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I’ve grown to like Zoe Kravitz more and more over the years. Do I think she’s a world-class actress? Eh, not really. But she’s an interesting celebrity and I like seeing her choices, her friendships, her fashion and her boyfriends. She’s more interesting to me than most of the 20-something starlets out there. Zoe covers the new issue of Complex – you can read the full piece here, plus see the latex-themed photoshoot. It’s sort of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with a dash of Fifty Shades of Grey. The interview is wide-ranging, with discussion about her parents, her past eating disorders and an acknowledgment that she’s benefitted from nepotism. Some highlights:

Her “normal” life: “When I was younger. I really wanted to prove to people I was a normal human being, that I was cool, chill. When kids were mean, the first thing they’d say is, ‘She thinks she’s so f–king cool because her dad is famous,’ I just wanted to fit in.”

Lenny Kravitz was a super-embarrassing dad: “He would come pick me up from school sometimes when he was in town in a sports car and a netted shirt, and I’d be like, ‘Ugh.’ That was when ‘Fly Away’ came out.”

Her struggles with eating disorders: “I had a really hard time when I was 16, 17, 18. I started with the eating disorder in high school… Just [a hard time] loving myself.” In high school, she became anorexic and bulimic—“awful diseases” she’d battle to various degrees until the last two or so years. And here, she’s willing to acknowledge to a certain degree her pedigree playing a darker kind of role: “I think it was part of being a woman, and being surrounded by [fame]… I don’t think it was about the fame, but I think it was definitely about being around that world, seeing that world. I felt pressured.”

Playing an anorexic in ‘The Road Within’ in 2013: “My parents got really scared for me to go back down that road. It was f–ked up, man. You could see my rib cage. I was just trying to lose more weight for the film but I couldn’t see: You’re there. Stop. It was scary.” She got sick after filming wrapped. She didn’t get her period regularly because she was too malnourished. Her immune system shut down, her thyroid was thrown off.

Moving past her eating disorder: “It made me not only confront my demons, but also realize and accept an insecurity that’s still there, and [that it’s] easy to fall back into that pattern. I feel like something has left my body, like some part of me is gone now, something that was making me so insecure. And it feels amazing.”

She admits that things were handed to her: “It was very easy for me to get an agent when I wanted to act, for obvious reasons. And I don’t know, maybe it’s not because they thought I was talented—I wasn’t the most talented girl in the world when I was 15. It was because my parents were famous, and they were like, ‘Cool, maybe we can make money off of that.’ I know so many talented people that do the most amazing things but they need to work at a restaurant. I don’t. I can make all the art I want and get paid to do it—it’s f–king crazy. I’m so thankful for it.”

The situation with Drake: They’re “very good friends… I’m very flirtatious. [But] he’s family to me. He’s a really, really awesome dude. We inspire each other. We play each other music.”

[From Complex]

I think she’s totally hitting it with Drake. Now, I don’t think she’s his girlfriend or anything, but my guess is that they have some kind of friends-with-benefits situation. And I’ll also believe that she has the same kind of situation with Chris Pine (get it, girl). But even Zoe admits that guys don’t ask her out and she’s constantly being told, “You’re so cool that I can’t handle it.” I believe that.

As for her eating disorders… I didn’t realize she was struggling with anorexia and bulimia so recently. Like, it sounds as if she only got her health on track in the past two years. I’m glad she’s doing better and I hope she’s surrounding herself with positive people.

Photos courtesy of Complex.
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Lupita Nyong’o covers the new issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK. It’s a beautiful cover, right? She’s so flawless. It’s like she’s being lit from within. This Bazaar feature is called “The New Face of Beauty”. You can read Bazaar UK’s excerpts here and here are some highlights:

The buzz around her: “You know, I thought it would come to an end after the Oscars. I thought the Oscars would come and go and then all of a sudden everything would be back to normal and I’d be back in my apartment.’

The Oscar season: “You know what kept me sane? Not knowing. Having never really experienced that before… because this was new territory I had no normal. I had no sense of what was normal in that world. It was all new. I don’t think [I would attend that many events again]. Not to that extent.”

What kept her sane: “Emma Thompson, Emma Thompson, Emma Thompson, Emma Thompson. It was such a relief… witnessing her going through that whole thing with an ease and a playfulness and just abandon. That is like the person I want to be. I want to be that comfortable even in this very alien environment that you get put in.”

