I am unpacking my suitcase in my temporary home in Pembroke, Malta. Tomorrow I will go and do one of my shoots, coming back to the land that has made me an even stronger woman than I was before. It has been the first time I wore makeup going through immigration, disregarding my “sex” stated in my passport. This time I will go into the sea in a swimsuit. I know it will feel awkward at first, but will I care? Of course not! I am Matilda von Hasenbein, a non-op transsexual lady from London, and I couldn’t give two monkeys anymore what other people think!
But hey, it’s been a long journey to get to where I am now, at an age I don’t like to reveal – I usually say that I’m younger than Madonna but older than Rihanna.