Our chat takes place in a large rehearsal tent, where, behind us, gymnasts and aerialists are flipping and falling through the air. In another corner, a man juggles an impressive number of balls in the air.
"I think the entertainment industry has evolved slowly to having broader sense of how they perceive people with difference."Hadchiti plays a 1920s Parisian madam, and aside from her name, Mini Lili, there is no reference or play on her size in the show. Rather, Hadchiti draws on her singing, dancing and acting ability to portray the character. "She is very much in control of everyone and all of her surrounds.
"We wanted to reconnect with our roots of our culture. My family wanted me to know where I came from," she says. "I remember being called a wog. And I do remember when September 11 happened I was called a terrorist. There was a lot of fear driven in our schools based on our nationality.""I feel like Australia has gotten better with that. When I speak to my younger cousins and younger family, their experience is more positive than mine growing up as a teenager." Doctors warned that because of her size, it would be a high-risk pregnancy and Osirus was born three months early at 24 weeks.
"He gets to experience that culture and that opens up his mind. Not many children have that opportunity."
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