After Maisie Smith has been in the Strictly dance-off two weeks running, Lizzy Dening wonders if the nation has an issue with self-assured girls…
‘The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence.’ ‘Keep your heels, head and standards high.’ ‘Confidence is sexy, wear it daily.’ As soon as we’re old enough to read a fridge magnet, women are told to be confident. But is confidence only attractive when we’ve been through the school of hard knocks?