Date of Birth:
November 5, 1983
Family:
Alexa Chung was raised in Preivett, Hampshire. Her father, who is three quarters Chinese, is a graphic designer and her mother is a housewife. She is the youngest of four children.
Love Life:
Being a model and effortlessly cool ‘It’ girl, it is no surprise that Alexa Chung mainly dates musicians - Faris Badwan from The Horrors and Jamie Righton from The Klaxons to name just a few. However The Artic Monkeys’ frontman Alex Turner seems to be a keeper. It is rumoured that the couple are buying a house together in east London.
Breakthrough Moment:
Landing the job as presenter at Pop World with Alex Zane in April 2006, taking over from the legendary duo Miquita Oliver and Simon Amstell.
Biggest Hit:
She’s not afraid to put celebrities in difficult positions and often ask the questions we really want to know. Whilst interviewing Panic At The Disco’s singer Brendon Urie, Chung famously corrected his grammar, at which he went a bit quiet. She also famously asked Gwen Stephani whether her new “surprising” perfume would smell like bacon.
The New:
Chloe Sevigny: These two starlets are known for their quirky style and love of grubby rock stars.
Most Likely To:
Be the next new face of a huge fashion campaign, whilst still managing to look chicly au natural and altogether genuine.
Did You Know?
She shared a on-screen lesbian kiss with Holly Valance in ‘Down Boy’ and described the experience as ‘a bit rank’
Why We Love Her:
She doesn’t like being called an ‘It’ girl and describes it as “a pretty depressing title to hold”, her style is effortlessly thrown together somewhere deep in Shoreditch and you never quite know what she is going to say next.
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