Kate Moss Says She Felt 'Scared' During Her Photoshoot With Mark Wahlberg

Kate Moss has spoken out about a photoshoot she did with Mark Wahlberg which made her feel 'vulnerable'.

The British model's collaboration with Calvin Klein in 1992 - during which she was just 17 years old - acted as one of the most pivotal moments of her career.

However, the iconic advert and Moss' subsequent fame came at a price; causing a stir for showing such a young girl in a provocative pose and leading to Moss having since spoken out about feeling objectified.

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\Moss revealed her memories of the photoshoot are 'not very good' and that she recalls feeling 'vulnerable and scared'.

She told Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs: "I think they played on my vulnerability. I was quite young and innocent, Calvin loved that."

Prior to the shoot, Moss 'couldn't get out of bed' for 'a week or two' as a result of not feeling well, because of 'severe anxiety'.

The model previously told Vanity Fair: "I had a nervous breakdown when I was 17 or 18, when I had to go and work with Marky Mark and Herb Ritts.

"It didn’t feel like me at all. I felt really bad about straddling this buff guy. I didn’t like it. I couldn’t get out of bed for two weeks. I thought I was going to die."

Kate Moss and Marky Mark for Calvin Klein (1992)
"I see a 16-year-old now, and to ask her to take her clothes off would feel really weird. But they were like 'If you don't do it, then we're not gonna book you again'. So I'd lock myself in the toilet, cry, then come out & do it" pic.twitter.com/iAiPhICngf

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Moss described Father Stu actor Wahlberg as being 'very macho' in the photoshoot. "He had a big entourage. I was just this model. It was all about him," she said.

While Wahlberg admitted he was 'probably a little rough around the edges' and 'wasn't very worldly,' he claimed he and Moss aren't on bad terms.

In 2020, he told The Guardian: "I’ve seen her and said hello. I think we saw each other at a concert here and there, we said hi and exchanged pleasantries."

However, he went on to criticise Moss' body shape. "I wasn’t into the waif thing. She kind of looked like my nephew," he said.

kate moss for calvin klein pic.twitter.com/y7bT7Z9rEU

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Despite only being 17 years old at the time of the Calvin Klein shoot, it wasn't the first time Moss had been made to feel vulnerable in her profession.

She recalled another 'horrible experience' when she was just 15 years old and was told to take her top off.

The model reflected: "I took my top off. And I was really shy then about my body. And he said ‘Take your bra off'.

"[...] I could feel there was something wrong, so I got my stuff and I ran away. I think it sharpened my instincts. I can tell a wrong ’un a mile away."

If you're experiencing distressing thoughts and feelings, the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is there to support you. They're open from 5pm–midnight, 365 days a year. Their national number is 0800 58 58 58 and they also have a webchat service if you're not comfortable talking on the phone 

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