Talli Osborne

Born without arms and some bones in her legs, she has given motivational talks centered on her life experiences and topics such as body positivity at speaking events in Canada and the United States.

After moving away from her family to enter a social work program at Ryerson University in Toronto, she stopped wearing prosthetic legs as they felt uncomfortable.

[6][7] Following her move to the United States, in 2024, she became the subject of news media after she obtained a driver's license through a seven-year effort costing almost $100,000, some of which was paid with the assistance of the War Amps.

Her car, a used Mini Cooper, had modifications to its steering system, floor pedals, and seatbelt, and was fitted with a touchscreen allowing for control of gears and turn signals.

As a vocalist, she performed in such venues as Toronto's Bovine Sex Club and opened for NOFX as part of the musical group named The Talliband.

[11] Osborne had only briefly spoken to NOFX frontman Fat Mike at a concert some time before the band wrote a song about her, titled "She's Nubs", for their 2003 album The War on Errorism.

[4][3] The song led her to gain fame among fans of NOFX and other bands under the Fat Wreck Chords record label, and she began speaking to the general media.

[12] After leaving university, Osborne took a job at Virgin Mobile, where she ended up working for seven years in customer service and social media representative roles.

In recognition of her customer service work, her employer rewarded her with a trip to the private island of Virgin Group CEO Richard Branson.