Casey Zepta, "Survivor" contestant and formerly also a prominent contestant on "Let's Eat With Me", never imagined that a routine day of filming in which she participated last week would turn into a continuous nightmare filled with offensive comments from the dresser on the set.
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Casey Zapata. Photo: Micah Loubton
In the series of stories she uploaded last Friday, she told in detail to her tens of thousands of followers on Instagram about the humiliation she went through, including the difficult exchange between her and the stylist.
How did the star deal with it and how did it end in the end?
"I wanted to share with you what happened to me yesterday. I have never experienced anything like this," Casey said at the beginning of her speech.
"I've been a model for four years now and I've never had a bad experience from a photo shoot, and just yesterday I was in a terrible situation. When I got to the set, I saw the clothes they decided to bring me for that photo shoot day and everything was big, bags to hide me, and all the other women who took pictures with me had things More exposed. They brought me huge sweaters," she repeated.
Casey Zapata in "Let's Eat With Me", photo: here 11
"I told them I didn't want to wear those clothes because the other girls were wearing really nice things, blazers and such, and they brought me aunts' clothes. So they found me a blazer and pants," she continued to unfold the story.
"All the other girls were wearing a top and an open blazer. I put the top on and told the stylist, 'This is how I want to dress.' She said, 'Okay, then we'll close your blazer.'
"She said to me, 'But it doesn't flatter you like that.' "But it's not pretty the way it looks now." I told her, "I don't care, that's how I want it." She told me, "Don't you mind that your whole stomach is out like this? It's fine," she quoted from the difficult conversation.
Casey and Maor in "Survival", photo: Network 13
"I was shocked," Zapata noted.
"I'm not there in terms of my self-confidence. She didn't hurt my confidence. That's not the point. But I was so shocked by the disdain and lack of professionalism and I was left speechless. She (the stylist) also told one of the women who had her picture taken to close the blazer, and then she (the model) said that she wanted to leave it open, so she said to her, "Oh, you want to look like a prostitute? So fine."
"I was shocked. I was on the set, she tried to close my blazer again, I opened it, she brought me a vest to put underneath and then she closed a button on my vest. I told her, 'I leave it open'. Then she told me, 'You don't understand that it's not Beautiful like that?'
In front of all the staff," Casey shared.
Casey Zepta with the other "Survival" contestants, photo: Public Relations
"I felt discriminated in terms of clothing. She accused me that the clothes were too small for me and that I was irresponsible. I was very frustrated," she repeated and emphasized her feelings.
"I'm very professional in my work on photo days. I never complain. It's super important to me because it's my livelihood," she testified herself.
"I was about to explode. There was one last look, I said 'I'm not staying here. She's the most unprofessional stylist I've ever worked with.'
"I got up, went out, and started crying," she said.
"For so long I haven't cried from being hurt by a human being. For a long time I haven't been treated with such disrespect. I called my agent. The people in question nodded, people called to apologize. Don't let anyone get you down," she left in a strengthening message to her followers.
"If she had talked to me five years ago, well, it would have hurt on the worst levels, but I realized how whole I am. Everything is good. You learn and grow from all these things. I took it to heart, but the next time it happens, I will know how to handle the situation in a better way ", she promised.
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