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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is opening up about her family. The 37-year-old model and actress got candid in a conversation for PORTER, out now. During the conversation, Rosie spoke about no longer feeling the need to prove herself, discovering her resilience, her family with Jason Statham, the realities of the modeling industry, and much more. Keep reading to find out more… On no longer feeling the need to prove herself: “As I’ve gotten older, I feel less need to prove myself to people. A couple of years ago, I was in a very different headspace – and we all have periods where we’re not feeling good, but you need those moments to appreciate when things are better.” On success in the face of adversity: “Success is so easy when something works out quickly. But when you’ve gone through sort of adversity, or you’ve had these challenging moments, and you’ve had the rug pulled from under your feet – professionally and personally – [that’s] where you go to the real depths of yourself. In the moment, it feels horrendous. But as time goes by, you get to have more perspective, you get to have understood a side of yourself that is resilient.” On life as a model: “I feel fortunate that I’ve seen the full breadth of the industry because, when I started, I was on the tube [London’s subway], portfolio and heels in my bag, doing castings with 200 girls, getting out in the middle of nowhere and middle of the night, getting into cars with strange drivers, being sent home from shoots because I was too ‘wholesome looking’ or ‘too full-figured’.” On the modeling industry: “I recognized that at any point they could say, ‘Rosie is out’. I’d seen that with so many girls – they literally worked with them for 15 years and then one day it was, ‘She’s too old and she’s getting some weight.’ That’s the way this industry works. I was like, that’s not going to happen to me.” On how the pandemic changed her style: “My practical needs became very different in terms of how I was living my life.” On her husband Jason Statham: “The most hilarious person I know.” On designing her collection with Wardrobe.NYC: “What are these pieces that I want to have in my wardrobe every day, that can go from the school run into all of these different aspects of my life?” On her children’s privacy: “I’m mindful of what I expose because it’s my children’s choice if they want a public life or not, and so I’m going to do everything I can to protect them.” On the paparazzi in LA: “There, we’d leave the house and there’d always be four cars following us.” On her family with Jason Statham: “The other day someone asked for a selfie with me, and my son turned around and said: ‘Why do they want a picture with you? Daddy’s the famous person in the family!’” For more, head to net-a-porter.com. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is among the wealthiest Victoria’s Secret angels. See who is the richest!
