Marie Helvin Quotes
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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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But I'd made up my mind early on in life that I never wanted to be a mother.
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I don't do a lot of looking back; I tend to look ahead.
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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 sometimes overeat or drink too much, but I don't eat chocolate, and I gave up smoking when I was 39.
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Although I eat healthily, I do enjoy a greasy fry-up, but usually only once a year. I've also got a big Kit-Kat addiction and buy them in bulk.
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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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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 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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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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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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As the years go by, you get to know yourself better and learn what works for you.
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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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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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My life has been charmed in the sense that I've met some extraordinary people. But at the end of the day, when you go home and you go to bed, and if you're on your own, you never think of yourself in that way. I'm sure not even people like Angelina Jolie think like that.
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I hate Botox, but a fabulous-looking friend of mine told me her secret was this gadget that uses electrical impulses to tone your facial muscles. It works!
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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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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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I always wear the same thing: a tight white shirt - I have about 50 - and tight black trousers.
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Monogamy is not something that's important to me. I don't think it defines love.
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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 lead a very disciplined life.
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I'm not bothered about clothes. Never have been.
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If I'm not in work, I don't wear any make-up.