Struck Gold

Lauren’s mother was a top model in the 1960’s, and pictures of her were dotted around the house. Lauren could do nothing but be in awe of her mother, and by the time she was two years old, she was obsessed with dressing up and posing in front of the camera.

At 13, her mother sent pictures of Lauren and her siblings to modelling agencies, but Lauren was the only one who was truly interested. She began featuring in pop videos, and adverts for M&S and Next. By 14, she joined Now Models, who she modelled for in her school holidays.

Lauren appeared in a lot teenage magazines where she met ‘a lot of nice people’, and where her wholesome image was far from sexy. On her first job, the photographer took her aside, and taught her how to pose from showing off the zip of a dress or the pocket on a pair of jeans - vital modelling attributes. And Lauren was no doubt a model subject who was ‘ready to experiment’.