As a child I wanted to be a ballerina, ice-cream van owner, wife of George Michael, a nun, and a music conductor. Erin O'Connor Read Quote
At school I was very shy and coincidentally inherited the title ‘little miss worry guts,’ and that was just among the staff. I learned early on that I could make people laugh, and as my small neat body betrayed me by growing to dizzying heights, I used it as a tool that translated into complete slap-stick comedy. Erin O'Connor Read Quote
It’s not about hiding your imperfections on a shoot; it’s about embracing them and being unapologetic about them. Erin O'Connor Read Quote
I’m too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak – it can be incredibly draining. Erin O'Connor Read Quote
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? Erin O'Connor Read Quote
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. Erin O'Connor Read Quote
In the early days of my modelling career, I think the industry was uncomfortable with how strikingly different I was. Erin O'Connor Read Quote