Cycling is a great way to learn about your city. I love being outdoors, especially in good weather, but I’m not a fair weather cyclist. I’m happy to get a red nose in the cold. – Erin O’Connor
I have previously been a very enthusiastic consumer, and I didn’t think about the origins of garments enough. – Erin O’Connor
I am rubbish at the gym. I prefer to exercise by moving around – it doesn’t matter whether I am dancing on a Friday night or on my bike getting from A to B. – Erin O’Connor
Rejection is, of course, part of any successful model’s career, as ironic as that sounds. It’s how you pick yourself up and get on with the job. – Erin O’Connor
I think most of my career has been built on conviction and the personality to carry that image or stride confidently on the catwalk. That was my beginning and, hopefully, my legacy. – Erin O’Connor
As I began to get a deeper understanding of the vital life-saving work Save the Children does, I felt compelled to help in any way I could. This is about safe-keeping, inspiring and empowering a future generation – to facilitate them to make their own lives a little bit better. – Erin O’Connor
I had one particular handbag disaster when I couldn’t get into it, and when I finally did, it flew over the red carpet and was caught by 200 lenses. Not a great moment. – Erin O’Connor
In my work, I’m called to a job at the drop of a hat, so I like a sense of order to my holidays, and holding a map makes me happy. – Erin O’Connor
We won’t get economic growth if we don’t look after our mothers and the potential of the next generation. They need to be prioritised. – Erin O’Connor
New York is on a grid system, so it’s slightly less challenging logistically, but Londoners are more relaxed in their selling approach. With that intense shopping service in New York, it’s easy to get carried away and make a wrong purchase. Here, there’s a different flow. You are left to explore, and individuality is key. – Erin O’Connor
I am aware it’s easy and may be fashionable to pose with a slum child, and the irony of getting the media along means that it can come across as disingenuous. But you take these things on board, and you hope you mean it whenever you get stuck into something. – Erin O’Connor
I can play the flute. Music was my favourite A-level, and I used to love composing my and stylising my voice to sound like 90’s singing sensation Tori Amos. – Erin O’Connor
I love the sun, but we don’t get on at all; it doesn’t agree with my Celtic tones. I also like nothing better than putting on a big ski jacket and feeling the wind in my face. – Erin O’Connor
I’m interested in looking for solutions because it’s become the case that in fashion you’re either a villain or a victim. Look at the industry’s very limited remit in terms of body size, for example. – Erin O’Connor
My hair is an untidy bob. I am very dark, but I embellish the roots because I am white in one clump. – Erin O’Connor
My story wasn’t one of those cliched stories of being an ugly duckling, I had a pretty good time at school. But then I think being six foot by the age of 15 meant that I couldn’t help but be noticed, and that was when my physical being felt quite painful – I could not any longer walk into a room without being noticed. – Erin O’Connor
The ‘Best of British’ is a positive thing that’s bandied around, but also it’s applied pressure to our country in terms of economic growth. I think we’ve always felt the rest of the world is so much more powerful in terms of being commercially viable, but we can take great pride in our level of creativity. – Erin O’Connor