Model Kate Moss disputes heroin, anorexia rumors

Model Kate Moss is reflecting on her three-decade career in the latest issue of Allure, sharing everything from what helped her get through scandals to beauty and fashion tips.

“Everyone’s a celebrity. But I’m kind of a celebrity now, so even though I’m not an actress, people know my name. I’m not just a face,� the model said in the magazine’s August issue.

The petite and free-spirited British fashion icon was photographed by Mario Testino, appearing on the beauty guide’s cover for the ninth time.

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“I must be a bit of a blank canvas,� she said. “Or something.�

“At a shoot, I’m really aware of everything,� she said. “When they do makeup, sometimes I can’t see what they’re doing, but I can feel it. I know what I look like, even when I can’t see what they’ve done. I know how to compose myself.�

Moss recently booked back-to-back spokesmodel gigs for Versace and self-tanning products by St. Tropez. But her career spans back much further, to when she rose to popularity as a player in the “heroin chic� fashion era of the 1990s. She became the embodiment of a waif and consequently was often accused of being a heroin addict and suffering from anorexia.

“It was horrible, especially the anorexic thing,� Moss said. “The heroin, I was like, ‘Oh, it’s ridiculous. I know I don’t do heroin. Just because I wear a bit of black eyeliner that’s smudged ....’ But the anorexic thing was a lot more upsetting, to be held responsible for somebody’s illness. I wasn’t anorexic.�

But she was able to get through scandal after scandal with this mantra, taught to her by her ex, Johnny Depp: “Never complain, never explain.�

Her daughter Lila, 10, seems to be following in Moss’ well-heeled footsteps too, given her reenactments of the 2006 fashion dramedy “The Devil Wears Prada� and Meryl Streep’s portrayal of antihero Miranda Priestly, who was based on Vogue editrix Anna Wintour.

“She’s got a desk in her room with a phone,� Moss says of Lila. “She puts a little outfit on and picks up the phone: ‘Hello, Miranda Priestly’s office. Can you hold? Patrick Demarchelier on the line!’ � Moss said. “I died when I heard her do it. So funny. She doesn’t have a clue who it is, but it’s word for word. She wants to be Anne Hathaway.�

The 39-year-old Moss also admits to having been self-conscious when she first started her career and said she had challenges posing nude.

“I didn’t like my flat chest,� she said. “I was like, ‘Oh, I’m going to have a [boob] job.’ Can you imagine?

“I used to be so scared about ‘Oh, I don’t want to show my body.’ Now that I’ve shown it, it doesn’t bug me about my moles, or ‘This isn’t big enough’ and ‘That’s not smooth enough.’�

She even shares her tanning habits and her husband, musician Jamie Hince’s preferences for her under-bronzed regions.

“I don’t mind a bikini bottom. My husband likes lines on the bum — men like white bums, like a frame,� she added. “I don’t do it on the boobs, though — I try not to have a white boob.�

Aside from her sexually charged tanning tips, the model-turned-designer also explained why it’s important to adapt style to yourself, rather than change yourself to fit a style.

“I try and be a little bit chic,� she said. “I wouldn’t wear sweatpants. I wouldn’t wear a twinset .... With confidence, I think anyone can get a dress and make it their own. I don’t think you should have it off the runway and wear it like they want you to wear it. You know, with their hair and makeup — their woman. I just think it’s boring. You have to make it your own. That’s what fashion is all about.�

Also: “Always clean hair. That’s a must. If in doubt, wash it.�

The full interview hits newsstands July 23.
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