Erin O'Connor
Erin O'Connor
Erin O'Connoris an English model...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth9 February 1978
ate avoided birth chicken dared eggs favourite food meant pregnant primary theory
When I was at primary school, we had this theory that if you ate an egg, it meant you'd get pregnant and give birth to a chicken or another egg. It was something we dared together. I avoided eggs for years, but now they're my favourite food.
embellish white
My hair is an untidy bob. I am very dark, but I embellish the roots because I am white in one clump.
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.
george music van
As a child I wanted to be a ballerina, ice-cream van owner, wife of George Michael, a nun, and a music conductor.
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.
corset disappoint full people time
I seem to disappoint people a bit. They want the full regalia - but I don't walk around in a corset the whole time.
fairly people
In my career, which has been fairly two-dimensional, people make decisions based on your persona.
carpet caught disaster finally flew great particular
I had one particular handbag disaster when I couldn't get into it, and when I finally did, it flew over the red carpet and was caught by 200 lenses. Not a great moment.
freeze time
I want to show that we all have the right to be ourselves, and I certainly don't want to freeze time.
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.