A MUM told how she defied the haters to become a professional, plus-size Mermaid.
Danielle Cecil revealed she was told she was far too big to follow her dreams as a kid.
But she now lives her perfect life as she gets paid to be a mermaid and amazes youngsters and adults at parties and events.
Danielle said: “Society says to hate myself because I’m fat. But are you serious?
“I’ve overcome everything sent to end me.
“I get paid to be a mermaid and have the time and freedom to live the life I’ve always wanted.
“When I was young I was told I couldn’t do ballet because I was too big. Same with gymnastics.
“Imagine what they would have told me if I said I wanted to be a mermaid?”
Danielle lives out her dreams every day as her alter-ego, Mermaid Kehlani.
She clocks up at least 3,000 miles every month as she drives to the perfect spots to test out her fins.
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And she’s in big demand as a mermaid for hire at birthday parties for youngsters.
She also takes bookings for grown-ups and will surprise co-workers in offices by turning up at their desks after lunch and singing to them.
Or she’ll deliver the most memorable break-up of all time by telling someone’s partner they want to end it.
Danielle revealed she’ll consider all requests including performing backflips, tail flips, and even mermaid piggyback rides.
She is on a mission to let everyone know that they can achieve whatever they want if they put their minds to it.
Danielle said: “I look forward to inspiring people all over to live life to the fullest in whatever body they are in.
“My goal is to encourage and uplift people of all sizes to get up and get active.
“Nature is calling you but you’re afraid of what people will think or say about your body. So what. Let them talk. You deserve happiness. You deserve to experience the world. Go out and live.”
Danielle, from Florida, hopes that by living and showing off her amazing mermaid life others will realise they can do something similar.
She added: “Your size, race, religion, your past, your current, none of it defines who and what you can be.
“I want a young person to see me and gain hope that they can achieve their dreams too.
“If you’ve never been fat you might not get it But the same doors don’t always open for us.
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"I’m here to change that. The world is your playground. Create the life you want. I’m coming after everything God said I could have.”
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