Campbell: No one tells you how lonely modelling is
SHE may have been working in the industry for nearly 30 years, but Naomi Campbell is still one of the world's most in-demand models.
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Despite her unprecedented success — she's worked for every major fashion house — Naomi, 44, admits that the industry, which is so often perceived as glamorous, can be really lonely.
Speaking to Look magazine, the supermodel said, “No one tells you how lonely it can be. You're travelling alone constantly and it can play on your psyche.
It's important to stay as strong as you can and to have good friends or family to lean on.”
Luckily for Naomi, she's been able to share the experience with her 'fashion family' — a starry host of models, designers and photographers who have helped nurture her along the way.
'I definitely spent more time around them than around my own blood family as I was traveling and working so much… Azzedine [Alaïa] is more like a papa; Gianni [Versace] was more like a brother,' she recently told Net-a-Porter's The Edit.
As one of the 90’s supers, which also included Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington, Campbell’s life has rocked and rolled between extremes but she is, above all, a survivor.
“I don’t have to justify myself to anyone. I took off almost five years from work,” she said. “But I’m a Gemini and I like to keep moving and doing things and being there for friends. If I go against my instincts, there is always a consequence.”
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And one special man has helped her along the way — and now she wants to help others. 'Nelson Mandela always said to me: "Use yourself to help other people."
'I feel that now more strongly than ever before and I try to do that in the best way I can,' she said.
She is certainly doing just that - she's raised millions for causes including Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti earthquake.
In response to the current Ebola threat, she has launched the Fashion For Relief Campaign in partnership with Westfield London.
The star launched a one-week pop-up store opening to the public in The Village yesterday as part of Westfield’s big shopping weekend.
Source: MailOnline