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Woman with rare condition that means her boobs won't stop growing reveals worst comments she gets
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Living with a rare medical condition can be an incredibly isolating experience, especially when it involves sudden and drastic physical changes.
For 28-year-old Summer Robert, growing up meant dealing with a body that seemed to defy ordinary expectations. She began developing breasts at just seven years old, a time when most children are focused entirely on school and play. Over the years, her chest continued to enlarge continuously without any sign of stopping.
Eventually, she learned that she lives with an exceptionally rare condition known as macromastia. This medical diagnosis causes breasts to grow significantly larger than average and to keep growing over time.
Reaching a size 30U, Robert has had to adapt her entire life to manage her physical health, daily comfort, and the constant attention her appearance draws from strangers in public spaces.
Appearing on the UK breakfast show This Morning, Robert sat down with hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard to discuss the realities of her situation. She offered listeners a candid look into her everyday life, explaining how the condition affects her routine and sharing some of the worst things people say to her on the street.
Inappropriate remarks and public harassment
During the interview, Robert opened up about the harassment she experiences continuously while simply going about her day. Speaking on the broadcast, she shared details about the intrusive remarks she hears in public spaces.
"I get catcalled like 24/7. I was with my friend - like my guy friend - last week in Brisbane and a man came up to us and went have you started breastfeeding yet? Like, it's crazy."
She explained that people often feel entitled to comment on her body without any regard for personal boundaries or politeness.
"They think they can just say anything they want because obviously I have big boobs."
Finding community and building confidence
While managing her physical health remains a daily journey, Robert shared that her perspective on herself transformed when she found an online audience. Host Ben Shephard noted her personal growth and confidence during their conversation.
"So it wasn't until I got an online community - I started my job. And then after I started my job, everyone was just so welcoming, and obviously like my condition there's nothing about it; no one knows anything about it.
"The NHS doesn't know anything about it. You can't even Google it and find an NHS page; there's nothing. And then when I got my online community, people that were subscribing to me were telling me about my condition and telling me facts about my condition that doctors had never told me before.
"So I found comfort in that and I found I was more supported through that than it ever have been through the NHS, which was crazy."
Robert also explained how the financial independence and constant positive reinforcement from her community helped her embrace her body fully.
"I think everyone's body is beautiful, but when you're getting told by people that are paying all the time that your body's beautiful, you believe it more and more and more.
"So I just love my life now; it's so fun, and I get to do whatever I want whenever I want. So I love my body.
"And I think it's important that young girls know that it's normal to have big boobs and it's normal to have little boobs and it's normal to be skinny or fat. Everybody's so normal; it took me ages to realize that."