Commenting on Unilever’s decision to drop the word ‘normal’ and stop the practice of excessive editing of models’ photographs, Dr Tamira King, Senior Lecturer for Strategic Marketing and Sales at ³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ School of Management, said:

“What a wonderful leap forward. No more airbrushing or encouraging consumers to aspire to be the advertised perception of ‘normal’. It is great to see a company, like Unilever, celebrating everyone in all forms.

“Hopefully, more companies and major brands will follow this example and begin to reflect the reality of human body shapes in their advertising.”