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. ”

When I first began modeling, I was very conventional looking. I had hair down to my waist in a side parting - almost church-like. But beneath the sheath of hair lay this Amazonian, strong-looking frame. ”

It's a very intimate thing to invite someone into your home; there's a lot of trust involved. ”

As a small child, me and my pals fantasised about one day owning an ice-cream van. To have ice creams on demand would have been a dream come true. ”

As a child I wanted to be a ballerina, ice-cream van owner, wife of George Michael, a nun, and a music conductor. ”

I've enjoyed many camping holidays with my sister and her children, but we're pretty posh campers. ”

I worry about how accessible cosmetic surgery has become. Of course, if it has genuinely helped people, and their confidence has grown as a result; who am I to form an opinion? ”

The great outdoors is a theme with me; a walking holiday in Scotland is perfect - Culloden and the forests of Aviemore are both favourites. ”

I am concerned about ageism and the loss of beauty - the perception that as you grow older, you 'lose your looks,' which I think is diabolical. ”

How awful to be a perfect beauty! How confusing! God. Can you imagine? ”