Erin O'Connor
Erin O'Connor
Erin O'Connoris an English model...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth9 February 1978
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I seem to disappoint people a bit. They want the full regalia - but I don't walk around in a corset the whole time.
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Starting my career in London was no accident because the city and the industry here are all about theatre and drama, and I respond well to that.
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My style has been nurtured over time. It's more about knowing what doesn't suit you. I love suits and anything sharp, and I know that shape suits me. I don't feel feminine in floaty dresses with spaghetti straps - I feel more like Freddie Mercury in drag.
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My story wasn't one of those cliched stories of being an ugly duckling, I had a pretty good time at school. But then I think being six foot by the age of 15 meant that I couldn't help but be noticed, and that was when my physical being felt quite painful - I could not any longer walk into a room without being noticed.
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My perfect bag would be practical but also have the stylish element to it; it would be bold and colourful. I would actually be able to open and close it. That would be a first.
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Clothes are like a suit of armour when you're young. I was quite a shy teen, so I wanted to make aggressive statements with the way I looked. I'd say my goth/indie stage was the worst: there was a lot of experimentation involving pink food dye in my fringe.
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As a child I wanted to be a ballerina, ice-cream van owner, wife of George Michael, a nun, and a music conductor.
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I love the physicality of my job and how my mind and body are most happy when I'm expressing and moving. My face was always secondary to body alignment and the dynamism of making a moment come alive.
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I want to show that we all have the right to be ourselves, and I certainly don't want to freeze time.
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In the early days of my modelling career, I think the industry was uncomfortable with how strikingly different I was.
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I can play the flute. Music was my favourite A-level, and I used to love composing my and stylising my voice to sound like 90's singing sensation Tori Amos.
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Growing up, I had an insane crush on Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys.
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I take my mentoring responsibilities very seriously.
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As a model, part of my job is to be critiqued physically.