As the opening credits of Spent – the BBC comedy drama written and starring comedian and former fashion model Michelle de Swarte – roll through, up pops the younger version of her character Mia on the cover of none other than ES magazine.
I figure it’s a mock-up? “That’s actually real!” she laughs before reminising about her time in fashion. “I fell on the runway for Gucci like three times in one show. Yeah, I was such a good model. But like, that was one of my career highlights and ES did a four-page interview inside with the headline ‘Move over Naomi!’ As it turns out, Naomi was safe. She didn't have to watch out.”
