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Love Quote by Kelly Brook

"What I am is how I came out. No one's perfect and you just have to accept your flaws and learn to love yourself"

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A model insisting that identity is the product, not the packaging, is a quiet act of counter-marketing. “What I am is how I came out” reads like a refusal to keep revising herself for the camera’s gaze. In an industry built on retouching, strategic angles, and endless “improvements,” Brook frames her body and self as an origin story rather than an ongoing renovation. It’s not mystical; it’s matter-of-fact. That bluntness is the point.

The line carries a defensive undertone, too: a preemptive shield against the polite violence of commentary women in public receive. Models are expected to embody aspiration while also apologizing for embodying it. Brook sidesteps the trap by lowering the stakes. “No one’s perfect” isn’t a radical idea, but in the context of a job where perfection is literally sold, it becomes a pressure release valve: you can’t be shamed for failing at an impossible standard if you reject the standard.

The second sentence shifts from biography to instruction, and that’s where the cultural work happens. “Accept your flaws” acknowledges the constant inventory culture - the way magazines, social feeds, and even compliments are often just measurements in disguise. “Learn to love yourself” turns self-esteem into a skill, not a mood, suggesting repetition and practice rather than sudden enlightenment.

The intent feels less like a manifesto than a correction: don’t confuse curated images for moral obligation. Her message lands because it’s spoken from inside the machine, by someone expected to represent “ideal,” choosing instead to normalize being real.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Brook, Kelly. (2026, January 15). What I am is how I came out. No one's perfect and you just have to accept your flaws and learn to love yourself. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/what-i-am-is-how-i-came-out-no-ones-perfect-and-168998/

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Brook, Kelly. "What I am is how I came out. No one's perfect and you just have to accept your flaws and learn to love yourself." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/what-i-am-is-how-i-came-out-no-ones-perfect-and-168998/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"What I am is how I came out. No one's perfect and you just have to accept your flaws and learn to love yourself." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/what-i-am-is-how-i-came-out-no-ones-perfect-and-168998/. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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Kelly Brook (born November 23, 1979) is a Model from England.

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