The writer and director’s body image advocacy started with a viral post and is headed for the upper echelons of government
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Bestselling writer, director and body image campaigner Taryn Brumfitt has been named the 2023 Australian of the Year.
The 45-year-old mother of four first came into public life in 2013, when a simple “before and after” photo on Facebook went viral showing how her body had changed.
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