Erin O'Connor
Erin O'Connor
Erin O'Connoris an English model...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth9 February 1978
industry modelling
In the early days of my modelling career, I think the industry was uncomfortable with how strikingly different I was.
alignment body dynamism expressing face job love mind moment secondary
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.
fairly people
In my career, which has been fairly two-dimensional, people make decisions based on your persona.
case either interested limited looking solutions terms
I'm interested in looking for solutions because it's become the case that in fashion you're either a villain or a victim. Look at the industry's very limited remit in terms of body size, for example.
knew
I knew I'd made it when my face appeared on a stamp.
aggressive armour clothes dye food involving quite shy stage statements suit teen
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.
drop holding job map order work
In my work, I'm called to a job at the drop of a hat, so I like a sense of order to my holidays, and holding a map makes me happy.
disguise grandiose high home lady portrayed strip
In my job, I am portrayed as a misfit, a grandiose high fashion lady or an unearthly creature. At home, it's important I can look in the mirror, strip away the disguise and be comfortable with who stares back.
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.