Kate Upton has a new interview in the Evening Standard paper. I decided to use mostly candid street photos to illustrate this story because (as Kaiser reminded us yesterday) Kate needs to up her style game at scheduled events. She looks fantastic in swimsuits and fashion editorials, but she needs a new stylist for parties and fashion festivals. Someone keeps handing her the fug outfits. But her street style isn’t the worst.

This interview has a few interesting bits and pieces. Kate’s ongoing career has been the subject of much media speculation. Kate herself seems a little weary of the talk. I appreciated how she called out Uncle Terry for releasing her “Cat Daddy” video, but I don’t know why she rails so much against social media when it helped her rise to supermodel status. Kate talks again about how she’d love to blow up her social media accounts. One cute part is when she messes with the journo about her favorite body part:

Her favorite feature: “I’d say my best feature is my … my ears. They’re always just hanging there, chilling; they never make me feel insecure. I’m just kidding. I think I’d probably say my smile because it makes me feel good inside when I’m smiling.”

More social media disdain: “Oh my gosh. All … the … time. I fantasise about deleting my social media accounts. But I can’t.”

On helping girls with their body image: “For me it’s about being strong, having the strength to work ten-hour days, and eating healthily,” she says. On a good day she has a breakfast of scrambled eggs (one white, one whole) with spinach and green tea at 7am; a snack of ten raw almonds and a green juice at 10am; a lunch of quinoa with herb-crusted grilled chicken and grilled vegetables; a protein bar at 4pm; and dinner at 7pm — usually sashimi or a kale salad with grilled salmon and cashews. Sounds utterly joyless, I say. She allows herself the occasional cheat day: “I like fried salty food rather than sweet.” But before a big shoot or film scene she will undertake a 48-hour juice cleanse.

Is she ever body shy? “I always am! Well, I am and I’m not at the same time. Every person has insecurities. But this is the body I was given, I appreciate it and I try to take care of it every day as best I can, but I always enjoy my life. So I’m not going to let my insecurities stop me from enjoying life.”

[From Evening Standard]

Good god, why only 10 almonds? There are around 23 in one serving, which I shouldn’t know in the first place. This just goes to show that so many of us are all too aware of nutritional labels, but c’mon. It’s not just about calorie count. Almonds have plenty of protein, potassium, and magnesium. Maybe I just like almonds.

Kate did seem to have a healthy attitude about her body in the face of unhinged, pro-ana criticisms. Kate spoke out against that body shaming when it happened, but the wave of criticism probably stuck with her. That sucks. When she talks about 2-day juice cleanses in this interview, I thought about how she admitted to 2-week cleanses before her SI: Swim shoots. Either her story has changed, or she’s lightened up on her pre-shoot food restrictions. I hope it’s the latter. Oh, and not every single person has body insecurities.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet & WENN