Did your own wardrobe inspire your Topshop collection?
There are elements of certain bits that were ideas, yes.
Is there a lot of pressure on you to make it a success?
There is, because I've never done it before so it is kind of a whole new thing. But I have seen it being done for years and years and years, so I know what changes need to be made.
Did you find it easy stripping off when you were younger?
Not for me it wasn't, it was really embarrassing. I didn't like it at all, I would cry! Now I'll get my tits out at any chance... no, I am joking!
Was it hard being so successful at such a young age?
To get all of that attention and to be away from home all the time was hard. I didn't see my friends. I reached a point where I cried a lot and was alone a lot. It was quite terrifying actually.
Do you feel pressure to be role model?
I just do what I want to do, I don't really think about the being-a-role-model thing. I'm so normal, really. They portray me as all these crazy things, and I'm so not like that. I don't have entourages.
What's the most hurtful thing anyone's said about you as a model?
There's been quite a lot! Fashion people can be very bitchy, especially when you're young. People said, 'If you don't take your clothes off, I won't use you.' When you're young, you're put under a lot of pressure.
Did you find it hard when you were blamed for the waif look?
I have been blamed for everything under the sun. Anorexia was first. Then smoking. Then heroin because I looked like a heroin addict. I just thought it was all bollocks. It was upsetting sometimes, but I was really young and skinny and some girls just are. That was me, I wasn't trying to be anyone else.
When does thin become too thin?
When you look ill. When you're not healthy.
Have you ever dieted?
After having Lila, I couldn't have my French toast in my fry-up in the morning. I had to watch what I was eating, after having been eating for two!
How did you spring back in to shape so quickly after having Lila?
I worked out in Thailand a bit but I didn't make an intensive effort.
How do you keep fit? Is it true you took pole dancing lessons
I had lessons as it's amazing exercise. It's more fun than going to the gym. It is so hardcore: pulling your body up onto a pole.
What did it feel like to see yourself on the cover of a magazine for the first time?
I was really embarrassed because there were pictures of me topless inside. I was still at school of course, so I got a lot of stick because I was so flat-chested.
What make-up couldn't you live without?
Black eye-liner. Always.
What keeps you hooked on modelling? Are you a natural show-off?
I'm not a show-off by nature, but I do think you get into that even though I was shy. That becomes the drug.
What advice would you give to aspiring models?
You have to be yourself, as models come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.
Would you be happy for your daughter to become a model?
No, I wouldn't want her to be a model. I don't think it's the best industry really for young girls. Unless you're really strong, it can really f*ck you up.
