A-Z of Becky: Y

Y is for Young Becky

I went through some differenct incarnations in my youth. As a young child, I was really, really cute... even if I say so myself! I had perfect blonde curly hair, chubby cheeks, huge round eyes and a little button nose. I looked a lot like Karen in Outnumbered and, in fact, I was pretty much as creepy and morbid as her too, despite the innocent looks!

Then I hit puberty. It was not kind to me. I was the gorkiest kid to live. I had frizzy hair, wonky teeth (and later, braces), big round glasses and hamster cheeks. Certainly not my best look!

Aged 16, I started to grow into my looks. Around the same time, I decided my calling was emo. I was emo through and through, with blurry black and white photos of my eyes taken on my Motorola and posted to Myspace.

I have to admit that I still carry a little part of Becky the Emo Kid around with me everywhere. It's an inate part of my being!