Her emotional awards speeches: “I wish that I took it more lightly sometimes because it costs a lot. Which is why I can’t do those speeches every weekend, because it costs a lot to share from such a deep place, if you will. But I don’t know how to speak from any other place. Kenyans are very ceremonial. There is a formality that comes with gatherings and comes from our colonial conditioning… Oratory is something that’s really important to Kenyans, the way one speaks to the masses, it’s an art almost.”

The responsibility she feels: “I don’t feel like the responsibility I feel comes from any place other than my gut. I feel a responsibility to speak about certain things because I wish someone had spoken about them for me. I know I’m in a unique position where lots of people all over the world are seeing me and connecting with me, and perhaps because of my demographic and how limited representation is for my demographic, I do feel not a responsibility but an impetus to speak. It’s an impetus… It’s 2015, man. We could all use some diversity. It can get tedious to have to explain that I speak English because Kenyans speak English.”

[From Bazaar UK & E! News]

I love her but I wish she had more to discuss than winning the Oscar last year. But Lupita is thriving, thank God. It would have been awful for all of us if her career just withered after her Oscar-winning performance in 12 Years a Slave. Lupita has spent the past year quietly working and building up a portfolio of projects. She filmed a part in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. She’s doing voice work for one of the adaptations of The Jungle Book. And just a few days ago, she arrived in Uganda to begin filming Queen of Katwe. Queen of Katwe is based on the true story of chess wunderkind Phionah Mutesi, who trained to become an international chess champion. Lupita will play the girl’s mother and David Oyelowo plays the chess coach.

A few days ago, Lupita was the guest of honor at a fundraiser for the Maisha gardens in Buziga – you can see some photos from the event here. Apparently, Lupita was a huge hit and everyone wanted to talk to her. I think Ugandans are very proud that Lupita has come to their country to film a movie.

Here’s an exclusive first look at my @bazaaruk @LancomeUK @Lancomeofficial cover!

A photo posted by Lupita Nyong’o (@lupitanyongo) on Mar 31, 2015 at 12:00pm PDT

Cover courtesy of Harper’s Bazaar UK, Instagram.

      

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I’ve been waiting for the anti-Angelina Jolie people to point out the super-obvious conspiracy theory that Angelina clearly only had her ovaries removed because Unbroken is coming out on DVD this week. Totally. Or, you know, she had a legitimate cancer scare and decided to undergo the surgery she had been planning on doing for the past two years. In any case, yes, Unbroken is out on DVD now. To promote the release, Angelina sat down with Elle to talk about the film, directing, Louis Zamperini, and how it’s not enough to just be informed of all of the bad sh-t happening in the world. Some highlights:

She’d rather direct than act: “I prefer directing to acting. There is huge freedom that comes from being behind the camera. It brings a lot of responsibilities as well, but is intensely rewarding. Particularly the chance to help draw out the best in young actors, like Jack O’Connell in Unbroken, who is a remarkable talent.”

Whether she wishes she could redo some scenes: “I tend not to look back and dwell on a project once it is finished. But I do remember how intense the atmosphere was on-set filming some of the tougher scenes [such as] when Louie is being brutalized. It was very moving how always, after those scenes, the actors involved would check [and make sure that] everyone was okay and look out for each other.”

The lessons from Louie’s story: “Like many of the greatest human stories, it is about the capacity of regular men and women to rise above adversity. It reminds us never to give up, and that having the spirit to fight is what really matters. It is powerful because it speaks to the potential inside all of us…I do believe in the old saying ‘What does not kill you makes you stronger.’ Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.”

If she could redirect the nature of news/gossip: “It is not really the nature of the news, but what we do with the information we have. We know more than ever before in history about conflict and injustice happening across the world, but the will to translate that knowledge into pressure and action at a global level somehow seems to be lacking. Time and again, after massacres and atrocities, the world says, ‘never again.’ But in Syria today, to take just one example, these things are happening with impunity in the full knowledge of the world. We need a greater focus on solutions—not just on information.”

[From Elle Magazine]

Can I just say? I appreciate Angelina so much for never taking a pot-shot even when she’s been handed a golden opportunity. No, Angelina will not trash-talk the mainstream media or the gossip media. No, she will not make some kind of roundabout statement that is ultimately self-serving to her image as a celebrity. She’s not playing that game. Instead, she reminds us all that it’s not just about awareness and knowledge… it’s about gaming out solutions to these complicated problems.

