Tyra Banks is launching a television programme based on her life. The scripted comedy show will track her experiences from insecure teenager to successful supermodel.
The programme, set to air on ABC in the US, will be named Fivehead - an American slang term referring to people with a large forehead, which Banks says she was bullied about at school.
"In high school, if you have glasses, you're a 'four eyes', if you have braces, you're a 'metal mouth', but if you had my forehead? You're a 'fivehead'," the model-presenter told DEADLINE.COM.
Banks has teamed up with childhood friend and television producer Kenya Barris to create the show - co-creator of America's Next Top Model. The pair will develop the characters together, while Barris will write and produce the series.
"To be able to witness her career was wild, but to be able to watch Tyra grow up was nothing short of nutty," Barris said. "I am blown away by the opportunity to tell not just a great story but a story that I remember so fondly."
No air date for Fivehead has yet been confirmed.
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