I typed up Natalia and Freddie Ljungberg's interview of each other from Interview March 06. It's mostly Natalia interviewing him, but it's very cute!
FREDDIE AND NATALIA
A Soccer Star and the Supermodel making Sparks Fly this season
Natalia Vodianova: Freddie!
Freddie Ljungberg: Hello! Where are you?
NV: I'm in London, of course.
FL: To work or socialize?
NV: Socialize. I would imagine since you've been modeling with Calvin Klein, it's made you a lot of new friends. Are you having fun in the fashion world?
FL: Yeah, it's different from the football world. There's no question about it. But I've always been interested in fashion.
NV: I know. You're a very stylish man.
FL: Well thank you. I try, anyway.
NV: Is it something you inherited with your new fahsion status?
FL: It runs in the family. My brother goes to school for fashion.
NV: Really? You're a natural, then.
FL: Well, I'm not sure about that [
laughs]
NV: So, when you signed to Calvin Klein Underwear, how did your teammates react? Underwear modeling isn't exactly something you do everyday.
FL: Of course there was a reaction. They put pictures up in the toilets and restaurants in the training facilities.
NV: You're kidding me!
FL: Nope. But then I got loads of underwear, which I bribed them with. Since then they've been shutting up. [
Vodianova laughs]
NV: Do you enjoy shooting campaigns?
FL: I'm fine with it. The first time I did it, it was a bit embarrassing. I'm not really used to standing around in my underwear with people telling me what to do. [
Vodianova laughs]
NV: And working with me on the spring/summer 2006 underwear campaign was your first time with a girl? (Comment from me:
at the wording of the question!)
FL: In a way, yes, it was the first time I
worked with a girl (Comment from me: Looks like Freddie got the joke, too!)
NV: How was that?
FL: It was awful!
NV: I bet! Every gy says that to me! [laughs]
FL: No, it was a good time.
NV: I enjoyed it too. It was quite sweet. YOu were a little shy, I have to say.
FL: Well, it's not every day I have a woman in her underwear that close to me, when I'm just trying to pose for a picture.
NV: And you can't do anything!
FL: Exactly! It's like, "Hands off!" [
both laugh]
NV: So, do you have any big dreams?
FL: I have professional dreams. I won the Premiership, and I won the FA Cup, but I've never won the Champions League. So that's something I would like. Privately, my dream is that the day I retire, I'll go to the mountains and start snowboarding again. My contract with Arsenal doesnt allow me to snowboard because it's too dangerous.
NV: Well, I hope all your dreams come true!
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Artwork by Cherry Wood
I'll scan the (very cool) artworks of Natalia and Freddie alongside the interviews tomorrow!