She previously confessed to having braces and ‘self-cut hair’ when she was discovered at age 14.
And Bridget Malcolm has revealed her years long struggle to find self-confidence, writing on her blog she felt initially felt ‘terrified’ and struggled to look people in the eye on earlier jobs.
‘Eventually modeling taught me how to look people in the eye, and that I deserve to be where I am today, no matter what the trolls say,’ Bridget wrote on her blog this week.
‘I deserve to be where I am today, no matter what the trolls say’: Bridget Malcolm reveals struggle to find self confidence after being scouted by a modelling agency at age 14
Answering a fan’s query about whether she should model as a teenager, Bridget said that modelling had given her a world of confidence.
‘When IMG scouted me at 14, I was terrified. I couldn’t talk, and I felt like I had fooled everyone.
‘It took a couple of years to shake this feeling, but eventually modeling taught me how to look people in the eye, and that I deserve to be where I am today, no matter what the trolls say,’ she wrote.
But Bridget stressed the budding model should only work part-time until they were 18, and find other hobbies so their life didn’t just revolve around the fashion world.
Navigating the early years: Bridget said that modelling had given her a world of confidence. Pictured left in 2009, right in 2016
This would make things easier when you weren’t chosen for jobs, the Victoria’s Secret model argued .
‘This job has a shelf life, and you will endure a lot of rejection.
It is a lot easier to endure the rejection when you have a full life outside of modeling; with interests in people outside of the industry, and other hobbies to occupy your mind and time,’ Bridget wrote.
‘Never lose sight of what life without modeling will look like for you – because one day it will happen! Plus it keeps you interesting.’
Dealing with rejection: Bridget’s advice comes as she missed on a spot in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
Precautionary steps: Bridget stressed budding models should only work part-time until they were 18, and find other hobbies so their life didn’t just revolve around the fashion world
Bridget’s advice on dealing with rejection comes as she missed on a spot in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
The leggy blonde had previously walked on the coveted lingerie catwalk in 2015 and 2016.
Besides working for Victoria’s Secret Bridget has also appeared in the pages of Playboy and is a David Jones ambassador.
Multitalented: Besides working for Victoria’s Secret Bridget has also appeared in the pages of Playboy and is a David Jones ambassador