Now Naomi backs the F1 grid girls ... and claims she’s self-conscious about her body
NAOMI Campbell says F1 grid girls should keep their jobs, adding: ‘I’ve never been put off by it.’
The supermodel, a regular visitor to motor racing circuits, told Good Morning Britain yesterday: ‘I never found it offensive and I’ve walked on that grid many times.
‘For me, they’re representing their country. They’re proud to be representing their country whatever way they can. It’s been that way for years. It’s their way.’ Grid girls have worked in motor racing for decades, carrying drivers’ nameboards and shielding them from the heat with umbrellas before races.
But racing bosses have now abolished the job, and the grid girls blame feminists for costing them work they love in the name of political correctness. Yesterday it was revealed that women will be replaced by ‘grid kids’ – mainly youngsters who compete in karting or junior racing categories.
Miss Campbell also revealed how she always felt ‘self-conscious’ about her body – despite a number of nude magazine shoots and walking the catwalk supermodel, in lingerie. a size The eight, 47-year-old said she was so uncomfortable she would cover her figure in baggy clothes when she went out. She added: ‘I’ve always been self-conscious of my body. If I wore something tight, I had to wear a cardigan around my waist just to cover my back.’ The star, who was scouted at 15, added: ‘As I’ve gotten older I’ve felt a bit more comfortable in my skin but it took me years doing pictures with lingerie. I felt so uncomfortable.’