March 24, 2013 |
There would be no David Gandy, the model, if it weren’t for daytime television. Richard & Judy. And there were would be no David Gandy, the supermodel, if it weren’t for Dolce & Gabbana. He has basically been “discovered” twice. Which is an achievement. It’s hard enough to be discovered once, let alone twice. And also to then be crowned the male equivalent of Naomi Campbell. Which he was. His super status was cemented at the London Olympics’ closing ceremony this summer, when his face graced the side of his very own truck as a symbol of all that is great in British fashion.
We should probably add that he was there in the flesh, too, but it’s not every day that your face graces a moving vehicle. Unless you’re David Gandy. He gets to grace other things as well, like buildings, and 6ft billboards in Times Square, and he even has books devoted to his beauty. Books with titles such as David. As in Michelangelo’s David. He’s a fine, fine, super-fine boy.
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “How are you?”
DAVID GANDY: “I’m okay. Glad to be back.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “What side of bed did you get out of this morning?
DAVID GANDY: “The left.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “How tall are you?”
DAVID GANDY: “Six three.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “What size shoe do you wear?”
DAVID GANDY: “Seven and a half.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “What other measurements can you give us?”
DAVID GANDY: “Inside leg? Thirty-four.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “If you took us on a date to a disco, how would you woo us?”
DAVID GANDY: “How would I woo you? I’d buy you a piña colada.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Who’s your ideal woman?”
DAVID GANDY: “Someone who makes me laugh.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Do you prefer blondes or brunettes? Sophie in our office can be whatever you want her to be.”
DAVID GANDY: “Blondes or brunettes? As long as they make me laugh I’m easy.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “What are your grooming secrets? Do you exfoliate?”
DAVID GANDY: “No.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Do you have any brothers? Are they as attractive as you?”
DAVID GANDY: “No. Just an older sister and, yes, she is attractive.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “What would you be doing if you weren’t a model?”
DAVID GANDY: “Tough question. I would have loved to be a motoring journalist.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “What does your mum think of your career?”
DAVID GANDY: “She’s very supportive.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Are you a supermodel?”
DAVID GANDY: “No.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Would you get out of bed for less than $10,000?”
DAVID GANDY: “Yes. I do every morning.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Would you ever star in a George Michael video?”
DAVID GANDY: “Only if he did a remake of Freedom.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Are you a fan of The Only Way Is Essex? Would you ever make a guest appearance?”
DAVID GANDY: “I haven’t seen one episode of it.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Do you get recognised in the street a lot?”
DAVID GANDY: “Yes.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Do you like it? Do people come up to you and ask for your autograph?”
DAVID GANDY: “I appreciate anyone coming up and asking. I try to be chatty and give them as much time as I can.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Have you ever had a stalker?”
DAVID GANDY: “Yes.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Oh. What did they do? Did they send you letters?”
DAVID GANDY: “Letters. Messages. Notes. We needed to get the police involved.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Oh God, that’s horrible. Sorry. I didn’t think you’d say yes to that. I wasn’t expecting that answer. How many covers have you been on?”
DAVID GANDY: “How many covers?”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Yes.”
DAVID GANDY: “I think I’ve shot my 15th.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “This year?”
DAVID GANDY: “Yes.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Wow. What are your top tips for the perfect six-pack?”
DAVID GANDY: “I haven’t got a perfect six-pack, so I wouldn’t have a clue.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Do you read your press? Do you have an album of your press clippings?”
DAVID GANDY: “Yes.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Are you ambitious? What’s the secret of your success?”
DAVID GANDY: “There’s a saying I’ve always believed in, which is, ‘There’s no such thing as luck. Just a well-prepared man waiting for an opportunity.’”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Are you a well-prepared man?”
DAVID GANDY: “That’s right.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “How many times a day do you look in the mirror?”
DAVID GANDY: “I’m getting older, so I try to avoid it.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Do you have a signature walk?”
