Erin O'Connor
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Erin O'Connor
Erin O'Connoris an English model...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth9 February 1978
dad eggs breakfast
For my last meal, I'd want an Irish breakfast with soda bread and one of my dad's omelettes with three or four eggs.
loss thinking perception
I am concerned about ageism and the loss of beauty - the perception that as you grow older, you 'lose your looks,' which I think is diabolical.
world shoppers
I am the world's laziest shopper, but very rarely have I had to take anything back.
world beats enjoy
I enjoy travelling the world, but nowhere beats Walsall.
mind speak diplomatic
I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining.
tourists london
I'm like a tourist when I'm in London.
luxurious products work
Water - I drink gallons of it! You can use the most luxurious skincare products in the world, but they won't work as well if you do not hydrate from inside.
bit blind bought burnt cheese cooking escaped excessive fire flames lovely panic stopped toast
When I was 13 or 14, my parents had a bit of a windfall so bought a lovely new kitchen, but I burnt it down. I was making cheese on toast when flames escaped from the grill. My father stopped the fire with blind panic and excessive water. I was forgiven, but it put me off cooking for years.
selling
It's like recycling: selling old clothes to help make new ones.
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.
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.
home intimate invite trust
It's a very intimate thing to invite someone into your home; there's a lot of trust involved.
accessible cosmetic form genuinely grown helped surgery
I worry about how accessible cosmetic surgery has become. Of course, if it has genuinely helped people, and their confidence has grown as a result; who am I to form an opinion?
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With high fashion, it's a performance. You're trying to interpret a fantasy in a very physical way, and you really are playing a character. I've played men, dead people, famous people, historical icons, and it's no mean feat. It's quite an insular experience even though the crowd is in front of you and there's an expectation.