The new face of CoverGirl is a 13-year-old cancer patient
Baku, October 19 (AZERTAC). Talia Joy Castellano, who became a YouTube sensation thanks to her makeup video tutorials, has become an honorary face for the iconic brand — Get all the details here!
Talia, 13, learned the news during an interview with Ellen Degeneres, and CoverGirl released a campaign-style image bearing her face October 17!
The teenager started experimenting with makeup when she was first diagnosed with neuroblastoma six years ago. To date, she`s attracted over 14 million viewers to her video blog. The seventh grader said her popular makeup tutorials were conceived out of her distaste for wearing wigs. `I don`t like wigs, they`re so, I dunno… When I have on a wig I feel, not fake, just not me`, she explains. `When I put on my makeup I feel like I can embrace those features that I really like about myself. I feel if someone`s looking at me, they`re looking at my makeup, not looking at my bald head….I am just trying to make young girls, young adults, adults, anyone, feel beautiful by using make-up,` she adds.
Talia now has neuroblastoma and leukemia `at the same time`, giving her only four months to one year to live. But that doesn`t stop her from having one of the most amazing spirits we`ve ever seen! When asked how she stays so positive, Talia quoted a line Ellen Degeneres said in her role as Dory in Finding Nemo: `When people ask me that, what do you want me to do, be depressed?` she said. `I mean a little fishy told me, “Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!”`
Although Talia is not sure what her next steps are, but she promises to continue her videos, and says `I hope you guys understand where I`m coming from, not wanting to do transplant`.
`I`ve gotten so many benefits from [cancer]. Having a YouTube channel, having to inspire people and having people look up to me… I adore, I love makeup, and using it as my wig… it`s amazing… the journey of having cancer was amazing. But every journey has an end.
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