Alex Light

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Interested to know if anyone else follows her and what they think…

She was actually one of my favourite body image/anti diet accounts but lately she’s been grating on me a bit - constantly going on about how stressed and busy she is, hyping up ‘secret’ projects that she can’t talk about etc.

Not sure if it’s just me being a grumpy witch 😂
 
I truly loved her but the wedding stuff and constant posting and photos were too much. It’s pretty boring watching someone else’s wedding on social media, like I get it’s absolutely magical to you, but it just looked like a Tory Cheese and Nibbles night to me.

She’s been a bit off brand recently and I haven’t found myself loving her - the 2k mirror adverts, the moaning about being busy, the expensive bland loungewear, the dog and moaning about the lack of training and obedience she has whilst not helping the matter. She’s incredibly privileged and it does grate a bit at times.
 
I actually really like Alex but I agree with what has been said above. She is very privileged. Her wedding looked super lavish and am I right in thinking she has just bought property in London? She obviously makes a very decent living from her social media platform. Absolutely great for her that she's successful but please don't moan about being 'busy'!

I find myself skipping through the stories about her swimwear and loungewear because it feels very self congratulatory.

Like I said, I do like her and I think her heart is in the right place BUT she needs to be careful that she doesn't become another one of the bad influencers.
 
I like the idea of her account but it just doesn't follow through. She's too much of a spoilt little rich girl who seems to insist on the world changing to meet whatever ideas she has at the time. She's starting to go down the Ashley James road of influencing and will become an absolute pain in the arse.
 
Her swimwear/loungewear line really winds me up. She made such a big deal out of making it sustainable and using that to justify the prices (which in itself is fair) but then she’s sharing clothing hauls from fast fashion places like Nelly London. Just annoys me when influencers want to charge £70 for a bikini when they clearly don’t shop ethically themselves.
 
curtainsonthewall said:
I think the way she’s treated that girl Charlotte is it ? Is awful surely calling someone out on weight loss is as bad as calling them on weight gain
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She didn't call her out on weight loss..that's the whole point ! She called her out on the fact she posted her new money making scheme on boxing day, a time when so many people are feeling vulnerable and struggling with body image and positivity after indulging at Christmas. Perhaps go read Alex's page on Instagram, she's actually one of the good uns amongst a sea of wrong uns like Charlotte Dawson.
 
Totally agree with Alex . If Charlotte had done this for her health then why all the before and after photos ???? Posing in skimpy bikinis slur dropping …..
Showing how thin she is … it’s disgusting .. cashing in on it but saying she just wants to help people .
All the self love …. Body positivity was bullshit . Sharing it on Boxing Day is a low low blow .
So many vulnerable people will fall for it …..


it’s so worrying . What exactly does she do
For work ?????? Expect ride off the fact she is les Dawson’s daughter ….. she never even knew him …. But she is obsessed with it
 
I like Alex and agree with everything she said about Charlotte Dawson. She's not calling her out for losing weight, she's calling her out for preying on young impressionable girls on Boxing Day using diet culture. Shocking really when Charlotte gathered a mass of fans with her so called body positivity and acceptance of tummies etc.
 
I really want to like her and I do think her heart is in the right place, but I actually think she is pretty obsessed with being thin, she posts sooo many pics of her skinny with celebs it all seems a bit boastful. She has a rich fella which is why she could try her hand at doing influencing full time.
 
I think most of the time she has good intentions and I agree with a lot of what she says about diet culture etc. I’d also say we have a similar body type and I like seeing women that look like me and aren’t photoshopped to within an inch of themselves.

But sometimes she just really loves to talk about herself. Like tonight sharing millions of photos of her in old jobs etc. I’ve seen them all before and did anyone ask for them?! Plus I feel like any time she gets any kind of criticism or someone disagrees with her we get millions of stories of her going on and on about it and then backtracking or responding and then going on about her anxiety for hours after. I just find her really chaotic sometimes
 
How do we feel about her latest add? I don't want to comment on the post itself because I won't articulate my thoughts well enough and I don't want my comment to end up in her stories with a "I'm sorry the world has hurt you". 😅 But it doesn't sit well with me for some reason. For a good week now, she's been talking about how all diet/weight loss/exercice apps are being advertised on social media now because they want to take advantage of people being uncomfortable in their bodies post festive period; there was that whole debate about that Charlotte's girl workout programme,... and what does she post... an ad for a workout mirror thing (that costs an arm and a leg) that is so great but that she doesn't even follow on Instagram.
Now I know that the angle she's taking is that it's not to lose weight but just to move her body but I don't know, I can't help but think that she is preying on her followers' insecurities? There's not one person bigger than a size 8 on their socials... She hasn't really posted anything about her doing any kind of workouts before... I think the timing is so off. What do we all think.
 
