IT WAS ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
MOVING AROUND. SEXUAL ABUSE.
ALL OF THIS STUFF. AND HERE YOU ARE.
>> YEAH. >> HERE YOU ARE.
WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE TO THAT. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
HAVE BEEN IN YOUR LIFE BUT AREN'T IN THIS POSITION.
>> I'M THE MOST STUBBORN PERSON ON THE PLANET.
I FEEL AT A VERY YOUNG AGE, BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO MY
MOM, I TALK ABOUT IN THE BOOK, MY MOM IS A STRONG, RESILIENT
WOMAN. AND SHE INSTILLED TO ME THAT
ANYTHING WAS POSSIBLE. SO, I HAD BEEN THROUGH SOME OF
THE WORST THINGS IMAGINABLE AT ALREADY 10.
AND HORRIBLE THINGS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AFTER.
BUT I WAS REALLY DETERMINED BECAUSE I KNEW THAT I WANTED TO
DO SOMETHING. I WANTED TO BE SITTING HERE WITH
YOU. I FELT LIKE, IF I COULD GET
THROUGH EVERYTHING I COULD, BASICALLY ANYTHING WAS POSSIBLE.
>> YOU WERE THINKING, IF YOU WANTED TO BE IN FASHION OR ON
CAMERA AND ALL THAT STUFF, YOU WERE THINKING HOW HARD CAN THAT
BE? >> 100%.
I WAS LIKE, MY MOM LITERALLY ALMOST DIED.
I WAS ABUSED MY ENTIRE LIFE, REALLY, UNTIL I WAS IN MY EARLY
20s. AND I THOUGHT, WHY CAN'T I DO
THIS? IF THERE'S NOT A MODEL THAT
LOOKS LIKE ME, WHY DIDN'T I BE THAT MODEL?
>> YOU ARE TRANSFORMING THINGS. I LOVE IN YOUR BOOK, YOU GIVE
PIECES OF ADVICE. WHAT DO YOU CALL THEM?
>> TESS HOLLIDAY'S ADVICE FOR LIFE.
>> GIVE ME ONE YOUR LOVE. >> MY FAVORITE IS, YOU CAN EAT
YOUR FEELINGS BUT GUAC IS EXTRA. >> FIRST OF ALL, YOU'RE AN
INSPIRATION. YOUR BOOK MAKES YOU REALIZE THAT
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. CONGRATS ON BEING ONE OF OUR
STYLE HEROES. SHE IS TAKE OVER OUR "TODAY
STYLE" INSTAGRAM TODAY. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK IT OUT.
BY THE WAY, YOUR HUSBAND IS ADORABLE.
IS THERE A SHOT WITH THE CUTE