Sean O'Pry

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Your Twitter feed has undoubtedly been deluged today with screenshots, GIFs, and musings related to the surprising, rollicking music video for Taylor Swift’s second single, “Blank Space.” Swift’s co-star in the video is male model Sean O’Pry—who, like Swift, was born in 1989 (more on that later), and who was 2013’s highest-paid male model worldwide. While O’Pry has nabbed pretty much every campaign thinkable (currently serving as the face for Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Eau Fraiche), and you’ve no doubt flipped past his face in magazines on a weekly basis, this is, in a certain way, his debut on the grand stage (O’Pry calls it a “dream job”).

We chatted with O’Pry on the afternoon of the video’s release, and learned what it was like working with Swift, what he thinks of 1989, and what Swift did on set that made him blush.

So, how did this come about? Did Taylor’s team approach you?
I remember [my manager] called me. I think I had just left [acting] class, and she was like, “You have the option to be in a Taylor Swift music video,” and I was like, “O.K., confirm it.” She was like, “No, they have to confirm you.”

Had you met Taylor before the shoot?
No, I did not know her personally. [Wry smile] I mean, I had heard of her a few times, for sure.

What was the shoot like? Those properties looked insane.
It was upstate. It was in two different properties. They were both incredible. And I remember walking up—there was this mass of people—and it was five in the morning and I was half asleep. So we start getting ready, and the first scene is her beating up the car. That’s what we started with; that’s how me and Taylor met. It definitely—any jitters I might have had, that knocked them all away.

What was it like working with her?
She deserves to be in the place she is. The way she handles things, the way she does things . . . She’s gorgeous, obviously. And very, very talented. When you bring [director] Joseph [Kahn] into the project, it was a winning idea right off the bat with those two.

Were you a fan of her music before you got this job?
I am from Georgia, and Tim McGraw is my favorite artist. And when this little girl released “Tim McGraw,” yeah, I had teardrops on my guitar, not going to lie about that.

Have you ever had any musical aspirations of your own?
I’m really good at lip-synching. Very good at bathroom lip-synching.

That’s a good talent to have in your arsenal . . . so, this is the million-dollar question: Did you get to meet Olivia Benson?
I saw the cat. I did not get to meet the cat. I was doing something else when they were doing the cat scene.

You really missed out: that’s a famous pet. Also, that’s your name carved into the tree!
I know. That’s pretty incredible.

Was that your idea?
That definitely wasn’t my idea; I don’t think anyone would have listened to my ideas . . . I bet there’s a lot of people that don’t realize that that’s me. It’s very cool.

And was that an intentional Mean Girls reference, when you put on the shirt with the two holes in it? Was that planned?
[Laughter; expression of confusion] Everything was planned out. When I walked in, they told me they had cut out parts of my shirt. I was like, “O.K., great.” When I put it on, [just] my nipples were out. And they were like “No, [the holes] need to be bigger.”

Did you have to do sittings for that portrait of you?
I’m not really sure how [the portraits] came about, but when I saw them, it was really funny, actually. I walk into the room and there’s this portrait of me, and I’m like, “That’s different.” And then she cut me up!

Did you get to keep it?
I didn’t get to keep it.

Was it hard keeping the secret for the two and a half months before the video came out?
I couldn’t tell anybody. It was very difficult . . . Yeah, [my friends and family] thought I was doing a job on a beautiful upstate property. My dog [knew], but I don’t think she told anybody.

Do you have the urge to do more acting?
I’m in school for acting . . . I want to be well-accepted as an actor, not just [as] a prop. I’m studying to actually have a career and longevity and not just be “that guy.” I think that’s very needed to be taken seriously. [The music video] is definitely not a step in the wrong direction. Doing this video really motivated me further.

Have you heard from Taylor today?
No, she tweeted me. I was included in a tweet. Thought that was pretty cool.

She has a lot of followers.
A lot more than me!

I noticed you were born in 1989, and Taylor seems like the type who might have thought about that.
I am born in 1989. It is [funny] . . .But I’m a bit older than her. [Her birthday is] coming up now.

