Ruth Crilly: The Dark Side of the Modelling Industry | Lorraine

At twenty years old, five feet eight and with boobs that were 'inconveniently fulsome', Ruth Crilly was not quite young enough, tall enough or waif-like enough to ever hope for a meteoric rise to supermodel status. And yet her sheer optimism led her to abandon her law degree and begin a career with one of the biggest agencies in the world. Now a beauty and lifestyle content creator online with over 45 million views, Ruth has written a memoir reflecting on the ups and downs of life as a model in the noughties. She joins Ranvir to reveal which Hollywood A-Lister story her husband questioned her putting in the book, what her mum made of her naked shoot with Sophie Dahl and why, despite her online success, she doesn’t want her own nine year old daughter getting social media any time soon.
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Broadcast on 28/08/24
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[@jimmyhay47]

I was very friendly with both of Ruth’s parents in the 70s. Great people. She’s a credit to them. RIP, Frank.

[@ruthcadman2601]

Lovely comment

[@knitwearqueen]

Oh, I just love Ruth! Looking forward to reading her book - she has such a way with words! 🥰

[@livviibb]

we love you ruth!

[@byoung8529]

Ahh haven't heard of her before but she's super charismatic. Curious to read her book x

[@ilonna9623]

I cannot wait for my pre-ordered book to arrive😄

[@angieguest8903]

Ruth crilly is brilliant I've followed her for years , watched her on tv in her early modelling days ..shes genuine warm funny very creative and a great mum ...well done Ruth 👍😊

[@JulesMAu]

Ruth is amazing! Can’t wait to read her book. But this Lorraine woman, whoever she is, is one of the worst interviewers I’ve seen. Telling Ruth’s story instead of letting Ruth tell it 🙄

[@ruthcadman2601]

Love this lovely person

[@paulineballam5945]

Ruth is fabulous.. love her ❤

[@JorgelinaVega]

Love Ruth! She’s amazing 🥰

[@Justeet]

She is so great!

[@cocolimecream]

She's really pushing her 'modelling' career, supermodel? Never heard of her until she became a KZbinr.

[@RobertaBriffa]

Love Ruth! ❤

[@alisonfox6136]

Love Ruth.Dreadful interviewer, Ruth deserves better.

[@denbeesewswhat9841]

Fabulous Ruth ❤️, poor interviewer

[@JWhitmore1000]

Love Ruth ❤

[@suez9553]

She’s VERY flippant about eating disorders/the risk of models developing an eating disorder. She comes across as uncaring.

[@Helen-m7l]

Good girl Ruth

[@darrylbannon8933]

Terrible questioning. Quite patronising.

[@bluepeter128]

Looks nothing like a model, very odd...

[@TheCazz10]

Yeah, models are so hard done by. Much worse than say, working in a supermarket for £8 p/h 🙄

[@electrictwilight]

Yeah, because you're just as likely to be sexually abused/exploited working in a shop when working in a shop.

[@zenabraithwaite1934]

The press always wants to demonise modelling. It's no worse than any other job.

[@SimoneHappily-cf1nm]

How did Ruth manage to secure this interview? There are new books - and new authors - being released all the time… but they don’t get high-profile publicity like this. Who is pulling strings for Ruth?

[@electrictwilight]

She's got a very large social media following and influencer friends. That's a dumb question.

[@ms_lav_ram]

She’s not exactly a supermodel… gleam I reckon!

[@SarLight-nj3np]

I religiously bought fashion magazines (British Vogue, Vogue France, American Vogue, Elle, Harpers Bazaar etc) in the 90s & 00s. I’ve never heard of her! I guess she was a jobbing model & did not get many jobs. Bottom feeder vibes.

[@aiai-j7i]

Well at least you're not bitter, lol!!