q&a
Name: Lucy Gascoyne
Agency: Next London (London) | Hometown: Worksop
Instagram: @lucygascoyne
As a kid what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was 7 years old I joined my local athletics club and carried on training and competing until I stared modelling at 16, then it became difficult to juggle the two. It’s something I miss a lot and something I always wanted to take to a higher level. I always wanted to make the Olympics as a professional high jumper. If you could hang out with any three people who would you choose? I’d love to hang out with Usain Bolt I think he’s super cool and I would love to hear his life stories! Beyoncé would have to be in there along with Leon and June from channel 4’s Gogglebox; they’d be great to have a cup of tea and a natter with. What is one thing people may be surprised to find out about you? That I used to be one of the shortest in the class! I grew just under a foot in a year and my feet grew 6 sizes! Before that I was one of the smallest in the class but by secondary school I was always the tallest. What are you really good at? I’m really good with kids. I love them! Growing up I had 2 sisters and my mum was a child minder, I used to love helping her out especially with the babies and toddlers! Describe a favourite childhood memory: Ahh, there’s too many! I had the best upbringing. One of my favourites was going to the South of France with my family and going out in the sea in my granddad’s inflatable boat! My dad would throw me up and down and pretend he was going to drop me in the water! One time he actually did and I still haven’t forgiven him for it!
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Photography by Rachel Rebibo (@rachelrebibo)