As for the Unbroken DVD… I saw Unbroken in the theater and while I would love to support Angelina, I’m not going to buy the DVD. It was a really sad movie and there were script and editing issues. Save your money for the Selma DVD (God, Selma was such an incredible movie).

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Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and Getty.
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Natalie Portman is officially a Parisian now, I guess. That might explain why we’re rarely getting pap photos of her these days. Natalie’s husband Benjamin Millepied took a job as director of ballet at the Paris Opera, and they moved their family to Paris for a few years (at least). Natalie gave a new interview to the Wisconsin Gazette to promote her Miss Dior contract, and she ended up saying a few words about how much she loves Paris and how chic everyone is:

Her French destiny: “I think it was destiny that brought me to live in France. My father named me Natalie as an homage to a song by (legendary French singer) Gilbert Bécaud. I shot my first film with French director Luc Besson. And now I’m living in Paris with my French husband and our son and immersing myself in the language and culture. It’s very inspiring to live in Paris, I feel very lucky.”

How her life has changed since moving to Paris: “It’s so interesting to plunge into another culture and experience a different way of living. The city is so rich in terms of the architecture, the bookshops you find at every corner, the way everyone dresses so well. No Parisian ever walks around in shorts and even the children look very chic (laughs).

Is she fluent in French? “It’s improved a lot and I’ve been taking lessons and studying as often as I can. I feel I’m getting to the point where I’m slowly becoming more comfortable speaking French and being fluent in the language. I’m hoping that one day I will be able to work in a French film and do the role in French. I would really love to be able to do that, and I’m very motivated to get to that level.

[From The Wisconsin Gazette]

She sounds happy. I’m a little bit surprised that she did uproot her family to go to Paris for Benjamin’s work, but then again, it IS Paris. It’s not like Benjamin took a job in Dullsville, Middle America. And I’m sure their son Aleph will benefit greatly from living in another country for years during his childhood.

As for this: “Everyone dresses so well. No Parisian ever walks around in shorts and even the children look very chic.” Really? No Parisian ever wears shorts? I don’t wear shorts either but that’s mostly because I don’t have the legs for shorts. But there are high-fashion shorts by French designers, oui?

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
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When I hear news of how Teresa Giudice is doing in federal prison, I imagine her as a castmember on Orange is The New Black. She’s staying in the same federal correctional facility in Danbury, CT as Piper Kerman, after all. So when Teresa’s husband Joe admits that she made him wait an hour to see her while she had her hair done, I picture her in Sophia’s makeshift salon. When Joe says that Teresa has a group of friends, she’s Red, doling out favors in exchange for loyalty, ruling with an iron fist and eventually losing power when she makes a false move. That’s probably not so far from Teresa’s life on the outside, considering how she ended up in prison in the first place.

Anyway Joe did an interview with Extra! He revealed that Teresa has women she hangs out with, and that she maintains her beauty routine, sometimes at the expense of her once-weekly visit with her daughters. My favorite part of Joe’s interview is when he admits that they haven’t reached a deal with Bravo yet for Teresa to return to Real Housewives of New Jersey when she’s released early next year. Joe says “The numbers would have to be very big in order to go back.” I hope Bravo calls their bluff and doesn’t hire Teresa again, but we’ll see. Here’s some of what Joe told Extra! His interview will air tonight. You can see a clip on Extra’s site. Joe looks as hungover and confused as usual.

How he appreciates Teresa now
When you have four kids, you have to stay strong. Her being away definitely makes me appreciate her way more, a lot more, and you know everything she did.

On how often the family visits
[The kids] email her all the time…every day, so, they email more than me. We try to make it up there every weekend and we bring her mom up every weekend.

On having to wait while Teresa had her hair done
She made us wait an hour to make her hair, to do her hair. That was a little annoying

On Teresa’s posse in prison
She’s got a little group she hangs out with and does her thing with every day, and who she goes to the gym with and who she hangs out with, and who does her hair and who does her nails… they have their little thing going every day.

