Marie Helvin Quotes
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It would be nice to see a fashion range that is geared towards a vibrant, sexual, confident 50-something.
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I am thrilled to be modelling the debut collection of Always Aliza. Janet Reger was such an iconic brand throughout my modelling career, and it feels great to now be modelling her daughter's range for JD Williams almost forty years on.
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When you live with a photographer, you never have a day off - it was a nightmare.
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When you're a model, you learn how to make the most of your assets - in my case, the smallish behind that is the legacy of my half-Japanese heritage.
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I like naughty boys. I was married to David Bailey, who was one of the naughtiest. I like real men, and I like masculinity.
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When I see images of a girl who is obviously far too thin, I am just as shocked as anyone else.
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There are loads of women that don't want children. What does it matter? I'm still a woman.
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To be honest, the reason I have my cats is to force myself to think about something other than myself.
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I was brought up by parents who embraced the 1960s and taught me that being faithful isn't the be-all and end-all.
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I definitely think men prefer women more undone and natural than butch and masculine. They prefer a fresher, sexier, more feminine look.
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But I'd made up my mind early on in life that I never wanted to be a mother.
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As the years go by, you get to know yourself better and learn what works for you.
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I lost all my investments after everything crashed in 2001. Prior to that, I'd been living off the interest on my investments, which was very healthy because it allowed frequent travel, and I had a lovely apartment.
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As a girl, I lived in jeans, and my love-affair with them continues. Since I turned 50, jeans have become something of a uniform, whether it's a slouchy boyfriend fit for daytime or a leaner, fitted jean in a darker denim for evening.
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We are constantly driven to believe that women should look a set age or be a certain body size, which is fuelling an obsession with ever more dramatic and invasive steps.
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I don't wear mini-skirts or shorts because I have thread veins on my legs and cellulite, and I won't wear tights.
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If you believe, as I do believe, in reincarnation, they say that every time you come back, it's because you have to finish something. I've a funny feeling that my thing in this life is to have one relationship after another.
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I always wear the same thing: a tight white shirt - I have about 50 - and tight black trousers.
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I think I'm living in the wrong century. I would have made a great courtesan. Not a mistress - I could never be kept - but a courtesan with my own rules.
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I lead a very disciplined life.
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The fact is, after a certain age, high heels can feel as painful as someone sticking hot pins into the soles of your feet.
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There are lots of things I won't eat but would like to, such as croissants or ice cream - if I started, I'd scoff the whole tub.
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I'm not bothered about clothes. Never have been.
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Monogamy is not something that's important to me. I don't think it defines love.