Boys fancied my ‘hot mum' at school – I was spotty with braces and only got boyfriends thanks to her, says Danni Menzies
DESPITE being an awkward teen who didn't fit into the conventional idea of 'beauty', Danni Menzies always managed to bag boyfriends.
But it was because her male school peers wanted to hang out with her 'hot mum', the 36-year-old revealed on Fabulous' brand new vodcast, Date. Delete. Repeat.
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Danni Menzies is tackling all things love, sex and relationships on Fabulous' weekly vodcast, Date. Delete. Repeat
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The 36-year-old says boys used to date her at school just to get a chance to hang out with her mum
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Danni has struggled with acne since her school years, and been open about her recent struggles on social media
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'The only people who would want to speak about my mum at school were all the boys," she revealed.
"Because my mum was the 'hot mum'.
'She always wore her thong above her jeans when she would come and pick me up from school.'
Danni added that, by contrast, she didn't fit in with traditional beauty standards during her school years.
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'I had braces, I was spotty, I was fat,' she continued.
'And I'd get boyfriends because they'd just want to come home and hang out with my mum.'
The schoolboy fascination with her mum was so extreme that her peers would change the lyrics of the 2003 tune Stacy's Mom by Fountains of Wayne to fit 'Danni's mum'.
The iconic pop song contains humorous lyrics about a young boy's crush on his friend Stacy's attractive mother.
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'My mum is quite fit, to be fair,' Danni said in reflection.
Alongside co-host Alex Serruys, 32, Danni is tackling all things love, sex and relationships on Fabulous' weekly vodcast,
If you're not confident talking about tricky subjects, but are looking to improve, then this is the YouTube show for you.
'Alex and I have big personalities – we're very open, but she has a lot more sex than I do,' Danni said.
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'In our vodcast, we'll be talking about everything from sex to me
'I used to worry about what people think, but life's too short.
'Just have fun, enjoy yourself and say whatever you want.'
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Danni's mother, left, was regarded as the school's "hot mum"
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The vodcast host revealed all on this week's episode of Date. Delete. Repeat
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Alongside co-host Alex , left, Danni is tackling all things love, sex and relationships on Fabulous' weekly vodcast
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