Rae Earl, author of The Mad Fat Diary, was featured in The Sun‘s glossy supplement Fabulous intimately discussing how her life became a TV show…

… She reveals at the end of the interview that she wishes she could “give [her] mad, fat teen self a hug, and tell her everything will be OK.” The latest installment in her bestselling teen diaries, My Madder Fatter Diary, was published last month.

Buy My Madder Fatter Diary here.

Watch the trailer for Season 2 here.