Have you listened to 1989?
I downloaded it. Haven’t gotten the one from Target; I’m going to have to. The album is phenomenal. You can listen to it from the first song to the last . . . [“Blank Space”] is a great song. I remember hearing it [on set]. She got her iPhone and put the song on. By the end of the last day, I knew all the lyrics.

I really dig that pen-click noise.
Is it a pen click? Or is it an “tsssssk”?

I’ve been thinking of it, like, “She’s clicking her pen because she’s gonna write your name down.” You know what’s fun? When you sing the “Oh my god” part.
I told you, it’s my lip-synching!

That was my co-worker’s favorite part of the video.
[Taylor] is one of the only people to ever make me blush.

How’d she make you blush?
She bit my lip. And I just remember I was really blushing, and I was trying to hide it. But that was the first thing—that was how I met Taylor . . . She did incredibly in the video. She’s gorgeous already, but she looks incredible in the video.

Did she give you a parting gift or anything like that?
A nice hug. She’s so professional. And so nice, too.

You’ll see her on her tour, probably, right?
Maybe. I don’t know.

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[Ortemis]

love the music video

 

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[TeeVanity]

Love the interview, Sean the actor is something to look forward to.

 

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Working with Gisele & Giampaolo Sgura for Colcci



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^ Fun. I'm glad that Sean works with Gisele, because of the publicity, but does anyone else think they make the most unbalanced pair? It is probably the age difference, which is very normative of me, but whatever. I think she'd look great/better next to Gandy or Ben Hill or something.

Agree with thinking Sean-the-Actor is the greatest. His video work is always brilliant.

 

[TeeVanity]

Yeah I agree with you. Absolutely love Gisele but I don't see them as a perfect fit but maybe that will change our minds with the outcome. Not a Giampaolo fan so I didn't like the idea of him doing this but he is respected in the industry so we'll see.

 

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That final answer though

Unless you've been living under a rock this week, you'll have noticed that Taylor Swift has a new video out - one that, having already clocked up over 30 million views in four days, was already breaking the internet before a certain former GQ Woman of the Year's behind once again became worldwide news. Of course, we watched "Blank Space" - after all, we have firmly stated our position on Taylor Swift before - but we were surprised to see a familiar face in the man who bears the brunt of Swift's golf club-bearing, knife-wielding wrath: Sean O'Pry.

Not only was he the world's highest paid male model last year, but he's appeared on the pages of GQ and GQ Style a number of times. So what's it like to go from Kennesaw, Georgia to Taylor Swift's latest leading man? GQ checked in to find out...

GQ: Had you met Taylor before?
Sean O'Pry: No, never. I didn't even know that she knew who I was! When I found out that she did, I'm not going to lie, I was a bit happy. [Laughs] I wasn't disappointed.

What was your favourite outfit that you wore in the video?
My favourite was the cape outfit because it was very, very hot. We shot over two days in upstate New York in the middle of September. I actually wore a lot [of designers] but I can't remember who now.

Any funny moments that didn't make the final cut?
The funniest times on set were the in-between-the-shots moments. When you take Joseph Kahn [director of "Blank Space"] together with Taylor and you have their energy, in between cuts, the whole video was just a blast through and through.

What is something that you learned about Taylor while working with her that nobody else knows?
I didn't know that she would be so personable. You think as a prop on the job that you'd be just doing your scene and just getting in and out but she was very involved from start to finish. She's an incredible artist - incredibly talented and she's incredibly driven.

What's one thing in your wardrobe that you would hate to see a girlfriend burn?
Probably my collection of sweatpants. My new favourite pair are from Next - I just worked with them and they gave me a nice pair of sweatpants - incredible in fact.

Did you actually get injured at any point?
I got hit by a plant at one point, but I've recovered. I'm doing pretty well now.

Any final words of advice if one of our readers finds themselves dating Taylor?
Congratulations.

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[aljuarez]

wow... 2015 will be hot!!!

 

[Mody]

No sign of him anywhere in any campaign makes me sad

 

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He's the new ambassador of International Filipino Clothing Brand Penshoppe. Cara is his counterpart.

“Hey, how are you?”

