Kate Upton builds off her confidence
Swimsuit model also adds film role to growing career
Model adds cosmetics spokeswoman, acting to résumé.
Being a stunning supermodel, and the new face of cosmetics giant Bobbi Brown, doesn’t just mean fame, fortune and fountains of free lip gloss.
It means getting plenty of attention from the opposite sex. Some good, some questionable.
“I don’t think (guys) want to date me. They just want a picture with me,” says Kate Upton, whose curves graced the cover of the 2013 and 2012 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues.
Upton will appear in ads for Bobbi Brown starting in July, replacing the brand’s first celebrity spokeswoman, Katie Holmes. Upton, who splits her time between relentlessly frigid Manhattan and much balmier Florida — and quips that she “gave up the winter for Lent” — says she’s thrilled about her new relationship, because it’s the real thing.
“I am a huge product fan. I love trying new things. I get that from my mom and my sisters. We always share products,” says Upton, 21. “I’ve always used Bobbi Brown. That’s the cool thing. I can do an interview and not have to lie.”
The thing that most resonates with Upton, who’s curvier than your average human coathanger, is Brown’s emphasis on loving yourself and not changing who
“I’ve always been really confident in myself and loved my body and loved what I was doing. I don’t take myself too seriously.”
you are. So, was Upton always so self-assured?
“I’m not really sure. I’ve always been really confident in myself and loved my body and loved what I was doing,” she says. “I don’t take myself too seriously. It’s kind of nice, especially in the job I’m in.”
That job takes up most of her time. On her days off, Upton says, she keeps it simple. “Honestly, because my job is to be ready and be dressed up, when I’m in my everyday life, it takes me five min- utes. I take a shower and maybe throw on some mascara.”
In April, she’s co-starring in her first feature film, The Other
Woman, and hopes to parlay being a page-turner into an onscreen career.
“I really feel like I have mentors in (co-stars) Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann. The whole thing was overwhelming,” she says. “My first day, I didn’t know what to expect. Cameron and Leslie welcomed me in, and I asked them so many questions.”