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As Kate Moss gears up to celebrate her 40th birthday party next week, check out these 40 interesting facts about the supermodel and face of St. Tropez
As Kate Moss gears up to celebrate her 40th birthday party next week, check out these 40 interesting facts about the supermodel and face of St. Tropez…
1) She was first discovered at New York’s JFK airport at the age of 14
2) She makes plum jam from fruit grown from her Cotswold estate
3) She supports Chelsea
4) She had 15 bridesmaids at her wedding to Jamie Hince
5) If she could be an animal, she would be a lioness
6) She’s appeared in a White Stripes video
7) She’s a tea addict and drinks between 10-15 cups a day
8) Her favourite cheese is Stilton
9) She has a brother named Nick, who was once a model
10) She’s graced over 300 magazine covers
11) She’s featured on the cover of Vogue 33 times since her debut in 1993
12) She is now a contributing editor at British Vogue
13) She stripped naked to be the face and body of St.Tropez self-tan
14) She bought her own engagement ring in 2008 because her fiancé, Jamie Hince, couldn’t afford it at the time
15) She is godmother to Jude Laws’ daughter Iris
16) She prefers Lord of the Rings to Harry Potter
17) She is OCD about not mixing silver and gold
18) Her half-sister, Lottie, is also signed by Storm, Kate’s model agency
19) She doesn’t take selfies
20) In 2005, a naked portrait of Kate, painted by artist Lucien Freud was sold for £3.9 Million pounds
21) She had her figure immortalized in solid gold in a £1.5 million pound sterling statue for the British Museum
22) She doesn’t like texting as she’s a self-proclaimed ‘grammar snob’
23) She changes phone accessories to match her outfits
24) Her favourite app is Dumb Ways to Die
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25) She was featured on the front cover of the 60th anniversary issue of Playboy magazine
26) The St.Tropez shoot happened on the coldest day of the year although it looked like it was shot on a sunny beach
27) Her ultimate beauty product is black kohl eyeliner
28) She sang with Bobby Gillespie and Jason Spaceman for their ‘Spiritualized’ album
29) Manolo Blahnik made her wedding shoes five times to make sure they were perfect
30) Her fashion line is set to return to Topshop in 2014 and will be sold in 40 countries worldwide
31) Her beauty icon is Jerry Hall
32) She doesn’t think number 13 is unlucky
33) She takes fashion inspiration from Mick Jagger
34) Her biggest fashion regret are dungarees
35) She first used St.Tropez 15 years ago on her first trip to Ibiza
36) She featured in Paul McCartney’s most recent video ‘Queenie Eye’ with ex-lover Johnny Depp
37) She loves Eastenders
38) She never gets rid of her clothes, they’re all in storage for her daughter Lila
39) Her ultimate festival essentials are hotpants, wellies, salt spray & St.Tropez tan
40) She’s not a natural blonde