Soup: From Shadows to Spotlights, from Rejection to Redemption

What happens when the search for love and belonging begins at home—but home is the last place you belong?Born to a young nurse who arrived in 1960s Leeds from Barbados, Monnelia’s life begins with rejection. Her mother, drawn to adventure but unable to embrace motherhood, sends her daughter to a string of unqualified foster carers. Years later, mother and daughter are reunited—but their relationship is a battlefield, fraught with competition, secrecy, and a struggle for identity.From her tumultuous childhood to success as a fashion model in London, Monnelia defies the odds, overcoming dyslexia to earn a degree in Arts Management and becoming a trailblazer in the world of disability advocacy. SOUP is a powerful story of survival, self-discovery, and breaking free from the past to shape a brighter future.