Detailing the moment she sobbed with 'embarrassment' in 'Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life', the model wife of Tom Brady thanks makeup artist Val Garland for painting her bare chest.
- October 6, 2018
AceShowbiz - Supermodel Gisele Bundchen was brought to tears when an unnamed fashion boss forced her to walk topless in her first catwalk show.
The Brazilian stunner, now 38, reveals she sobbed with "embarrassment" as she realised her breasts would be exposed for all to see in the Alexander McQueen showcase back in 1998, when she was just 18.
Opening up about the drama in her new book, "Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life", Gisele writes, "This was my first big international show, and I had no idea how it worked. It was definitely fewer clothes than I'd ever worn on any runway."
"I began to cry. I had no idea what to do. Mostly, I thought about how disappointed and embarrassed my parents would be. I tried to hold back my tears, but they just kept coming down, and the black feathers glued to my lashes began coming unstuck."
She was saved by makeup artist Val Garland, who painted her chest with white make-up so it looked as if Gisele was wearing a thin top.
"If Val hadn't shown up just then, I seriously doubt I could have walked the runway," she explains. "I remember thinking that if anyone took photos of me, at least my parents wouldn't be able to recognise me in my black wig."
