New follower of this thread here.
I stumbled upon Grace a few years ago and was impressed by her drive and determination at such a young age. She portrayed herself as go-getter and while she acknowledged being privileged, it came off as someone who was upper middle class but of the less monied sort- Private school on scholarship, £25/pm pocket money, Saturday job and struggling to pay her University fees etc. So, while I recognised her to be a privileged girl, I didn't realise the extent of it, given that she downplays it to an amazing extent.
I am SHOCKED at how duplicitous this girl is when it comes to her background. Thanks to info on this thread I've found out about her real background and her parents.
Her Mother is the daughter of a Sir, who founded one of the largest contracting firms in the UK which owned the Cunard Line and QE2 and the Ritz! He had obituaries in world leading broadsheets following his death and has his own Wikipedia page for God sake!
Her Mother is a gifted musician, who was a senior curator for the V&A until January (her knighted father was interestingly on the board of trustees in the 80s). The Mothers Grandfather was a sucessful, Oxbridge educated solicitor, who died relatively young in WWII, so he didn't leave behind a huge amount of wealth but he was married to a notable painter who was also extremely well educated and from a wealthy background, that allowed Graces Grandfather to enjoy an expensive private education and move in rarefied circles.
Furthermore, the Mothers great grandfather was a celebrated musician and the youngest member of the Leeds Orchestra at 14 years old back in the early 1900s and her step brother is a famous musician and song writer. The maternal side of her family is extemely upper crust and affluent on a scale an ordinary person can't fathom, given that Graces Grandfather was worth millions when he died and was known as a "tycoon".
That's not counting in Graces Father who we know is also extemely successful, if from a less notable background.
How this woman can sit there and say she is entirely "self-made" and has had no help, apart from an expensive private education, is beyond me. It's not all about being given money- it's also about the contacts, the life experiences and access to opportunities that such a privileged background affords you and she fails to acknowledge this. It is undeniable that these factors have played a huge part in her success. Case in point- she went to Oxford on a Music degree and surprise, surprise, she comes from a long line of talented and successful musicians and Oxbridge graduates. Can you sit there and tell me that this had nothing to do with her getting there?!
The mind boggles and the fact that she plays the "genteel" poverty card just sticks in my throat and quite frankly disgusts me. Talk about not acknowledging your privilege when that's all she claims to do... I honestly do wonder if her followed would be quite so keen on her if they knew all of this. I for one seriously doubt it.
P.S As an aside, regarding the extemely tanned body and oddly white boobs. She wrote a post years ago where she recommended fake tanning with a bandeau bikini top on. Apparently the resultant "tan-line" contours the breasts and is a desirable aesthetic
P.S.S The 'Sir' grandfather, while extemely successful and wealthy, was also obsessed with "scaling and growth" with regards to his company. It ended up in disaster when the company overstretched itself buying one company too many and found itself in hundreds of millions of pounds of debt and caused quite a commotion in the business world. Hmm... Sounds familiar, if on a much smaller scale. Perhaps it's a familial trate and Grace has such an obsession with CEO Boss Babe image because she is desperate to achieve the power, wealth and success her Grandfather did. Before it went tumbling down of course! Though his money was safe in offshore accounts, so no harm done. Wink wink.
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