_Laura said:
How do we feel about her latest add? I don't want to comment on the post itself because I won't articulate my thoughts well enough and I don't want my comment to end up in her stories with a "I'm sorry the world has hurt you". 😅 But it doesn't sit well with me for some reason. For a good week now, she's been talking about how all diet/weight loss/exercice apps are being advertised on social media now because they want to take advantage of people being uncomfortable in their bodies post festive period; there was that whole debate about that Charlotte's girl workout programme,... and what does she post... an ad for a workout mirror thing (that costs an arm and a leg) that is so great but that she doesn't even follow on Instagram.
Now I know that the angle she's taking is that it's not to lose weight but just to move her body but I don't know, I can't help but think that she is preying on her followers' insecurities? There's not one person bigger than a size 8 on their socials... She hasn't really posted anything about her doing any kind of workouts before... I think the timing is so off. What do we all think.
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Yes totally agree she’s just trying to cash in and it’s no different
 
Agree, nearly choked on my tonsils when I seen her advertising that mirror. Really shows that it's all about the money rather that the principle of getting rid of diet culture. How triggering would it actually be for someone with eat disorders / body dismophia to actually exercise while looking in a bloody mirror.
She's using the diet culture as an angle to gain followers and insta fame but in reality, money will win out. 🤷‍♀️
 
_Laura said:
How do we feel about her latest add? I don't want to comment on the post itself because I won't articulate my thoughts well enough and I don't want my comment to end up in her stories with a "I'm sorry the world has hurt you". 😅 But it doesn't sit well with me for some reason. For a good week now, she's been talking about how all diet/weight loss/exercice apps are being advertised on social media now because they want to take advantage of people being uncomfortable in their bodies post festive period; there was that whole debate about that Charlotte's girl workout programme,... and what does she post... an ad for a workout mirror thing (that costs an arm and a leg) that is so great but that she doesn't even follow on Instagram.
Now I know that the angle she's taking is that it's not to lose weight but just to move her body but I don't know, I can't help but think that she is preying on her followers' insecurities? There's not one person bigger than a size 8 on their socials... She hasn't really posted anything about her doing any kind of workouts before... I think the timing is so off. What do we all think.
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She's actually received a lot of negative and very valid point comments on that post. Will be interesting to see if she addresses any of them. She's starting to become problematic for me tbh, she's gone from providing daily fun content and actually engaging with the people that follow her, she never responds to any DMs I send her anymore, to her content being mostly ads and an awful lot of waffle about how much she loves us all and how guilty she feels etc etc.

She's grown her following by being present and engaging and that has allowed her to now profit from those followers via her clothing ranges. Those same followers are also now boosting her ego by helping her podcast be successful. Unfortunately what she's becoming is a glorified sales rep which is ultimately what they all turn into sadly!

And just to add, she is incredibly privileged. Her parents are wealthy and she is currently renovating a house in London.
 
I thought they had bought a house in Kent to be closer to sisters? I think the flat they are in now they are renting, as they had to move out their previous place. Will be interesting to see.

I do like her, but I find the message she is giving off confusing now. All anti diet culture which is great as it’s a toxic culture, but at the same time I feel bad for wanting to loose weight to feel better.

The clothing ranges great, love the fact it’s ethical but I am sure majority of her followers can’t actually afford that price point, I looked at a swimsuit to be curious and choked at the price.
 
Wow I am shocked to see the exercise ad she has posted especially after her criticism of Charlotte for the timing of hers. Alex knows full well people will be feeling vulnerable about their body after the festive season right now which is why she’s chosen to do this now. No matter how much she protests otherwise!! I used to find her really likeable but find her a bit of a moany old woman these days.
 
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