My Monday Morning: Twiggy

Twiggy (0:07)

Hi, I'm Twiggy, and this is My Monday Morning.

Lane Florsheim (0:15)

Twiggy is one of the most iconic models of all time. She's the face of 66, the famous doe-eyed pixie girl. She's got a new biographical documentary about to come out in the US, and it covers her meteoric rise as a model and how she left modeling after just a few years to act, sing, and raise her daughter.

For her Monday Morning, Twiggy told me about making her documentary, the many tuxedos in her closet, and the unusual secret to her success. We'll get right into it after this break.

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Lane Florsheim (2:24)

I'm so excited to be talking to you today for My Monday Morning and congratulations on this documentary, which is so fantastic.

Twiggy (2:32)

Thank you. I'm so glad you liked it.

It's a peculiar sensation for me because it's my life. And to see your life up on the big screen is some mixed emotions as you can imagine.

Lane Florsheim (2:49)

What was the mix for you?

Twiggy (2:51)

Oh my goodness. Well, the first time I saw a first cut, I think I cried through most of it because you know, there's footage of my mom and dad, who obviously are no longer with us. There's footage of my daughter, Carly, as a little girl. And now she's a grown woman with children of her own. And I mean, we're very close still, but just to see her that young.

And you know, the sad parts of my life were all in the docu, as well as the funny and nice parts. So it was very mixed emotions.

Lane Florsheim (3:26)

I mean, there were so many clips that were just so special. Like I loved seeing you on Broadway in my one and only, that pool scene was fantastic.

Twiggy (3:34)

That's the happy part.

For me, professionally, that's for me, my favorite part of my career, I think. But I loved everything I've done, but to actually appear on Broadway in a big hit musical was absolutely magical.

Lane Florsheim (3:55)

You were of course called the face of 66 What did the sixties mean to you?

Twiggy (4:00)

Well, you know, when you're living in a time, you know, I didn't think at the time, oh, this is an amazing time because it was just part of my life. You know, I was 16 years old, I was a school girl before that all happened to me. So it was as much a shock to me when I was discovered as to the rest of the world, because I didn't look like any other model. As you can see in the documentary, I was too small, I was too thin. If I'd have gone to a model agency, they would have said, go away.

You had to be 5'8 or taller, I was 5'6. You had to be certain measurements, and I was, as you can see, I was minute, this tiny little thing. I was 16

Lane Florsheim (4:45)

You were so young when you became famous, 16, like you've said. I was wondering, how is your relationship to fame changed throughout your career?