{"id":558060,"date":"2026-07-19T21:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T21:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/558060\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T21:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T21:55:12","slug":"delevingne-recalls-rough-pre-metoo-modelling-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/558060\/","title":{"rendered":"Delevingne recalls ‘rough’ pre-MeToo modelling years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Supermodel Cara Delevingne has said she has a “chip on her shoulder” after working in the industry before the MeToo era.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old is one of the most recognisable faces in the modelling world after her career skyrocketed in the 2010s, walking for Victoria’s Secret as well as a number of high fashion houses including Burberry, Chanel, Dior and Marc Jacobs.<\/p>\n

Delevingne has since spoken out about the impact the industry has had on her and how she was modelling during a “rough time”.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Times, she said: “There was no safety then, apart from with other girls.<\/p>\n

“It was before MeToo, with this sexual misconduct vibe of straight older photographers, and that is why I am sad, because I still have a chip on my shoulder from all that.<\/p>\n

“I would not say, ‘Advocate for more sympathy for celebrities!\u2019. We just need to have sympathy for ourselves and others more in general, because we are brutal about everything.”<\/p>\n

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\nCara Delevingne has spoken out about the impact the fashion industry has had on her<\/p>\n

The model left London in 2015 and moved to Los Angeles to “reinvent herself” and act.<\/p>\n

She added: “I had to break free, whether from holding myself back or from how people saw me.<\/p>\n

“I just hated myself so much and I was just so fragile.<\/p>\n

“I didn\u2019t have a thick enough skin for it then \u2014 but I do now.”<\/p>\n

She went on to star in a number of films including 2015\u2019s Paper Towns and 2016\u2019s Suicide Squad alongside Margot Robbie.<\/p>\n

Delevingne, who has since launched her music career, said she had to take some time away from the limelight to “nurture” herself and feel more “stable”.<\/p>\n

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She said: “My spiral into drugs and alcohol didn\u2019t help.<\/p>\n

“Men get away with it but I can\u2019t name any women who are crazy actresses, like I was. I would go out with all the stunt guys! It didn\u2019t work out well.<\/p>\n

“If you don\u2019t advocate for yourself, nobody will. I was a psycho \u2014 going, \u2018I\u2019m fine!\u2019. And yes, people should go, \u2018You OK?\u2019.<\/p>\n

“But then they don\u2019t want to suggest you cancel work. If they do, someone\u2019s not going to get paid.”<\/p>\n

Delevingne recently released her singles I Forgot and Out of My Head and has performed a number of shows this summer including in Berlin, Paris, Barcelona, London, Los Angeles and New York.<\/p>\n

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