Iconic supermodel Christy Turlington claimed she experienced an awkward moment when rivals on her son’s basketball team circulated nude photos of her.
Turlington, who has been modeling since the age of 14 and is considered one of the first supermodels to blaze a trail in the fashion industry, spoke about the incident in a recent interview. Harper’s Bazaar. She said in an interview that her illustrious career has included numerous risqué photo shoots, and she knew it was only a matter of time before the photos found their way into children’s lives. .
“I’m surprised it didn’t happen sooner,” she said in an interview. She said, “But at the same time, I thought, ‘This is so rude!'”
American model Christy Turlington presented work by British designer Kim Jones in Fendi’s Spring/Summer 2021 collection.Photo by Stéphane de Sactin/AFP via Getty Images
Christy Turlington attends the Kering Foundation’s 2nd Annual Women’s Caring Dinner at Poole on September 12, 2023 in New York City.Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Kering
She claimed to Harper’s Bazaar that the incident happened when she was at her son’s high school basketball game and things escalated.
Turlington began disseminating one of her nude photos from an old photo shoot to members of the opposing team, and eventually began using the image as a heckling tactic to embarrass her son. insisted.
Christy Turlington Barnes attends NYMag, Vulture + TNT’s “Public Morals” Premiere on August 12, 2015 in New York City.Photo by Brad Burkett/Getty Images for New York Magazine
Christy Turlington attends the Kering Foundation’s Women Caring Dinner at the Park Avenue Pool on September 15, 2022 in New York City. Photo credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Avon spokesperson Christy Turlington Burns attends the launch of the Avon Step Into Sexy fragrance at Beauty & Essex in New York City on October 19, 2011. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Avon
“All I wanted was to disappear,” she told the publication, recalling the alleged behavior.
The supermodel also revealed to Harper’s Bazaar that the incident became “something bigger” after the school was reported and became involved.
It wasn’t the moment she had hoped for, but at the same time, the fashion icon confessed that she made peace with the situation fairly quickly.
“I have nothing to be ashamed of,” she told the outlet. (Related: Megan Thee Stallion takes off her birthday suit for magazine cover)
“Regret is a waste of time.”
