Agyness Deyn
| Agyness Deyn | |
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Deyn in 2007
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| Born |
Laura Michelle Hollins 16 February 1983 Littleborough, Greater Manchester, England |
| Spouse(s) |
Giovanni Ribisi (m. 2012–15) Joel McAndrew (m. 2016) |
| Modelling information | |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Hair colour | Blonde |
| Eye colour | Blue |
Agyness Deyn /ˈæɡnᵻs diːn/ (born Laura Michelle Hollins; 16 February 1983) is an English fashion model, actress and singer.
Deyn is from Littleborough, near Rochdale in Greater Manchester. Deyn later moved to Failsworth near Oldham. The second of three children, she moved to Rossendale, Lancashire, and attended All Saints Roman Catholic High School, as well as Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School and Sixth Form, Waterfoot.
Deyn's name was apparently coined to further her modelling career after she consulted her mother's friend, a numerology expert, who advised her of the most 'fortuitous' way to spell the name 'Agnes'. It was reported that her mother Lorraine (a nurse), and her sister Emily both changed their surname to Deyn, while Lorraine has changed the I in her first name to Y.
Deyn's working life started at a fish and chip shop in Stubbins, Rossendale, where she was a part-time server at the age of 13. Even at an early age she had an eye for style and by 17 she had already had her head shaved. "I've had short hair since I was 13, and when I was 17, I had a skinhead." In 1999, she won the Rossendale Free Press "Face of '99" competition, aged just 16.
She then moved to London, working in a fast-food restaurant during the day and a bar at night but admits: "It didn’t quite work."
Deyn's biography claims that she was "spotted" while shopping with fashion designer Henry Holland in Kentish Town, London. She then signed with SELECT model management.
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