On if Teresa will return to RHONJ
The numbers would have to be very big in order to go back so um, we’ll see… as of right now there’s nothing

[From Extra! Quotes via E! and People]

I don’t understand why Teresa would make Joe and her daughters wait an hour while she had her hair done. Did they come unexpectedly when she already had the dye applied? Did she expect a camera crew there? That whole scenario sounds fishy to me, but so does practically everything about these people.

E! also has details of Teresa’s exercise routine, which includes “cardio, bikes, weights and Pilates.” Their source claims that Teresa “Does not miss a day, she does it religiously. She is extremely fit right now.” So Teresa is hanging out with a bunch of friends, getting her hair and nails done, and doing pilates in prison. Such just punishment for scamming creditors out of millions.

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As soon as South African comedian Trevor Noah was named as Jon Stewart’s successor for host of The Daily Show, people starting pouring over Noah’s comedic and social media history. The results were… interesting. By Tuesday, the new story was “Is Trevor Noah a racist/anti-Semite/misogynist?” Because of course. For what it’s worth, I think most of Noah’s “questionable” tweets are just sort of hacky, like the kind of old-school jokes you would hear at a Don Rickles show. But some of them are… eh. It’s worth noting that Noah is actually one quarter Jewish (his mother is half-Jewish). Here are some of his questionable tweets:

Behind every successful Rap Billionaire is a double as rich Jewish man. #BeatsByDreidel

Messi gets the ball and the real players try foul him, but Messi doesn’t go down easy, just like jewish chicks. #ElClasico

Merry Christmas everyone. May Black Santa bring you all that you deserve.

“Oh yeah the weekend. People are gonna get drunk & think that I’m sexy!” – fat chicks everywhere.

A hot white woman with ass is like a unicorn. Even if you do see one, you’ll probably never get to ride it.

South Africans know how to recycle like Israel knows how to be peaceful.

“I actually prefer the women’s league to the mens.” – Nobody ever, about any sport. (except maybe, beach volleyball)

Almost bumped a Jewish kid crossing the road. He didn’t look b4 crossing but I still would hav felt so bad in my german car!

[From Trevor Noah’s Twitter]

Is he an anti-Semite? Eh. I think he feels – probably correctly – that he can joke about Jewish people because he’s one-quarter Jewish. Same with any racial jokes – he’s half-white and half-black and he grew up in South Africa, for goodness sake. But I’ll admit that some of the jokes about women bugged me.

So, what has the reaction been? On the internet at large, some people are already hating on him and some people are already defending him. The national director of the Anti-Defamation League basically said that Noah is a comedian making jokes and people should calm down, but that if he does cross the line, they’ll jump down his throat. And Comedy Central released a statement as well:

“Like many comedians, Trevor Noah pushes boundaries; he is provocative and spares no one, himself included. To judge him or his comedy based on a handful of jokes is unfair. Trevor is a talented comedian with a bright future at Comedy Central.”

[Via E! News]

I kind of think Comedy Central should have expected this and perhaps Trevor should have expected it too and gone ahead and cleaned up his Twitter days before he was announced as Stewart’s replacement. Part of the reason why people have jumped all over these tweets is because Trevor Noah was and is such an unknown. If Amy Poehler or Tina Fey or Jason Jones or someone like that had been named Stewart’s successor, no one would be picking apart a few jokes made a year ago because those comedians are already “known.” There was a gossip vacuum and Noah’s social media served as the perfect filler.

Photos courtesy of Comedy Central, WENN.
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Olivia Wilde covers the April issue of Shape magazine. I have to hand it to Livvy, who gave birth to little Otis Alexander Sudeikis 11 months ago. I expected her to immediately start acting like an mommy expert, but she’s been really cool. She simply breastfed in Glamour and hasn’t been too preachy. Olivia talked about the dual importance of selflessness and loving oneself in order to be a good mother. Otherwise, she’s kept to herself.

Olivia looks fantastic on this cover, although I’m so weary of commenting on postpartum bodies. But Olivia wants to talk about it, so let’s let her take it away:

Her post-baby bod: “I am not in perfect shape. In fact, I’m softer than I’ve ever been, including that unfortunate semester in high school when I simultaneously discovered Krispy Kreme and pot. The photos of me in this magazine have been generously constructed to show my best angles and I assure you, good lighting has been warmly embraced. The truth is, I’m a mother, and I look like one.”

