"I was nervous about the publishing part because I had such an amazing private experience of writing, an experience that felt so safe and sacred that, after putting it out into the world, I was like, 'Is this going to ruin writing for me forever?'
"Because I'll never be able to have that experience of just writing for myself again.
"But at this exact moment, I actually feel really great about the perspective I've gained now that it's out."
Ratajkowski is particularly proud of the response to her book – in which she discusses being subjected to incidences of sexual misconduct – from other women.
She said in a recent interview: "I obviously am aware of what I represent in the world.
"But I wanted women to realise how universal the experience of being a woman could be. And I'm seeing that happen, people saying, 'This little thing she mentions is exactly what I experienced at this age'."
