For Olympic gymnast Ruby Evans, how she looks is “as important” as the gymnastics itself.
“If I have a bad makeup day and I have to compete, it’s gonna be a bad day,” she said.
But when it’s a good make-up day, the World Championship silver medallist said: “It’s the best feeling ever.
“Everything is just like falling into place, I’ve trained all these weeks, and then everything just goes perfect.
“Even if it wasn’t as perfect, if I look good, I’m like, ‘oh, you know, it’s okay.”
Ruby said while the majority of the comments she received online were positive, she had notice her appearance being discussed, including a time that she chose not to wear fake tan for a competition.
“That time I did wear no tan, people noticed it,” she said.
“[I] was like oh OK, right, I know people do actually notice how I look.”
“Usually some men online can be quite weird,” she continued.
“My audience are little girls, so if there is a comment that’s a bit [inappropriate] I do delete it, just so the people who actually watch me for gymnastics don’t see that side of it.
“I just want [young girls] to look up to me, I want to be a good role model.”