Growing up, I always used to say to my mum that it scared me – the idea of not making the most of my life. I remember having this conversation with her so many times: I’d tell her how I was fearful of just growing old, sitting in my rocking chair and regretting that I’d not done more. I wanted to be able to look back and tell my grandkids, ‘I did things that were completely out of the ordinary. I did crazy, big things.’

Now, don’t get me wrong, now that I’m older, I know just how there is nothing at all wrong with an ‘ordinary’ life – I know a lot of people would love a life that could be called that! And in many ways it’s the everyday parts of my life – the times when I’m at home, curled up on the sofa in front of a film – that make me the happiest today. But, looking back, that was my way of expressing as a kid that I wanted to live a life that I wanted – that I wanted to create my own path.

And that desire has shaped so many of my choices. For better or worse, I have always been drawn to doing the unexpected thing: whether that was entering pageants, going to fashion school in London, even having my lips done at a young age (more on how I feel about that later) and, last but not least, starting to build a career on social media. I’ve always felt that impulse to do more, achieve more, experience more. I never wanted to do just what other people expected for me – and now I’m living a life I still can’t believe. But what you see online can only tell half the story …

In this book, for the first time, I want to share it all with you, revealing the highs, lows and everything in between, online and off. From getting my start on social media and becoming an influencer, to finding myself on that island, building a business empire and juggling work and love, all in the glare of the spotlight. I’ll tell you what’s really gone on, how I’ve felt and the lessons I’ve learned – and am still learning!

At 23, I’m definitely a work in progress, and I want to share with you all I’ve gone through in my life up to this point. I’ll reveal the things that I’ve dealt with along the way, from my friendships and body-image worries to relationship stress and online trolls. And I’ll show you just how I’ve managed to get myself back in balance each time, work hard and create a life I love – categorically.

I want this book to make you laugh, make you think, make you feel inspired and, most of all, make you realise that you too can achieve your dreams.