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RT: What’s the significance of it?
Liz: I don’t know, I saw it and just fell in love with it. You know when you see something and you think it’s just so beautiful. I mean, I’ve always loved Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot. I didn’t know much about them, but when I saw this I just thought it was the most beautiful, sexy poster ever. I think mépris means something like mistake or contempt, so there’s a bit of negative connotation there which I’m a little bit worried about but I just think it’s so beautiful and so strong. Even from my beauty queen days I actually studied feminism in journalism. So I did a journalism degree and I was picked on by my lecturers. A beauty queen is really bad, it goes against what feminists say. You know I’ve always been fighting that kind of thing, I don’t agree with that. If you are a beautiful girl but you come from a working class background, you can get ahead by modelling. You can travel round the world, you can make your own money and I used to fight those feminists arguments. When I saw this, I just thought it was a strong woman, it’s beautiful, it’s sexy and it just celebrates it all. And I collect matches. So my goal is when I’m old and I’m sat on a chair on my own and I will see my matches and every single one of those is a memory of a night out. So I won’t let anybody just give me any matches. I have to go to the restaurant or whatever. I also collect perfumes. I’m also going to collect artwork. I’ve also got original Marilyn Monroe trading cards from Auction World. They were printed but never cut. So there’s information on the back about films and interests. I have also collected original photos in the past of Marilyn Monroe but I’ve sold them.

RT: Tell us about Paul McKenna
Liz: Now looking back I think it was such a foolish thing to do. I was really emotional that day in our relationship and it just happened, not much else
I want to say other than I now believe what happens in a relationship between two people should stay there.

RT: You like living here in Chelsea?
Liz: I love it. I use to be in St John’s Wood and Clapham. When I bought this flat, I got it in April, it was all oldie worldy. I bought this flat really cheap and could probably make 20 grand on it by time it’s finished. I’m the type of person who juggles a million things at once. I’ve also set up a company with a friend of mine who’s a designer and we’re designing handbags. We going to Italy and visiting the factories that have the softest coloured leathers. The company is called Love Bumble. Hopefully to sell through Harvey Nicholls or Harrods.

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