Model Appetite

From the mouths of babes, Supermodel quote of the day…

“But for the time being, I’ve only learned one cake recipe and how to make scrambled eggs.” – Eva Herzigova

You have seen the shirts ‘don’t feed the models’, read the rumours, and for Kate Moss nothing tastes as good as skinny feels, so what is true?

The alleged carb enemy is replaced with the three other ‘C’s – caffeine, cigarettes, and cocaine. The one ‘C’ that is perhaps the most bizarre is – cotton wool balls. Yes, if you have heard the claims, it is true that some models out there soak cotton wool balls in water and swallow them to fill their stomachs. Nothing is absorbed, no weight is gained, and the hunger pains are kept at bay.

Fortunately, or unfortunately for me, depending on which way you look at it, I always possessed a healthy appetite, so cotton wool balls would never cut it.

It was usually the day before a revealing job that the thought would cross my mind, perhaps I should have dieted or worked out more. But much like a British backpacker applying sunscreen at 3.30 pm – it was too late.

The irony of one Sydney fashion week sponsorship was not lost on me. A Tiger Lily swimwear fashion parade that I appeared in was sponsored by Häagen-Dazs. Well, that is just cruel. A fridge full of ice cream behind the curtains and an audience full of judgemental fashionista’s on the other side!

It’s not all celery sticks, carrot juice, and colonies, though. There is drunken Wednesday night’s out (the unofficial Model Saturday) and sugary afternoon snacks on set.

The model diet is not as contrived as one might expect. The model repast of lettuce leaves is a falsehood. I guess at the end of the day, it all comes down to moderation – Like most aspects of life.