A SOBERING TALE

I STARTED DRINKING AT 13. I was a rebellious child, always up to no good, wagging school constantly to smoke weed in the park. When I was given the opportunity to model at 14, it was a blessing. The industry instilled in me a responsibility — it was an authority I listened to. When modelling progressed to a point where I needed to travel overseas at 15, the decision to let me go or finish school was an easy one for Mum. Ship her off! I was catapulted into a thriving, hectic industry. The first few years were really about working, and I was totally focused. But as it all became comfortable and I entered a relationship and moved to New York, I started having fun! In this industry, even the most successful models don’t work every day. staggering around. I was having fun, travelling to Europe, partying in Ibiza and Mykonos. But in my late twenties I started to feel, . I always knew there was more to ‘me’. And to life.