Williams has revealed the “worst” misconception about her career that everyone has been misunderstanding for years.
The presenter, 38, told MailOnline she feels “embarrassed” to be called a “model” and says the mistake is regularly made even when she is featured on TV shows.
In an exclusive interview, Vogue insisted that this misconception is humiliating because she has never worked professionally in the modeling industry.
The mother of three, who shot to public attention in 2010 when she appeared on Irish reality show Fade Street, recalled that the early days of her career included posing with her head inside a burger to promote a fast food chain.
She said: ‘Oh my God, I’m not a model. That’s the worst thing I’ve ever been told. That’s actually my most embarrassing moment, to be honest, because I wasn’t actually a model.
Williams has revealed the “worst” misconception about her career that everyone has been misunderstanding for years
The presenter told MailOnline she feels “embarrassed” at being called a “model” and says the mistake is regularly made even when she is featured on TV shows.
The mother of three recalled the early days of her career, including a photo in which she posed with her head inside a hamburger to promote a fast food chain.
‘I was doing photo shoots where I had my head inside a giant burger for a burger joint opening to sell, that’s the kind of modelling I was doing, I wasn’t a real model.
“Sometimes when I go on a show and they introduce me as ‘model’ and ‘presenter’, I think, ‘Oh my God, who said model? Someone is constantly bothering me. The burger photo shoot was my level of model.'”
Nearly 14 years after her big break, Vogue has nurtured her career, turning her passion for interviewing celebrities into hosting several successful podcasts.
Last week, she celebrated a milestone after filming a TV pilot that she called a “pinch-me moment” and says made all the hard work so far worth it.
She could make her dream of hosting a Saturday night TV series a reality as she hopes to one day team up with husband Spencer Matthews, 36, for the coveted role.
She said: ‘I can’t share it yet, but it was on television, it’s nothing that’s happening on television, but it was a pilot that I was working on and something I had actually worked on.
‘It may never happen, but it was like a moment… I can’t believe it got to this point, it was a moment of maximum tension in my career.
“I’m always grateful, but sometimes a moment like this happens and I feel like it’s worth it. I feel like I’m not doing everything for nothing, that something will come of it.”
After tying the knot in 2018, Vogue and Spencer starred in their own Channel 4 reality series, which documented their lives and the arrival of their firstborn, six-year-old Theodore.
Vogue dreams of hosting a Saturday night TV show with her husband Spencer Matthews, with whom she shares three children.
The star was left with sole responsibility for raising her children when Spencer embarked on a quest to run 30 marathons in 30 days, which she successfully completed in August.
While planning the trip, Vogue admits she had a hard time believing Spencer would pull off the difficult challenge and anticipated her early return.
They now also share a daughter, Gigi, four, and son, Otto, two, as well as two dogs, but their hectic family life isn’t deterring Vogue from wanting to collaborate with Spencer on further television opportunities.
She said: ‘My dream job is to be a presenter on Saturday nights, sitting and chatting to people. I’d love to do something like that. A big show on Saturday nights, a brilliant show on the floor. I’ve always wanted to do that, I think it would be great fun.
“I love working with Spencer, I really do. He’s a very interested person, he wants to work, he’s nice to people and I really enjoy spending time with him. He’s my best friend. I would love to work with him.”
Shortly after Otto’s birth in April 2022, Vogue told MailOnline that she would love to have more children, but recent years have put into doubt whether she will have another baby.
Vogue detailed Theodore and Gigi’s schedules, which include tennis, swimming, gymnastics, athletics and racing, insisting that it would be difficult for them to add anything else to the family’s busy routines.
She said: ‘I would love to have a fourth, when I think about Gigi not having a sister, it makes me so sad to think that she won’t have a sister. But you can’t choose, so I don’t know.
‘Our house is already filled with so much love and happiness. I don’t know how we could possibly have more children’s parties on the weekends.
‘My kids have tennis on Saturdays, swimming on Saturdays, gymnastics on Sundays, running club on Mondays, athletics on Tuesdays, there’s so much going on I don’t know how I could possibly do more.’
Shortly after Otto’s birth in April 2022, Vogue told MailOnline that she would love to have more children, but recent years have put into doubt whether she will have another baby.
Vogue detailed Theodore and Gigi’s schedules, which include swimming, gymnastics and athletics, insisting that it would be difficult for them to add anything else to the family’s busy routines.
Vogue was left with sole responsibility for raising her children when Spencer embarked on a quest to run 30 marathons in 30 days, a race she successfully completed in August.
The former Made In Chelsea star has set a Guinness World Record for completing an ultramarathon in the Jordanian desert to raise money for Global’s Make Some Noise charity.
While planning the trip, Vogue admits she had a hard time believing Spencer would pull off the difficult challenge and looked forward to her soon return.
She said: ‘I don’t think anyone thought Spencer was going to do it, including me.
“It was a very big challenge. I thought: when will he be back? I would say he’ll be back in mid-August. And honestly, I thought that because it was a very big challenge. I thought: how could he do it? But he did it and I’m very proud of him.
‘It wasn’t so much not having contact with Spencer because you get used to someone being away, but what I found difficult was that he was gone for 40 days…
‘I was trying to get the kids organised, there was so much to do. Gigi was starting school, Otto was starting nursery, I had to make sure I had everything organised…
‘There was a lot of administrative stuff there, plus trying to make sure the kids were happy and they weren’t in school, they were at home all the time, so trying to constantly get them out and doing something, that was pretty intense.’
This week, Vogue celebrated the launch of her new podcast Never Live It Down, in which the star interviews comedians including Katherine Ryan (pictured) and Tom Rosenthal.
Vogue admitted that she felt sick from laughing hysterically after recording the series and even Spencer found listening to the episodes funny.
As a seasoned podcaster who has previously hosted My Therapist Ghosted Me and Spencer & Vogue, the TV personality says it’s the guests that really make a series successful.
This week, Vogue celebrated the launch of her new podcast Never Live It Down, in which the star interviews comedians including Katherine Ryan and Tom Rosenthal.
She also welcomed guests including Jack Whitehall’s mother Hilary to share their most embarrassing and shameful moments.
Vogue admitted that she felt sick from laughing hysterically after recording the series and even Spencer found listening to the episodes funny.
She said: ‘It’s been a great pleasure recording the podcast because I’ve had so many comedians on it and they’ve been outrageously funny.
‘Every episode I record makes me sick from laughing at the end. I never thought about that when I was planning it, but I had a blast recording with everyone.
‘Spencer gave me the biggest compliment he’s ever given me today, he said, “I couldn’t believe it, but I laughed out loud at your new pod.” I was like, “what?”
‘First of all, wow, I couldn’t believe I was listening to it, but secondly, he laughed, he never laughs with podcasts, so I was absolutely delighted.’
As a seasoned podcaster who previously hosted My Therapist Ghosted Me with Joanne McNally and Spencer & Vogue, the TV personality says it’s the guests that really make a series successful.
He added: ‘Not all of them have been comedians, but they have all been very, very funny and very generous.
“When you do a podcast like this, the guests are everything, so I’ve been really lucky to have so many amazing people be open and honest about some really interesting moments in their lives.”
- Never Live It Down With Vogue Williams is available on Global Player and all podcast providers starting September 23
