A mum has revealed the judgement she gets from fellow mums due to her lucrative career – with her kids also caught up in the backlash.
Lizzy Groombridge, 30, often hits the headlines thanks to her 6ft 3in height and long legs.
She previously admitted to flogging her used tights for a whopping $50,000 (USD) (£38,000) and her size nine-foot pictures for $150,000 (USD) (£116,000).
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Now, the mum-of-three has revealed the judgement she receives from other mums during school pick-up – with her kids, aged 13, nine and five [not named for privacy reasons] often not invited to their friend’s houses.
“[At] school pick-up, I’m glared at and overhear conversations about me,” Lizzy, from Cornwall, told What’s The Jam.
“Parents haven’t directly said they [don’t agree with what I do], but I can feel it’s a problem with how they look at me.
“Mums won’t invite my kids over for tea and I don’t get invited to things.
“I feel like I live two lives; one as Lizzy Long Legs and the other as a mum doing her best to get by.”
Lizzy, who has been dubbed the “Green Giant” for her size, says that despite her content as a giantess – an imaginary gigantic woman – earning her a fortune, it’s also caused some turbulence in life.
She said: “I’ve lost friends from the job I do, but I do it for my family – for my kids.
“Women have fallen out with me, who I thought were my friends because their partners have subscribed.
“I’ve even had relationships end because the person was insecure over my height.
“I recently was helping a friend just for a summer job, as it also pays well, and the [owner] knew who I was and was fine with it.
“But then they said they wouldn’t work with me anymore.
“I think my decision limits my future job prospects, so I plan to make as much money as possible now.”
Lizzy, who claims she “can’t go anywhere” without being recognised, says she also gets “laughed at” on a daily basis.
The mum added: “Every day, at least one person to my face, or behind my back, makes a comment or laughs at me.
“I’ve learned to love my height, even though I get stared at and judged a lot for being ‘too tall.’
“I find it unfair that I get singled out, especially as it’s wrong to discriminate against anyone for the way they look.
“I want others to feel confident in who they are and for the first time in my life, I feel like I finally fit in.
“I like being different; my earnings have increased and it’s more than a normal job.
“Yes, I do stand out, but it means I can live comfortably in this world.
“Something that makes me an outcast, also makes me money.
“People can judge me all they want, they don’t pay my bills.
“I think it’s just jealousy and a sad quality to have.
“I do what I do for my kids [and] I’d rather people not like me than not provide for them.”
