When I began modelling in my late teens, I started to earn a lot of money very, very quickly, but I’d never been shown how to manage it properly. – Marie Helvin
When you’re a model, you learn how to make the most of your assets – in my case, the smallish behind that is the legacy of my half-Japanese heritage. – Marie Helvin
As a girl, I lived in jeans, and my love-affair with them continues. Since I turned 50, jeans have become something of a uniform, whether it’s a slouchy boyfriend fit for daytime or a leaner, fitted jean in a darker denim for evening. – Marie Helvin
I like naughty boys. I was married to David Bailey, who was one of the naughtiest. I like real men, and I like masculinity. – Marie Helvin
A lot of women lose definition around their waist as they get older, which can mean their bottom half can look shapeless. – Marie Helvin
My life has been charmed in the sense that I’ve met some extraordinary people. But at the end of the day, when you go home and you go to bed, and if you’re on your own, you never think of yourself in that way. I’m sure not even people like Angelina Jolie think like that. – Marie Helvin
When I do wear heels, I prefer to only wear them to dinner, where I’ll be sitting down most of the time. – Marie Helvin
I lost all my investments after everything crashed in 2001. Prior to that, I’d been living off the interest on my investments, which was very healthy because it allowed frequent travel, and I had a lovely apartment. – Marie Helvin
I definitely think men prefer women more undone and natural than butch and masculine. They prefer a fresher, sexier, more feminine look. – Marie Helvin
For me, my 50s was the decade when my tolerance for heels faded. I’m in good shape and, at 8 st. 3 lb., I’m still the same weight I was in my 30s, but as you get older, the weight of your body shifts somehow. – Marie Helvin
When you’ve been touched by sadness and grief, it makes you vulnerable. And because I am vulnerable, I try to be positive. And when I say ‘try,’ I really do mean try, because it’s an effort. – Marie Helvin
A secret control slip is a wonderful invention. It sculpts and lifts the bum and smooths the hips. – Marie Helvin