Pip Edwards on love, life and what she really thinks about her haters

In her most revealing interviewing to date, Pip Edwards opens up about being one of the most talked about women in Australia.

She’s one of Australia’s most talked about – and photographed – women. But Pip Edwards has one message for her haters: “Everyone can f**k off”.

“I’m more than the labels everyone’s given me,” Edwards exclusively tells Body+Soul.

“I’ve earned my stripes. I know who I am, I know my values and my moral code. I’m enjoying being in my skin and having a new-found confidence. That comes with age and experience, it comes with heartbreak and pain, and it comes through adversity and struggle.

“The beauty of [experiencing] that is how unapologetic I am now,” she said.

Edwards was thrust into the limelight more than a decade ago – first with her roles at fashion labels Ksubi, Sass & Bide, and General Pants Co, before starting her own P.E. Nation label in 2016.

Fashion designer Pip Edwards said she has a “new-found confidence”. Photography: Corrie Bond. Styling: Jana Bartolo.

Pip Edwards on the cover of Body+Soul

But it’s her love life which has also proved tabloid gold – including her marriage to former husband and Ksubi co-creator Dan Single, ex-Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke, and former NRL player Braith Anasta. She was most recently linked to construction company boss Joshua Clapp.

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Edwards reveals to Body+Soul the intense interest in her personal life has come at a personal cost – not only to herself but her 18-year-old son Justice and her parents.

“Having a public life can be intrusive at times, and it has impacted me a lot,” she tells the publication, revealing she has struggled with the high volume of intrusive, and sometimes untrue articles about her personal life.

Edwards with former husband Dan Single. Picture: Ella Pellegrini

Edwards was most recently linked with construction company boss Joshua Clapp. Picture: BACKGRID

“I’m mortified to read those fabricated stories,” she said.

“My parents can’t cope that those stories are news. My son is embarrassed. I’m embarrassed.

“There are so many more great things to be talking about than who I’m f**cking or when I’m at the beach.”

Edwards is now trying to take a page out of Mark Manson’s book, and is training herself on ‘the subtle art of not giving a f***k’.

“Everyone can f**k off.

“If I’m not for you, then I’m not for you. I’m for me”.

Edwards said she’s now training herself in the ‘subtle art of not giving a f**k’. Picture: Instagram

Edwards with her son. Justice. Picture: Instagram.

Edwards with besties Jackie Henderson and Milly Gattegno.

Edwards reveals how her close circle of friends – including radio host Jackie Henderson - have helped her through the turbulence of her life in the limelight.

“I’m energetically connected to Jackie,” Edwards said.

“We’ve found each other at the same point in our journeys; we’re going through the same stuff and learning the same things at the same time,

“She’s a girl’s girl and has my back. She’s one of my truest friends – honest, goes deep

and asks the hard questions.”

More than an employee, Edwards said Milly Gattegno also keeps her grounded.

“Milly would take a bullet for me, and I would take one for her. She’s been in my life for

14 years and she’s part of my management team,” Edwards said.

Originally published as Pip Edwards on love, life and what she really thinks about her haters