Being within the public eye means folks will make assumptions about you, and nobody is aware of this greater than Lottie Moss.
As the half-sister of supermodel Kate, there’s an expectation that she’s a wild little one – and to be truthful, for some time, she was.
Abusing drink and medicines, she ended up doing a stint in rehab final 12 months.
The former mannequin, who’s now sober, is decided to set the document straight and present the “real Lottie”.
“A lot of people have the wrong perception of me,” she advised The Sun.
“One of the most common things people say when they meet me is: ‘You are so different from how I thought you would be.’
Lottie, 25, is so used to people forming incorrect opinions about her that she no longer lets things like being called a “nepo baby” trouble her, both.
She shares the identical father as Kate [Pete Moss] and was propelled into modelling after, aged 13, she was a bridesmaid for the supermodel when she tied the knot with now-ex-husband Jamie Hince in 2011.
The wedding ceremony footage have been printed in Vogue and at 16 she formally signed to a high mannequin company. She went on to shoot campaigns for Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and Dolce And Gabbana, with fashions like Gigi Hadid.
But she struggled with being “Kate Moss’ sister”, notably when the 24-year age hole meant Kate wasn’t actually round when Lottie was rising up.
Lottie beforehand hit again at criticisms over being a “nepo baby” on Twitter, posting: “I’m so sick of people blaming nepotism for why they aren’t rich and famous or successful — obviously it’s not fair that people who come from famous families are getting a leg up because of that, but guess what? Life isn’t fair — if you put your mind to something you can accomplish.
“And [I] am privileged for numerous other reasons and, as I say, I am grateful for it all but s**tting on others because of it makes NO sense.
“Obviously I’m privileged being related to a huge model. I obviously am so grateful that I have had the opportunities I’ve had, don’t get it twisted.”
Despite deleting her Twitter account, following backlash towards the publish, Lottie nonetheless stands by her feedback.
“When people are like: ‘It’s only because she’s Kate Moss’ sister’ – I’m like, ‘Babe, if you were in the same situation, you’d do the same thing!’ You think you’d pass up Vogue, babe? Sure! [laughs].
“I think a lot of people are angry that they didn’t get this opportunity.
“And I’m just like: ‘I’m sorry!’ But it’s not my fault that I got things they didn’t. I know a lot of people don’t have these opportunities and I’m so grateful for them.”
What the critics aren’t so conscious of is that Lottie and her well-known huge sister aren’t the most effective buddies everybody assumes they have to be.
“Me and my sister have never been close. There is a big age gap. I didn’t grow up with my sister giving us money.
“We had a tiny two-bedroom house. My parents were bankrupt. I paid for my private school myself with the money I made modelling.”
Lottie is obvious, although, that she holds no resentment over this truth.
“My sister has obviously struggled with things herself. She’s allowed to have that.
“She doesn’t have to want to have a relationship with me. When I was younger, I couldn’t understand it. I thought: ‘Why is someone in my family not wanting a relationship with me? I don’t get it.’
“But now I’ve learned, especially speaking to other friends who don’t speak to their mum or dad, that family is complicated.
“Just because she’s a really high-end model, it doesn’t mean that it’s any different in our family. We just don’t see eye-to-eye on many things. I love her. She’s my sister, but we’re just not close. It is what it is.”
While she won’t have a lot of a relationship together with her sister, she is near Kate’s 20-year-old daughter Lila.
“I love Lila, she’s a sweet girl. We spent lockdown together [with Kate at her Gloucestershire mansion]. Me and her got closer. But she lives in New York now [where she is a model], she lives her own life.
“We text sometimes and I see her out and about. I don’t give her advice. I think my sister can give her modelling advice!”
Although Lottie freely admits that being associated to Kate gave her a headstart, that hasn’t stopped her combating the darker facet of modelling.
When she was 18, the 5ft 5in mannequin says she was ordered to slim right down to a 23in waist and 30in hips. She was nicknamed “ham and cheese sandwich girl” by modelling brokers, after consuming one on set.
Although she slimmed down, she wasn’t wholesome or completely happy and descended into dependancy to alcohol and medicines.
“I always had to be a certain way, with a certain waist size and hip size. I had a personal trainer and nutrition meetings. I wasn’t allowed to do things to my hair that weren’t approved by the team. I wasn’t allowed to date certain people.
“My life was very much controlled. I’d go to these fashion shoots and I’d be crying beforehand, then I’d do it and pretend I was happy. I didn’t know how depressed I was, because I’d pushed it so far down and covered it up with substances and alcohol.
“When I quit modelling in 2021, I had no agency telling me what to do.
“When you have that from such a young age, you’re then like: ‘What the f**k do I do now?’ I was so lost and I started going down a really bad path and hanging out with some really bad people.
“I look back at that person and feel so sorry for her. It got to the point where my best friend said: ‘This is breaking my heart. You need help.’
I went to rehab, and it was what I needed.”
Last 12 months, Lottie entered a therapy facility in Arizona, USA, after the drink and medicines binges left her battling dangerous bouts of hysteria.
“I’m sober at the moment,” she says, admitting vaping is her solely vice.
“I’m really enjoying [being sober], but I’m not putting too much pressure on myself. I’m in a very happy place in my life right now, being very true to myself for the first time in a long time.
“When I started modelling, I was very naive and thought people were my friends, but they were doing things to better themselves or make money,” she says.
“I have had a great life. But there is another side to it. There’s nothing in life that is all rainbows and sunshine. That’s why I’m very open about my substance abuse, rehab and my mental health. It isn’t all good.”
She has additionally been recognized with ADHD (consideration deficit hyperactivity dysfunction), which has helped perceive a few of her impulsive behaviour, equivalent to her resolution to have “lover” tattooed on her face whereas drunk in December final 12 months – she is now planning on having the tattoo eliminated and requested our make-up artist to cowl it up for our shoot.
“The diagnosis felt like such a relief,” she admits. “It answered a lot of questions for me. I thought I was just unmotivated and lazy, but the diagnosis explained my impulsiveness.
“I didn’t understand why I did things, like with my face tattoo, where other people were like: ‘That’s f**king crazy.’
“A lot of people with ADHD have problems with addiction, too, because our brains are so overactive and substances give it a break.
“Now I channel that energy into different things. I work out a lot, I do spinning, I do yoga, I do meditation. I look at ADHD now as a superpower.”
When Lottie stop modelling in April 2021, she was dwelling in Beverly Hills together with her pal Sahara Ray [who shot to fame after being caught skinny-dipping with Justin Bieber], who advised she attempt OnlyFans.
She explains: “I’d always felt very ashamed of my sexual side and not really empowered by it.
“But then I met these like-minded women and we all felt comfortable and safe … We had a bunch of girls over. We got naked and we were all shooting together and having the best time.
“Obviously, people are sceptical about OnlyFans, but I decide what content I put up and who I speak to.
“I decide how far it goes. My best friend films it, so I don’t have to deal with creepy photographers, and it’s mostly from the comfort of my own home.
“A lot of the people [subscribers] I have chats with just want someone to talk to.
“We don’t judge on the app. It’s the one social media platform that I don’t get hate on. Everyone’s just positive and people are so kind on it. I just don’t get why it gets the reputation it does.”
This article initially appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission.
Source: www.news.com.au
