I'm Jane Postlethwaite, an English Comedy Performer and Writer who had my income taken away overnight due to Coronavirus. To gain some control over my life and do the thing I love the most I decided I would use my social media to make people laugh. Uninspired to carry on writing new stand up material, I started creating fashion parody photographs on Instagram.
I tackle my mental health on a daily basis and I would feel like I was lying every time I got likes for posting a selfie of me looking 'pretty' and smiling on Instagram when I knew what I was feeling was far from happy. So I decided to start being real.
In my photos I'm highlighting my mental health issues in a comedic way and being honest about how I really feel which is what I’ve always done with my live comedy. I’m making my images show the moods I’m experiencing in lockdown in contrast to these high fashion images we are supposed to aspire to.
My parody images have taken on Elle Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan Magazine and Instyle. I have recreated the photoshoots of Lady Gaga, Sofia Richie, Gigi Hadid and Dua Lipa using every day objects.
My aim is to give at least one person a laugh per day and if I can do that then I feel useful to the World.
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Sofia Richie V's Having a meltdown over losing work
Dua Lipa V's Anxiety so bad can't get dressed
Dua Lipa v's Can't get out of bed
Haven't slept for days and now it feels like ants are attacking my face
Gigi Hadid v's Might as well make a hat from my currently unused bra
Elsa Hosk V's old bleached glove that I'm using to open the post
Demi Lovato v's Chronic Fatigue
Lady Gaga V's Having a panic attack after looking at the news
