A WOMAN WHO MADE A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT VAGINOPLASTY

INTERVIEW BY ANDY CAPPER, PORTRAIT BY ALEX STURROCK

Heather Leach is a filmmaker from Rochdale, in the north of England, which is most famous for being the birthplace of 80s “soul” singer Lisa Stansfield. Recently, Heather plunged herself headfirst into the murky world of vaginoplasty, or “voluntarily having a plastic surgeon chop off your labia.” We talked to her about what she found, and it was quite revealing, if not something you should read if you’re eating lunch right now (especially anything with roast beef or pastrami in it). Vice: Hi Heather. Why did you make this movie?

Heather Leach: Crikey. That’s not a very nice thing to say I’m wincing.

This sculpture/cast is called “Design a Vagina” and is by British artist James McCartney. Some of the girls in Heather’s film had their vaginas cast especially for this piece.

We should say for our readers in the States that over here “fanny” means “cunt” and “bottom” means “ass.” “Fanny” doesn’t mean “ass” here like it does there.

Oh come on.
To what do you attribute this sudden increase in teenage girls getting their labia sliced?
How so?

Before

After

Right.

It’s becoming like, “I’m going to have somebody cut my fucking labia off. No biggie.”
Click here to watch her documentary.