Cara Delevingne Shares Experiences Of Sexual Harassment During Her Modelling Career

Cara Opens Up About Sexual Harassment In The Fashion World
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Cara Delevingne has opened up about her own experiences of sexual harassment in the fashion industry.

The model-turned-actress told The Times that during her modelling days, she was “subjected” to “disgusting” harassment, at the hands of men in the industry.

“I am a bit of a feminist and it makes me feel sick. It’s horrible and it’s disgusting.”

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However, she admitted that she doesn’t think sexual harassment is a problem just for women in the modelling industry, adding: “I think you get that in every industry. I don’t think it’s just modelling, although I think it’s worse in modelling.

“There are male photographers who go into it purely because of the girls. But in every industry, if you are pretty, or someone likes the look of you ....it’s not good.”

In the same interview, Cara discussed her reasons for “not doing fashion work anymore”, claiming that her modelling days made her grow to “hate” her own body.

She reveals: “[Modelling] didn't make me grow at all as a human being. And I kind of forgot how young I was. I felt so old.

"I was, like, fight and flight for months. Just constantly on edge. It is a mental thing as well because if you hate yourself and your body and the way you look, it just gets worse and worse."

Cara is currently starring in ‘Paper Towns’, her biggest role to date, but recently had to defend herself from critics, over an awkward interview she gave to promote the film on US television.

After she was accused of being short with the TV presenters doing the interview with her, Cara said: “Some people just don't understand sarcasm or the British sense of humour.”

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Cara Delevingne attends the 'Paper Towns' New York premiere at AMC Loews Lincoln Square on July 21, 2015 in New York City (credit:James Devaney via Getty Images)
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Cara Delevingne attends the 'Paper Towns' Q&A and live concert at YouTube Space LA on July 17, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Jason LaVeris via Getty Images)
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Cara Delevingne on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on July 16, 2015. (credit:NBC via Getty Images)
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Cara Delevingne wears Dion Lee at the Australian premiere of 'Paper Towns' at Miranda Westfield on July 5, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (credit:Lisa Maree Williams via Getty Images)
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Cara Delevingne attends the 'Paper Towns' photocall at Claridges Hotel on June 18, 2015 in London, England. (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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Cara Delevingne attends 'Paper Towns' La Face Cachee De Margo Photocall on June 17, 2015 in Paris, France. (credit:Julien Hekimian via Getty Images)
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Cara Delevingne attends a photocall for the film 'Paper Towns' at Zoo Palast on June 16, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (credit:Target Presse Agentur Gmbh via Getty Images)
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Cara Delevingne attends the 'Paper Towns' photocall at the Villamagna Hotel on June 15, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (credit:Carlos Alvarez via Getty Images)
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Model Cara Delevingne attends the 'CHANEL' dinner at 'Tetou' restaurant during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2015 in Cannes, France. (credit:Marc Piasecki via GC Images)
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Cara Delevingne arrives at the 2015 CinemaCon - 2015 Big Screen Achievement Awards held at Caesars Palace Resorts and Casino on April 23, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (credit:Michael Tran via Getty Images)
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Cara Delevingne arrives at the 2015 MTV Movie Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on April 12, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images)
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Cara Delevingne attends the 'China: Through The Looking Glass' Costume Institute Benefit Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City. (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
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Cara Delevingne attends the Yves Saint Laurent Beauty event at Galeries Lafayette on March 10, 2015 in Paris, France. (credit:Bertrand Rindoff Petroff via Getty Images)
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Cara Delevingne attends the Burberry Prorsum show during London Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2015/16 at Perk's Field on February 23, 2015 in London, England. (credit:Gareth Cattermole via Getty Images)
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Cara Delevingne attends the British Fashion Awards at London Coliseum on December 1, 2014 in London, England. (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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Cara Delevingne is seen during photo shoot in Soho on September 4, 2014 in New York City. (credit:Alo Ceballos via Getty Images)