Sprinting up and down escalators. Dodging idiot fellow commuters. Standing up for hour-long train journeys. Running to and from castings. Castings on the 5th floor (no lift). Jumping in heels on shoots. Wearing heels for […]
The first time I saw Penelope Tree’s face, I fell in love with it. Bearing in mind how many models with an ‘alien’ look we have nowadays, it’s pretty incredible that 60s model Penelope still […]
Aw. I’m really sad, as I’m over half way through my trial now. I shall be truly bereft when this ends… …Not least because of the change it’s having on my body. I’m not measuring […]
I’ve been wanting to share this story for a while now: top model & previous Modeltypeface interviewee Charlotte De Carle has rescued a gorgeous little dog and seeing them together is truly a delight! Charlotte’s […]
Check out these beauties! I was super-excited to receive Naturya’s latest blends – ‘Greens’ (feeling holy), ‘Fruit’, (feeling zingy) and ‘Choc’ (blatantly the one that I’ll use up first). These are absolutely perfect for us […]
I’ve always wanted to be a writer, but I didn’t really know this until I got my very first writing job…then lost it…then fought for it. The Sabotage Times had run my old agency and […]
So! As I’m away, I had to self-tape my own commercial casting for a VERY big job, as I’m not here for the actual casting (completely typical!) I’ve never done this before, but having done […]
So, I headed off on a beautiful sunny day to my casting, and sat inside a the dingy bit of Spring Studios. Spring Studios is the fanciest of studios, where the top photographers and companies […]
Awww. I feel warm and fuzzy all over. Or is that feeling mainly located in my uterus? You see, my very clever model, blogger and presenter friend Laura Schofield has been dressing her baby Matilda […]
My best friend, Shirl, showed me this beautiful picture: It’s the new campaign by lingerie brand Lane Bryant. It’s exactly the attitude that I’ve been wanting applied to women in the media for ages, and […]
Hello! Do check out my latest vlog, which is all about how to get a conversation going, even when clients seem to be determined to completely ignore your presence (that they have requested). I do […]
It’s been a while, but here’s a new entry for The Modeltypeface Dictionary: PRETTY VACANT Every model must perfect their ‘Pretty Vacant’ face for the enormous raft of times that we have to grin and bear […]
Don’t worry boys, I’m not being a ‘misandrist’ leaving you out – feel free to join in with us as we discuss our PERIODS. Oh. Bye then…. It’s not just about periods, but I did […]
Retouch is a thorny issue. Many would love to see it banished forever, as it’s seen as responsible for the impossible standards we are all expected to spend our lives striving to attain. It’s seen […]
Smiling in photos, professional or otherwise, is something a lot of people find tricky. You get lots of rictus grins and smiles that don’t reach the eyes and lips self-consciously covering up teeth. Then people […]
Yes I know, Pop Idol was ages ago, but so was this Day in the Life of a Model. Events proceeded as such… Aged 17, I walked into my then agency with my Mum, who […]
Hello all! I’m very delighted to be someone that other models feel that they can ask for advice. Hence the blog! I got a little email the other day asking me how I balanced getting my […]
This tip has been the SAVIOUR of my skin countless times. Regular readers of Modeltypeface will have seen me allude to it on a previous vlog on stressed show skin – it’s using Manuka Honey […]
Hello all! I hope you enjoyed blogger Margie Broadhead‘s recipes yesterday – I know I can’t wait to get stuck into some of those recipes, plus I’ll be switching to eggs for breakfast…She’s right, oats […]
Hello all! Here’s my vlog on how to care for your skin during THE most stressful part of a model’s career: Fashion Week. Of course I know when FW is amazing. When you’re out on […]
There are bookers, and then there are bookers. The former get models jobs and sign off at 6:00pm after cursorily sending us our casting details for the next day at 17:50. Bookers, on the other […]
Hello readers! Next week is very exciting: it’s the run-up to London Fashion Week! I want to give my readers a whole week of advice from the experts before the madness descends, so I’ll be treating […]
Lots of you fell in love with Dorrit after reading my post dedicated to her life. She was a truly inspiring woman. She drew this wonderful portrait of me that I will treasure forever: […]
Hello all! Next up in the Modeltypeface series ‘Only Human’, allow me to describe the shameful shenanigans that beset my latest shoot. So I was in Manchester with my favourite team, the Photolink crew. In […]
Here we have it, my final instalment of the mini-series ‘Poses I Don’t Get’. The poses we models pull out that make no sense, but that we know will go down a treat with the […]
Here we are again, looking at the model poses that baffle me…Even as I find myself doing them. And today, we have… Look 3: P*ssing in the Street! I diligently developed these bright white ankle […]
So! Here’s my latest vlog. As I describe in the video, It’s been AGES since my last one because I’ve been so worried I’m crap at it! However I read an interview with Tanya Burr, […]
Hello readers! Have a look at my latest job – a video for House of Fraser. Not to sound vain, but it’s a veritable masterclass in how to still model well despite wearing a Victorian weightlifter/Mr Motivator-type affair […]
Hello everyone and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! Perhaps your skinny jeans feel as tight as mine (the words gastric band spring to mind) (and probably the words ‘camel toe’ to everyone else’s…). […]
Hello dear readers- I just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas full of food, warmth, love, snoozing over board games, being pissed by Midday and constant bickering throughout. Rebecca xxxx
Regular readers might remember how my first ever lingerie shoot went: summed up, it was a mixture of excitement, empowerment, nerves, pubic hair and stray tampon strings. Well, the pictures, shot by James Burton and […]
I’ve known the beautiful Louise Adkins for 11 years now. We were New Faces at Select together, but that’s where I felt any similarities ended. Picturing Louise in the Select offices all those years ago, I […]
Believe me – I take problem skin really seriously. Having had acne three times in my life so far (at 16, 19 and 21), I realise what it’s like to walk around feeling ashamed of […]
Having spent a long weekend eating and drinking around Paris with my boyfriend, I feel properly in need of a detox. When I drink wine every day and eat too much bread, croissants, dairy and meat, I […]