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61 Sentences about Kate Moss

"I don’t have any bad habits.” - Kate Moss
61 SENTENCES ABOUT KATE MOSS:
  1. Kate is adamant that she has never said, 'I love you' to someone and not meant it.
  2. Kate most recently nipped to her local corner shop for a pint and a loaf just last week, while staying at her house in the country.
  3. Kate wears a size six-and-a-half shoe.
  4. Kate's earliest childhood memory is of her brother, Nick, being born.
  5. Kate once fell in a ditch.
  6. Kate does not know which song was top of the UK charts on the day she was born.
  7. Kate bought her first ever record (which, incidentally, was by Wham!) with a gift voucher she'd been given for Christmas - bless.
  8. Kate feels most relaxed when she's at her home in the countryside.
  9. Kate says "Ah... yes!" when asked if she has ever lost her door keys.
  10. Kate confirms she has spookily seen a ghost, "on numerous occasions".
  11. Kate might be quids-in these days, but she can remember when she used to have to scrabble about for spare change down the back of the sofa, while sharing a gaff with photographer Corinne Day, many moons ago.
  12. Kate admits she last cried on New Year's Eve, but does not disclose the reason for these tears...
  13. Kate says, "I only 'Ping!', I don't do emails," when asked about to whom she last sent an email.
  14. Kate's best subject in her school days was English.
  15. Kate is kept awake at night, she reveals, by "good friends and a bottle of wine."
  16. Kate's favourite taste is that of thirst-quenching Coca-Cola.
  17. Kate's favourite smell is that of her new fragrance, Velvet Hour.
  18. Kate's favourite book is The Last Waltz, by Zelda Fitzgerald, who was also a painter and dancer, and was married to F. Scott Fitzgerald, no less.
  19. Kate's favourite film is Splendor in the Grass, an early-1960s tale of unrequited love, set in Kansas.
  20. Kate's favourite TV show is The X Factor.
  21. Kate's favourite building is the famous KitKat Club, in Berlin.
  22. Kate's favourite flower is an English Rose...
  23. Kate's favourite midnight snack is a slice or two of cheese on toast.
  24. Kate's favourite sandwich filling is cheese and pickle - cheese is clearly popular chez Moss.
  25. Kate's favourite tipple is a lovely Vodka and Tonic.
  26. Kate's favourite place in London is her home.
  27. Kate's favourite piece of clobber is her Erte dress.
  28. Kate's favourite artist is Lucian Freud, who, of course, painted her back in 2003; the portrait was sold in 2005, for £3.93 million.
  29. Kate's favourite time of day is dusk.
  30. Kate's favourite cartoon character is the amorous-and-odorous skunk, Pepé Le Pew.
  31. Kate's favourite TV presenter is the handsome Dermot O'Leary.
  32. Kate's favourite comedians are Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's infamous foul-mouthed characters, Derek and Clive.
  33. Kate reveals, “I love it!" when she sees a girl walking down the street, wearing one of her designs for Topshop.
  34. Kate's favourite part of her own body is her shoulders.
  35. Kate's favourite colour is green, but she can't explain the reasoning behind it. "I don't know why, it just is!"
  36. Kate states, "I don't have any bad habits", when asked what her worst habit is.
  37. Kate has been immortalised in paint, many times, by artist Stella Vine.
  38. Kate has also been immortalised in gold, by artist Marc Quinn, whose shimmering statue of her is worth £1.5 million.
  39. Kate has never stolen anything from a shop.
  40. Kate has a 26-inch waist.
  41. Kate has lent her support to different charities including Cancer Research UK, Elton John's AIDS Foundation and War Child, among others.
  42. Kate only likes having her photograph taken when she is working.
  43. Kate's ideal way to cook an egg is to boil it: "A perfectly boiled egg brings me such joy!" she confirms.
  44. Kate once encountered truly terrifying mid-flight turbulence. "I was on my way to shoot the Chanel campaign with Karl Lagerfeld, in Biarritz, on a small plane with my daughter and P.A. and I thought we were gone-ers!" she shudders.
  45. Kate irritates her friends by playing music much too loud.
  46. Kate reckons, on a scale of one to ten, that she is a six, in the vanity stakes.
  47. Kate reckons her proudest achievement in life so far is giving birth to her daughter, Lila.
  48. Kate is 172.72 centimetres tall, which is a bit small for a model, yes, but it would be churlish to make a big deal about that...
  49. Kate has, "a big lawn, flowers and a swing for Lila" in her garden.
  50. Kate prefers a reviving shower to having a soak in the bath.
  51. Kate has no regrets.
  52. Kate says, on the topic of forgiveness, "I forgive and forget, but find it hard to remember that I have forgiven?!"
  53. Kate's favourite meal to cook is a lip-smacking Sunday roast.
  54. Kate is, she insists, very tidy.
  55. Kate has had her wisdom teeth removed.
  56. Kate says that she is very happy right now.
  57. Kate knows how to drive.
  58. Kate's most recent holiday was in Thailand - "it was fabulous!"
  59. Kate would, if her house was on fire and she could only grab one object, save her jewellery box.
  60. Kate has never been flashed at by a pervert.
  61. When Kate is asked if she likes i-D, she responds, "Do I like i-D? No, I adore it."