Irina Shayk was told she was 'too sexy' and not 'skinny' enough to become a top model but she REFUSED to diet because she is a 'stubborn' Capricorn
Irina Shayk was told she was 'too sexy' to be a model.
The catwalk star started her career in the pages of Sports Illustrated magazine and went on to land campaigns for big name brands including Guess and Victoria's Secret before making the transition to high fashion walking runways for Chanel, Givenchy and Versace.
But Irina, 37, has now revealed she was initially told she'd never make it in the modelling world because she was 'not skinny' and 'too sexy.'
She told Harper's Harper's Bazaar magazine: 'I've never really [cared about] people's opinions, even early in my modelling career, when they were like: "Oh my God, she doesn't really look like a model. She's not skinny, she's too sexy, she's never going to be a model."'
However, Irina - who also talked her imperfections - was adamant she wasn't going to lose weight just to land a job. saying: 'I was always like: "No, I'm not going to do that. I'm not going to lose 10 pounds."
![Ouch: Irina Shayk was told she was 'too sexy' to be a model. The catwalk star started her career in the pages of Sports Illustrated magazine and went on to land campaigns for Versace. But Irina, 37, has now revealed she was initially told she'd never make it in the modelling world because she was 'not skinny' and 'too sexy'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/04/21/18/70101419-12000271-Ouch_Irina_Shayk_was_told_she_was_too_sexy_to_be_a_model_The_cat-m-106_1682098058022.jpg)
Ouch: Irina Shayk was told she was 'too sexy' to be a model. The catwalk star started her career in the pages of Sports Illustrated magazine and went on to land campaigns for Versace. But Irina, 37, has now revealed she was initially told she'd never make it in the modelling world because she was 'not skinny' and 'too sexy'
![Sharing her past: She told Harper's Harper's Bazaar magazine: 'I've never really [cared about] people's opinions, even early in my modelling career, when they were like: "Oh my God, she doesn't really look like a model. She's not skinny, she's too sexy, she's never going to be a model"'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/04/21/18/70101411-12000271-image-a-103_1682097714229.jpg)
Sharing her past: She told Harper's Harper's Bazaar magazine: 'I've never really [cared about] people's opinions, even early in my modelling career, when they were like: "Oh my God, she doesn't really look like a model. She's not skinny, she's too sexy, she's never going to be a model"'
'I don't know, maybe it's because I'm a Capricorn,' said the catwalk queen.
'My mom would always say: "You're so stubborn." It's just part of my personality.'
Irina - who has a a daughter named Lea with actor Bradley Cooper - went on to insist she still doesn't care about other people's opinions.
That is because she's too busy to worry about it.
She added: 'I'm so busy.
'We don't have a nanny, so between trying to run my career, cook, clean, dress my daughter, bring her to school, and do all the mom stuff, I have no time for people's opinions.
'Why on earth would I click and read 2,000 comments?
'I kind of don't rely on it.
![She did not take it: However, Irina was adamant she wasn't going to lose weight just to land a job. saying: 'I was always like: "No, I'm not going to do that. I'm not going to lose 10 pounds"'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/04/21/18/70101535-12000271-image-a-104_1682097898119.jpg)
She did not take it: However, Irina was adamant she wasn't going to lose weight just to land a job. saying: 'I was always like: "No, I'm not going to do that. I'm not going to lose 10 pounds"'
'I have my friends, my family. They love me, and I know who I am. I don't give many, many S-H-I ... you know this word, what people really think about me.'
The brunette bombshell credits her beloved grandmother with giving her the confidence to be herself.
'I always admired my grandmother. She was my icon in basically everything. She always had kind words for me. That’s what true beauty is,' she explained.
And she dove into how motherhood changed her outlook on life.
'Motherhood definitely shined a light on me, [like] “Oh, you’re a mother, you’re busy, but you still have time for yourself and you don’t have to change who you are,"' she wrote.
'Sometimes I wake up and I feel cute and I think,“Oh, should I put these pictures out on social media?” One voice says, “Oh, but people will say, ‘You’re a mother.’ ”And I’m like,“But what does it mean?”'
In the end, though, she refers back to her grandmother's advice to always be herself.
She added: 'You’re a mother, but it doesn’t mean you cannot go outside in a tiny little skirt or put a sexy picture up.'
![Busy babe: Irina - who has a a daughter named Lea with actor Bradley Cooper - went on to insist she still doesn't care about other people's opinions. That is because she's too busy to worry about it. She added: 'I'm so busy'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/04/21/18/70101469-12000271-image-a-105_1682097908589.jpg)
Busy babe: Irina - who has a a daughter named Lea with actor Bradley Cooper - went on to insist she still doesn't care about other people's opinions. That is because she's too busy to worry about it. She added: 'I'm so busy'
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