THE SUBVERSIVES
Social media can be daunting, but it can also help you find your people. Comedian Celeste Barber and British actor-activist Jameela Jamil can attest to that because amplifying their frank, feminist voices online is what led them to each other. Barber caught Jamil’s eye after the actor-slash-comedian started issuing the #celestechallengeaccepted on Instagram, where she would parody “aspirational” beauty posts by scantily clad models or celebrities. Meanwhile, Jamil, who stars in the NBC comedy The Good Place, educates her millions of followers on topics related to self-acceptance and body positivity. As you’ll see here, finding humour in artifice is another thing that unites them.
INSTYLE: How did you two first form your friendship?
CELESTE BARBER: We were talking about this yesterday, weren’t we, Jameela? When I was lying on top of you half naked.
JAMEELA JAMIL: Yeah! We found each other on Instagram. People kept referring us to each other.
Right, we were initially just internet friends. Then Jameela was on my podcast [] and did a talk for my book []. The day before I was supposed to officially meet her for
