Nonbinary influencer at center of Seafolly scandal claims 'God is queer' trends now
The nonbinary activist who caused a scandal for women's swimwear brand Seafolly has spoken out again.
Deni Todorovič, who sparked backlash after claiming that they were an 'ambassador' for Seafolly, appeared on The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show this week to discuss the fallout over their involvement with the iconic Aussie brand.
The 34-year-old clarified that female supermodel Joanna Halpin is Seafolly's ambassador, and that they were simply hired for a WorldPride event as a one-off.
'I came on board as a, let's say brand partner, because I don't want to confuse the messaging in this, because they already have an incredible ambassador,' Deni said, referring to Halpin.
'So I came on a brand partner for one weekend,' they added.
Nonbinary activist and influencer Deni Todorovič has spoken out again after causing a major scandal for swimwear brand Seafolly
Deni, who sparked backlash after claiming that they were an 'ambassador' for Seafolly, discussed the fallout over their involvement with the iconic Aussie brand
Deni originally declared that they were a Seafolly 'ambassador', which led to widespread backlash from shoppers when they donned custom-made bikini bottoms at an event for the brand in Sydney and shared photos of the gender-bending look to social media.
Discussing the incident with Jess Rowe, Todorovic, who uses they/them pronouns, said that they warned Seafolly ahead of time that there would be backlash for working with them.
'I said to them in the meetings, you are going to get people that say "I am never buying Seafolly again. This person is a groomer. Why are they taking away women's clothing?"'
Unfortunately, Todorovic claims that they received death threats after the WorldPride event, and says that their mother was also contacted by vicious trolls.
A distraught Rowe responded, 'Aw, Deni. I am so sorry that you've had to endure and be subjected to such vitriol and hate. And your beautiful mum as well.'
Discussing the incident with Jess Rowe, Todorovic, who uses they/them pronouns, said that they warned Seafolly ahead of time that there would be backlash for working with them
A distraught Rowe responded, 'Aw, Deni. I am so sorry that you've had to endure and be subjected to such vitriol and hate'
Todorovic said that they'd received backlash from evangelical right wingers, but as a former Jehovah's Witness for 10 years, they're able to fight the criticism by quoting the