DAVID GANDY: “Do I have a signature walk?”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Yeah.”
DAVID GANDY: “Er, no. Not that I know of.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “What do you put in your hair? How do you get your hair so shiny and soft?”
DAVID GANDY: “Er, it’s not shiny and soft. I wish it were.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “But it looks shiny and soft.”
DAVID GANDY: “Does it? The secret is Larry King. The hairdresser. He is the secret.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Do you collect anything?”
DAVID GANDY: “Watches and cars.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “What turns you on? What are you into at the moment?”
DAVID GANDY: “What turns me on? My goodness me. Interior design.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Would that be a new career move? Interior design? Post modelling?”
DAVID GANDY: “I’d love to do that as a career, to be honest. I’m always looking for antiques and things like that, so…. ”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “What’s next? What do you have planned?”
DAVID GANDY: “My fitness application – iPhone, android application – is being released in the next two weeks.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Is that a follow-on from your how-to-get-dressed app? Your David Gandy Style Guide for Men app?”
DAVID GANDY: “The ‘how to get dressed, put left leg in left hole not right’ [app]. It’s a separate application, but there is a David Gandy style app and a David Gandy fitness application.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “What’s your breakfast of champions?”
DAVID GANDY: “Breakfast of champions? Scrambled eggs and a cup of coffee.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “What’s your star sign?”
DAVID GANDY: “Pisces.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Do you gamble?”
DAVID GANDY: “Yes.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Do you win?”
DAVID GANDY: “About 50-50.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Who’s your favourite pin-up?”
DAVID GANDY: “My favourite pin-up? Man or woman?”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Man and woman.”
DAVID GANDY: “Man, Paul Newman. Woman, I have no idea – Michelle Pfeiffer.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Do you have any tattoos?”
DAVID GANDY: “No.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “What’s the best party you’ve ever been to?”
DAVID GANDY: “Oh my God. The best would probably be one of the Dolce & Gabbana parties.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “What was the first lie you ever told? Have you ever told a lie?”
DAVID GANDY: “Yes, I tell lies all the time. I can’t remember the first one. Oh, I can, I can actually remember it. I was at school, we were all starting out on our first day at school, and I pulled the chair away from this guy called Tommy and he sat down on the floor and the teacher asked me truthfully if I did it and I said no. So that was the first lie.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Tell me something about yourself nobody else knows.”
DAVID GANDY: “That’s one I can’t answer. I haven’t got a clue. If anything I’m a bit of a loner in life. I like to keep a secret a secret. I’m quite private.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “What would you say are the essentials to becoming a famous model?”
DAVID GANDY: “Humble. Be humble.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Is there anything you would like to do but never seem to have the time to do?”
DAVID GANDY: “Millions of things. Probably have a family at the moment.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Would you ever visit a medium? Have you ever visited one?”
DAVID GANDY: “I have for a joke, yes.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Was it a good prediction?”
DAVID GANDY: “She said I had a curse.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Did she tell you what kind of curse?”
DAVID GANDY: “No… ”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “How would you like to be remembered in the future?”
DAVID GANDY: “Probably as quite humble and someone who’s given back with my charities.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Who would you like to be stuck on a desert island with?”
DAVID GANDY: “Someone with a boat.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Or a bottle for a message.”
DAVID GANDY: “Exactly.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Have you ever used sex to further your career?”
DAVID GANDY: “Not yet.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Would you?”
DAVID GANDY: “No.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Are you demanding?”
DAVID GANDY: “Yes.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Are you psychic?”
DAVID GANDY: “Well, they say Pisces are wise owls who can predict what’s going to happen.”
NATALIE DEMBINSKA: “Have you ever predicted anything?”
DAVID GANDY: “I think I like to put stuff out there in the universe and hope it happens and positive thinking. Sometimes it happens sometimes it doesn’t.”
Text Natalie Dembinska