On the aftermath of birth: “Many people aren’t familiar with the post-birth experience — and why should they be? But let me tell you now: First of all, you haven’t seen your [vadge] in months, even though it’s all her fault you’re in this situation. Now that you can finally confirm that she is, in fact, still there, she isn’t the gal you remember/ I [also] joined the ranks of millions of new mothers when I moaned, ‘Why do I still look pregnant? Is there another one stuck in there?’”

Getting back to the gym: “It felt like leaving a karaoke bar to go take a physics exam. If I wasn’t at work, I just wanted to stay home and party with my little man — and by ‘party,’ I mean, of course, endless rounds of the ‘Itsy Bitsy Spider.’ Also, I like beer. And pizza. And these two ingredients are not found in the purely fictional book I like to call How to Look Like You Never Made a Human: A Guide to Socially Acceptable Motherhood.”

Her dream: “I believe in a world where mothers are not expected to shed any physical evidence of their child-bearing experience. In that same world I believe there is space for exercise to be as much a gift to your brain as it is to your body. I don’t want to waste my time striving for some subjective definition of perfection. I’d rather rebuild my strength while dancing my ass off … literally.”

[From Shape]

Olivia also talks about how “breastfeeding helps, in the most intense way” to help the uterus snap back and burn some calories. That was my experience too, but as solid food came into play for the kid, it was super easy to gain the weight back. You can only eat for two for so long.

On everything else she says … I admire Olivia’s spunk, but I feel like she’s trying way too hard to be the cool girl. Not that I don’t believe she loves beer and pizza while staying in phenomenal shape. But because she’s humblebragging. There’s no shame in admitting she worked hard in the gym to achieve that body. And I do take issue with the idea that you can “look like” a mother. What does that mean?

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Photos courtesy of Shape, Fame/Flynet & WENN

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He asked me to show him how snapchat works lol #bradleycooper #lastnight #funtimes

A video posted by Jayden Robison (@jaydenrobison) on Mar 29, 2015 at 1:59pm PDT

I saw this story over at Lainey Gossip and couldn’t resist talking about it. This is an Instagram video from model Jayden Robison, who caught up with Bradley Cooper in a Boston club last month. BCoop enjoyed some downtime from the Joy set on a dance floor with earplugs in.

Only a few weeks ago, Bradley split with 23-year-old Suki Waterhouse after a 2-year relationship. E! explained the split as differing priorities due to age. Suki wants to concentrate on her acting career, and BCoop is ready to settle down and have his mini-Cooper. So it makes no sense at all that Bradley may be macking on another model who is even younger than Suki. Jayden is represented by Trump Models, but she’s so unknown that I couldn’t find proof of her age — except for her Instagrammed 21st birthday in January. So yes, this is another potential youngun for Bradley.

The official excuse for these two hanging out together is that Bradley didn’t know how to Snapshot, so he asked Jayden to show him. Then she took video footage of them together and added it to social media. Soooo. This could have been a not-so-smooth pickup line from BCoop, who didn’t realize this model would immediately publicize their interaction. Or maybe he knew exactly what he was doing. I have a hard time believing that Bradley could date Suki for two years and not know how to use Snapshot.

Jayden is very active on social media. Her Instagram page informs me that she walked at Paris fashion week last month. She’s also a swimsuit model. Although she hasn’t officially appeared in SI: Swim, Jayden did a little “casting call” interview where she talks about wanting to be the U.S. President someday. She’s from Wichita, Kansas, and mentions that the first thing she notices about a guy is his eyes.

FYI: Here’s Bradley’s serial killer eyes on the Joy set.

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Amazing dinner with @itsjbeam and the @trumpmodels family! Now to the rest of the Parisian festivities!

A photo posted by Jayden Robison (@jaydenrobison) on Mar 7, 2015 at 1:47pm PST

Photos courtesy of Jayden Robinson on Instagram, Fame/Flynet & WENN

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I have to give Elle UK some credit. They did two covers for Rebel Wilson, one of them “typical” for a plus-sized woman and one of them atypical. It seems that whenever a major fashion/beauty magazine deigns to put a plus-sized woman on their cover, they do “the Adele Special,” which is basically just a very closely cropped headshot, lest the general public be grossly offended at the mere sight of a woman larger than a size-2 on the cover of a major magazine. So, Elle UK did one cover which is just a headshot, but then they did a full-length shot of Rebel on a second cover. Good. Of course, on the second cover, you can barely see her face. So… baby steps, people.

