Ashley Graham reveals she has been told she will 'kill somebody' by 'making fat cool' as she fires back at cruel body-shamers by becoming the first plus-size model to cover British Vogue 

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Ashley Graham is crediting both her success and happiness to her decision to finally stop comparing herself to other women as she becomes the first plus-size model to star on the cover of British Vogue.

The 28-year-old, who was photographed by Patrick Demarchelier for her latest high-fashion shoot, looks stunning in the close-up photos featured on the cover of the magazine's January 2017 issue. 

Ashley celebrated her first Vogue cover by answering a round of questions in a video shared by the publication's YouTube channel, dishing about everything from her haters to how she regrets ever comparing herself to anyone else. 

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Simply stunning: Ashley Graham stars on the cover of British Vogue's January 2017 issue 

'I think the moment that I stopped comparing myself to other women is the moment that I actually became really successful and happy with all of myself — flaws and all honey,' she explains. 

During the playful Vogue Asks segment, the size 14 star admits that her critics jump as the chance to body shame her online. 

'Usually if I have a little bit of cellulite hanging out, people freak out,' she says before scrolling through the hateful comments that have been written to her. 

'Stop making fat cool. You are going to kill somebody,' one person told her, while another added: 'You cannot be a model. Oh my god you are not Adriana Lima — obviously.'

Big moment: Ashley celebrated her first Vogue cover by answering a round of questions in a video shared by the publication's YouTube channel

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Ashley Graham has already had many achievements in her career and the latest is being the first plus size model to land the cover of British Vogue.

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Haters: 'Usually if I have a little bit of cellulite hanging out, people freak out,' Ashley says before scrolling through the hateful comments that have been written to her

Ashley says that when she reads these types of comments at the end of the day, she just brushes them off her shoulder and moves on with her life. 

'Women of all shapes and sizes, ages and ethnicities are beautiful,' she reiterates. 

As the first plus-side model to cover the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition and British Vogue, Ashley has broken plenty of boundaries, but she has another dream to check off her bucket list — and it involves her celebrity crush Idris Elba. 

'I imagine he is cast as James Bond and I am his Bond girl. Don't you just see that?' she asks the cameras. 'I see it I see it every night in my dreams.'

Moving on: The 28-year-old says she usually brushes her critics' comments off her shoulder at the end of the day 

Ashley dished about what she would choose for her 'last meal', and she opted for two vastly different options: homemade macaroni and cheese, ribs, and greens or black squid ink pasta in Cinque Terre, Italy.

In the January issue of the magazine, Ashley explains that also though she splurges from time to time, she has a healthy balance when it comes to the food she eats.  

 'I'm very aware of portion control, and I'm also aware of why I choose to eat certain foods,' she says. 'I  ask myself, "Am I eating this because I'm actually hungry or is this food some kind of reward?"'

Ashley admits that she used to wish that she were thinner, but she no longer feels that way.   

Velvet crush: Ashley struck a pose on the red carpet at 2016 VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night event on Saturday 

Strike a pose: Ashley shared this photo of herself on set last week 

'God, in the old days, absolutely I did [wish I were thinner], but now I feel that to lose weight would be disloyal to myself,' she says. 'A lot of who I am is connected to my size, and I am so happy with who I am.' 

Ashley notes that she finds it 'divisive and purpose-defeating' to label women who are over a size 12 as 'plus-size', but she does understand that the positive promotion of her curves has been inspiring to millions of other women.  

“For 10 years I’d been told I was always going to be a catalog girl, never a cover girl. Well, I got with IMG and did five covers in a year, boom, boom, boom. 

'See, if you have a pretty face doors will open, but your job isn’t just to walk through them, it’s to get invited back,' she says. 

'Look, I hit the beauty jackpot, I get it, but that’s not enough, you’ve got to have more to have longevity in this business. It’s always been, "OK, so what can I do now?"'