Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley^[3] (born 18 April 1987) is an English model and actress, best known for her work for lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret and Burberry, and also for her role as Carly Spencer in the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the third installment in the Transformers film series.^[4]

Early life and family

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was born at the (now closed) Freedom Fields Hospital in Plymouth, Devon, England. Her mother, Fiona (née Jackson), is a fitness instructor, and her father, Charles Andrew Huntington-Whiteley, is a chartered surveyor.^[5][6] Her paternal great-great-grandfather was politician Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet; Herbert's son, Eric, was the "black sheep" of the family, and had married Rosie's great-grandmother, Enid Kohn, who was from a family of Polish Jews who immigrated to England in the 1870s.^[7][8]

Huntington-Whiteley grew up on a farm in Tavistock, Devon.^[9] Growing up in Devon, she was bullied and teased at school for having a double-barrelled name, small breasts, and for her full lips.^[10][3] In 2003, when studying at Tavistock College, she was discovered by Profile Model Management while seeking internships with several London-based modelling agencies.^[9] Her first modelling session was at 16, posing for a Levi's commercial.^[3] In 2004, Huntington-Whiteley was photographed by Bruce Weber for Abercrombie & Fitch.^[11]

Career

Victoria's Secret and modeling (2006–present)

Since 2006, Huntington-Whiteley has modeled for American lingerie brand Victoria's Secret. The model made her Victoria's Secret debut at the brand's 2006 show in Los Angeles.^[9]

Huntington-Whiteley remained unknown in the fashion industry up until 2008, when she was cast by chief creative director Christopher Bailey, replacing Agyness Deyn for Burberry's fall/winter campaign with actor Sam Riley.^[9][12][13] She got her first British Vogue cover, for the November 2008 issue, alongside Eden Clark and Jourdan Dunn in a feature celebrating British models.^[9] The following year, she was featured as the face of Karen Millen's spring/summer 2009 advertising campaign.^[14] Huntington-Whiteley received an Elle Style Award for 2009's "Model of the Year".^[15] She starred in a short film for Agent Provocateur playing a woman whose boyfriend forgets Valentine's Day.^[9] For fall/winter 2009, she modelled campaigns for Godiva and Miss Sixty.^[16] In late 2009, Huntington-Whiteley officially became a Victoria's Secret Angel,^[9] modelling for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York City.^[17]

In 2010, she posed nude for the Pirelli Calendar, which was photographed by Terry Richardson.^[17][18] Huntington-Whiteley hit the runway for designers Prada in Milan and Giles Deacon in Paris.^[19][20] For SS10 her advertising campaigns included Monsoon's first underwear line, Thomas Wylde, Full Circle, and VS Online.^[16][21] In March, she collaborated with VOGUE.COM to share her outfit choices daily for the Today I'm Wearing feature.^[9] She appeared on the covers of the May 2010 issues of Harper's Bazaar Russia and GQ UK.^[22] She was featured on the cover of LOVE Magazine's September issue, styled as a pinup girl.^[23] For FW10 she modelled for Burberry as well as the company's first Beauty line ad; her other advertising campaigns included Loewe, Thomas Wylde, and Leon Max.^[16][24][25] Fashion photographer Rankin devoted a book entirely to her entitled Ten Times Rosie. Rankin thinks Huntington-Whiteley puts diversity back into fashion: "We’ve been looking at very, very skinny, almost masculine girls for a long time. [Rosie] really is the model of the moment. She’s the actress of the moment. She’s definitely going to become something much, much bigger."^[26][27] Celebrity make-up artist Ruby Hammer, who has worked with Huntington-Whiteley for years, described her as the "quintessential" English rose.^[28]

In March 2011, she landed her first solo British Vogue cover.^[29] In May, she was voted No. 1 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100" list.^[30] She was also voted No.1 in FHM's World's Sexiest Woman 2011 poll.^[31] She appeared on the covers of the UK's July issues of Elle and GQ.^[22][32]

Huntington-Whiteley was unveiled as the face of Burberry's newest fragrance, Burberry Body, in July 2011.^[33][34]

As of July 2011, she ranks No. 15 on "The Money Girls" list and No. 3 on the "Top 20 Sexiest Models" list at MODELS.COM.^[35][36]

Acting (2011–present)

In May 2010, it was announced that Huntington-Whiteley would become the new female lead in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, released June 29 2011, replacing Megan Fox.^[4] She had previously worked with the film's director, Michael Bay, on a Victoria's Secret commercial.^[37] MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named her one of the 'Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011'.^[38] Prior to the film's release, she won the "Female Star of Tomorrow" award at the 2011 CinemaCon Awards.^[39] Critics were highly critical of the ineffectiveness of Huntington-Whiteley and co-star Shia LaBeouf. Peter Travers stated the two "couldn't be duller."^[40] Much of the criticism towards Rosie Huntington-Whiteley compared her in an unfavorable light to Megan Fox. Lou Lumenick said that her "'acting' makes...Megan Fox look like Meryl Streep in comparison."^[41] Baz Bamigboye gave his review of the film the title 'Come back Megan Fox, all is forgiven...'.^[42]

Personal life

Huntington-Whiteley dated Tyrone Wood, the youngest son of musician Ronnie Wood, from August 2007 until October 2009.^[43] When the pair separated, she began a brief relationship with French actor Olivier Martinez that ended in early 2010.^[9][18] In April 2010, it was first reported that she was in a relationship with English actor Jason Statham after they were seen at the Coachella Festival.^[9][44]

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

• Rosie Huntington-Whiteley at Fashion Model Directory
• Rosie Huntington-Whiteley at the Internet Movie Database
• Rosie Huntington-Whiteley at AllRovi
• Rosie Huntington-Whiteley @ models.com