Some Fresh advice from BNTM Runner Up Charlotte Holmes

Hurry up!  It’s certainly summer time outside so where’s BNTM 2011??www.bntm.tv/

We know it’s due this summer but when?  Rumour has it some time end of next month when we’ll see the line up for the 2011 series.  How many Fresh Academy models are going to be in it?  That’s what we want to know!  We definitely know how to make a success of our girls as you Fresh Academy followers know, Charlotte Holmes came fourth (yes fourth!!) last year and we are sooo proud to be associated with her.  Not only is Charlotte a total beauty she’s also the nicest girl to work with.  We love her here at Fresh Academy and we’re hoping that one of our girls will also end up on 2011 BNTM www.bntmlive.com/and following in her footsteps.  Any of you out there who want help with putting together a portfolio just come on over to Fresh Academy!  www.freshacademy.comIn fact, take a trip round our reception area and you will see Charlotte’s Fresh Academy photographs adorning our walls.

Anyway back to BNTM.  We want to see ALL the looks and ALL the hairstyles now!  As it’s our business to make gals look their best BNTM is our favourite programme ever.  Charlotte is a testament to our work.  Her natural beauty was easy to capture because she really has got what it takes.   Charlotte has had a whirlwind 9 months since leaving the 2010 Britain’s next top model, modelling, presenting and being an exciting new celebrity in her own right!  Exactly what she wanted to do and the best result for our favourite BNTM top four finalist.

Any of you budding models out there have to hear Charlotte’s advice!  After all you don’t get to being 4^th on BNTM without being clued up.  Charlotte’s best advice is to totally be yourself!  No airs and graces, no “wannabes” and no bitching required!  Charlotte laid low in the house and had fun.  Just be natural and normal – that way you don’t need to put on an act (acts are hard to keep up at the best of time, never mind in front of millions of viewers!)  Always be a good listener too, you’re making friends not “frenemies” in the model world.  Don’t worry about your weight!  Not everyone is cut out to be catwalk, not every model needs to be catwalk!  There are plenty out there looking for models for TV, magazines, advertising campaign and even plus size so if you’re not a US size 0 all is not lost.  It’s better to be a healthy size 8 than a poorly size 4.  Plus with the wake of Christine Hendrix from Mad Men and singer/songwriters like Adele, the world is changing – big can be beautiful too!  Charlotte loves her curves – and Charlotte we love them too!  Charlotte keeps fit by following a regular exercise regime and she just ran the London Marathon and raised money for the Variety Children’s charity too.  That’s another thing we all love about Charlotte, she is always thinking of others. 

Charlotte also says to work hard and you’ll get what you want, never stop believing in yourself and never doubt your abilities!  You have to be a strong person to become a model! Don’t forget your studies too, it helps to have something to fall back on and Charlotte’s a bright spark too – with 10 GCSE’s and 3 A Levels.   As well as modelling Charlotte is also an accomplished TV presenter being a natural in front of a camera ….brains and beauty (sigh) she’s got it all!

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