I am not that person who walks in a room with my nose in the sky. I smile at people when I meet them, and I like photos of me when I’m smiling because they show my personality. I am always trying to have fun.
I feel like looking in the mirror when you brush your teeth, yes, I see lines, and then I smile and I see things here and there. But that’s just, you know, you – that’s your journey, you know?
Because of my job, I learned to be confident a little earlier than most. People pick you apart when you’re in the public eye – you’re wearing the wrong shoes or you have ugly nail polish on or they’re wondering if you got your boobs done – so you have to be a strong person right away.
I learned from working in the fashion world that if I have a day when I feel slapped in the face, or if someone has been mean, I just have to get back up and it will be another day. I think about what I’m grateful for. I look at my kids and my husband and think, Wow, I’m a really lucky person.
The trick is that you have to stay naked. You must be naked.
If you pick something you actually enjoy doing, you have fun every day of your life.
I don’t flirt. It’s disrespectful to your husband. I would never do that. I’m very devoted, and he’s the same.
No bread. That’s the most important thing.
You have to treat yourself every once in a while, get to the fun stuff!
In terms of being naked, I’m not very prudish.
Models have a sell-by date. There are certain jobs I don’t do anymore, like the young, sexy, cute things for teenagers, or even 25-year-old girls. I go in a different bracket now.
I’m not white-picket-fence perfect.
I was determined to experience the birth, and I am so scared at the thought of having my abdomen cut open. So I was lucky that the birth went very smoothly.
I have the most romantic husband. I do.
I sing a lot, even with my voice.
I don’t think I could not have been with an artist of some kind, someone creative.
I am generally a very happy and easygoing person.
I actually eat a lot.
With a family of six, there is always something to make, create and do together.
I think if you put a smile on people’s faces, they give that back to you.