Erin O'Connor
Erin O'Connor
Erin O'Connoris an English model...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth9 February 1978
home intimate invite trust
It's a very intimate thing to invite someone into your home; there's a lot of trust involved.
cape favourite filled finds home markets mask outside piece voodoo
I have two curiosity cabinets at home filled with finds from jumble sales, markets and my travels. My favourite piece is a voodoo mask from just outside Cape Town.
activist becoming body both british chairman council fashion fertility garner held positive role taking vice victim weight
I've been on both sides: the victim and the villain. I was the victimised model, and everything from my weight to my fertility was held up for discussion. And then I was the person that could garner some kind of positive outcome, by taking on the role of vice chairman of the British Fashion Council and becoming an activist of body image.
aware bigger caution key liberated quite safe
Caution is the key to safe cycling. I'm aware that cars are bigger than me, but I feel quite safe. I'm in control, liberated and free, when I'm on my bike.
selling
It's like recycling: selling old clothes to help make new ones.
across along aware easy hope irony mean means media pose slum stuck whenever
I am aware it's easy and may be fashionable to pose with a slum child, and the irony of getting the media along means that it can come across as disingenuous. But you take these things on board, and you hope you mean it whenever you get stuck into something.
When you're physically growing up, you develop emotionally with that.
crush growing-up boys
Growing up, I had an insane crush on Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys.
responsibility mentor mentoring
I take my mentoring responsibilities very seriously.
jobs models
As a model, part of my job is to be critiqued physically.
tourists london
I'm like a tourist when I'm in London.
mind speak diplomatic
I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining.
dream children ice
As a small child, me and my pals fantasised about one day owning an ice-cream van. To have ice creams on demand would have been a dream come true.
thinking enough garments
I have previously been a very enthusiastic consumer, and I didn't think about the origins of garments enough.