Rebel is promoting Pitch Perfect 2: Rise of the Bellas (that’s totally what they should have called it) and her interview is… different than what I was expecting. She’s funny and interesting in real life, but I guess I’m always surprised that in real life, she’s much more sedate. Some highlights:

Why she decided to become an actress: “I was in Mozambique [on a] trip. I caught malaria and the medicines caused a hallucination. I dreamt I won an Oscar for acting. I know it sounds stupid, but it was so real and I just knew then it would happen. When I came back, everyone was like: “Rebel, you can’t be an actress because you’re so smart,” but I was sure.”

How she works within a rigged system: ‘How I see it is, I do two types of job: dream jobs like female-driven comedies and the other job, which is basically the boys’ club. I have done three big movies with men – these are talented, strong-minded males, but you have to find a way to work that system. You aren’t being paid much and you start at a disadvantage with the script. Usually, you don’t have any cool jokes and you’re there to support the male actor. Those male roles are 90% written and formed by the time the filming starts but the female roles are only 20% there. It’s unfair, but I love being funny so I improve the role, work with the limited parameters and opportunities and maximise them.’

Crush it: ‘If you are a woman in that situation you work harder, sharpen your skills more; you need to be two or three times as good as the guys. I just go in there and try and crush it.’

Fashion: ‘I am the type of girl with zero fashion sense but I am getting into it now. It’s becoming important for me. I saw a lot of girls were beginning to notice what I wear and I feel a kind of responsibility, because there aren’t any women in Hollywood my size and age.’

She’s healthy: ‘You need to be physically strong for this job. I like to have the stamina to work 16 hours a day. I may eat a lot, but I am very healthy.’

[From Elle UK]

If you look at Rebel’s IMDB page, you see the diversity in film projects she’s taken on over the past five years. She’s gotten to be breakout star in some movies (Pitch Perfect) and she’s just come in as the quickie guest-star cameo-type in some movies. It’s smart, because she’s always working and always building her network. I like Rebel and I want good things for her and I want to believe that she’ll find a way to build a long-term career for herself.

Photos courtesy of Elle UK, WENN.
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Gigi Hadid covers the new issue of AdWeek, “The Millennial Issue”. That’s actually a decent subject, although it makes me feel so old to realize that so many of the up-and-coming models were actually born in the 1990s. Their reference points are totally different!! Gigi is only 19 years old and I would argue that she’s probably the top “up and coming” model these days. She’s doing better for herself than even Kendall Jenner. And with that kind of heat, you know she’s going to say and do some dumb stuff. So far, we’ve already seen her get mixed up in a weird “is she doing coke on camera?” scandal (I think she was doing coke, btw). You can read the AdWeek piece here. Some highlights:

Building her brand on social media: “I think it’s always come naturally to just be genuine on social media and to put things into words that people can relate to, rather than putting things in a way that makes them feel that they can’t be a part of it.”

Gigi’s planning for what comes after her modeling career: “What people want to know is, OK, what’s after modeling? And that’s forcing us to think about those things [even earlier]. It’s not just OK anymore to model until you’re 25 and then stop and be a housewife.”

Gigi’s future plans: Eventually, she would like to go back and graduate college. (She took a leave of absence this year to focus on modeling full-time.) But in the long run, she’ll most likely stay in the spotlight. Hadid suggests she might someday host her own cooking program (she’s an avid gourmand) or a talk show. “I’m an entertainer, and I think that I’ll always be in that business,” she says.

She wants to get a criminal psychology degree: “Who knows? I could always be a fact checker on CSI.”

[From AdWeek]

“It’s not just OK anymore to model until you’re 25 and then stop and be a housewife.” Is she throwing shade at the models who came before her? I can’t tell. I think she’s trying to say “It’s no longer the industry standard to phase out at 25 and then marry some rich guy” but she’s making it sound like a judgment on those models who did do that. Besides, Gigi, Leonardo DiCaprio is coming for you soon.

Oh, and the whole AdWeek article isn’t just about Gigi – there’s a lot of discussion about how models today are building their “brands” like crazy on social media, and Kendall Jenner and Karlie Kloss get name-checked a lot. Surprisingly, the person I associate with using social media to launch herself into a household name? Kate Upton. And there’s barely a mention of Upton in the piece.

Photos courtesy of AdWeek.
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