blue bird

That’s sounds good!
Yeah it’s really nice! Some of my friends got loads of free
stuff from an Armani show worth thousands of pounds!
Living the model life seems pretty sweet, has it been easy for
you to get where you are today in the industry?
No, it hasn’t been easy at all. At first it was a struggle
because I was a snowboarder with no money and it’s very
difficult if you don’t have a foot on the ladder or lacking connections
with people in the industry. Thankfully a couple of
years after just doing casting in London, I met my manager
who still is managing me today. His name is Paul. Since that
day I met him, he gave me more confidence to become a
model and spoke to me about what to do and how I can
make it happen. Of course he made all of that come true.
With lots of hard work and stressful times, working two jobs as
well as modeling part time, eventually he put me with the right
agencies around the world. Today I’m signed with 8 agencies
and thanks to him I now have constant work with the biggest
names in the industry.
What is the worst thing that can happen on a shoot?
haha that the clothes wont fit, it’s so embarrassing! It happened
to me one time. They brought the wrong size and they
had to cancel the whole shoot. I was angry because at the
end of the day, I don’t get paid on behalf of other peoples
mistakes.
Name the 5 most important things you always need to have
on you as a Model?
Shaver, Iphone, Ipad, money and hair-wax.
Who is the most famous person you ever come across in the
industry?
Well, there are two actually. I’ve met David Coulthard, formula
1 driver at a Hugo Boss party once in London. Then I shared
a lift with David Gandy, the super model from Dolce & Gabbana.
Although I didn’t realize it was him until he walked out
haha.
Would you consider yourself with a fashionable personality, if
not which one would you describe yourself being?
I don’t know what to say to that. In private I don’t really care
that much about it. I’m very relaxed. I wont talk about it unless
someone asks me.
As a former sponsored snowboard rider for Burton, the guys
must be pretty jealous of you making it in both worlds, huh?
Very true, haha. No, but all of my old friends from snowboarding
who I grew up with and was riding with since I was
11, they were very surprised I started a life as a model after
snowboarding.
Is snowboarding one of your biggest hobbies aside modeling?
Yes, of course! You can’t snowboard for 12 years professionally
and just stop... snowboarding is most certainly my main
hobby.
Okay, down to the two last questions, If you had to choose,
Snowboard shoes or fancy designer shoes?
I find them both comfortable and I lived with both of them all
my life.
So I’ve heard you are having a baby boy soon with your
lovely girlfriend Jeannine, Congratulations, do you think you’ll
be aware of baby fashion and dress him fashionably to be the
coolest kid in the playground?
Yeah of course. He’s going to be dressed in Ralph Lauren
and have a match suit, haha! Jokes aside, he will definitely
stand out and be noticeable from a distance!
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