Disney has just debuted its first plus-size heroine to widespread praise

Disney has quietly debuted what is understood to be its first plus-size heroine in a new short available to watch on Disney Plus now.

Reflect, which is part of season two of Short Circuit, a series of experimental short films from Walt Disney Animation Studios, follows Bianca, a young ballet dancer struggling with her confidence and body dysmorphia.

As her teacher inspects her position at the barre, reminding her ‘Tight tummy! Long neck!’, the mirror shatters around Bianca as she struggles with her broken body image.

According to the NHS, body dysmorphic disorder is a mental health condition where a person spends a lot of time worrying about flaws in their appearance, which are often unnoticeable to others.

The ground-breaking short then shows her overcoming her doubt and fear by channelling her inner strength and continuing with her ballet class.