It was Sean, calling us from Los Angeles on an early December morning, just minutes after he finished shooting Penshoppe’s latest campaign.

His voice, low and friendly, was unfamiliar, but his face is not.We’ve seen it countless times—in our favorite glossies and, most memorably, in Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” video. Yes, he’s the hot guy who caused T-Swizzle’s major music video meltdown.

“Oh my god, look at that face,” Taylor sang, and the video, which has been viewed over 400 million times on YouTube, showed us a close-up of Sean’s chiseled face and incredible blue eyes.

Most successful

Sean was discovered on social media. He was a 17-year-old high school boy in Kennesaw, Georgia, when fashion stylist and former “America’s Next Top Model” judge
Nolé Marin spotted his prom pictures on MySpace in 2006. “It took them a couple of weeks to convince me but, when it happened, it all went from there. I got really lucky,” Sean told Inquirer Super.

He moved to New York, signed with Lana Winters’ VNY Models and hasn’t stopped working since, flying over 200,000 miles each year to get to his modeling gigs.

After less than three years, in 2009, he was named the world’s most successful male model by Forbes. He continues to be fashion’s top-earning male model and was No. 5 on the list of Top 10 male models of all time released by Vogue last September.

Sean has walked the runways of Yves Saint Laurent, Viktor & Rolf, Bottega Veneta, Giorgio Armani, Banana Republic, Gap, H&M, Hugo Boss and Hermes; and has landed campaigns for Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo, DKNY, Cartier, Giorgio Armani, Lacoste, Jimmy Choo, Kenzo and Versace. He’s also lent his face to two fragrances: Jil Sander’s Ultrasense and Viktor & Rolf’s Spicebomb.

Soon you’ll see him on Penshoppe’s billboards as the brand’s newest ambassador. He’s the perfect match for supermodel Cara Delevingne, who was signed by Penshoppe last year and who has released a collection with the brand.

Penshoppe, which has over 300 stores in the Philippines, 10 in Saudi Arabia, 18 in Indonesia and two in Cambodia, has gone from booking Hollywood stars to signing hot names in fashion. “Sean O’Pry was an easy choice because, aside from him being the male face of fashion, he is someone who we can see rocking our stuff. His cool attitude resonates what Penshoppe stands for,” Penshoppe brand director Jeff Bascon said. “Just like Cara, Sean has a very cool vibe. They don’t try, it’s just who they are, which makes it more authentic and real. ”

We asked Sean why he said yes to Penshoppe. “It’s an up-and-coming international brand that’s doing really cool things. They’re just really great people.”

They shot the campaign in LA last month. It was a fun shoot, according to Jeff. “Everyone was just in a good mood. We had the clearest of skies that day, which helped set the mood. It’s always a pleasure working with a good production team and an awesome talent who is just fully committed. Sean was full of energy. I like how infectious he was on the set. He made it easy for everyone. He had a good dynamic with the photographer. He was effortlessly cool in front of the camera.”

Sean said, “The shoot was great. The client’s incredible. Guy is great.” New York-based photographer Guy Aroch—who has shot everyone from Blake Lively and Bar Refaeli to Jennifer Lawrence and Hugh Jackman—was behind the camera for the campaign.

He and Sean had worked together on editorials for GQ UK. “I’ve shot with him multiple times,” said Sean.

“He’s an amazing photographer. His body of work is very impressive, and I really like his unique perspective and interpretation,” said Jeff.

Sean wore clothes from Penshoppe’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection— pieces with “a cool street vibe,” graphic prints, new silhouettes and a line of premium washed jeans.

Asked which pieces were his favorite, Sean said: “They had a great pair of jeans, and they had amazing sweaters. Really nice sweaters.”

The campaign will officially be unveiled today, with billboards expected to go up in the coming week.

Fans can expect a lot more from Penshoppe this year. Jeff said, “There are so many things lined up for 2015. The coming collections are amazing. I can’t wait to have them hit the stores already. It’s all about stepping up one’s game and, with Penshoppe, we’re just getting started.”

And maybe, just maybe, the plans include Sean’s visit to the Philippines?

“We’re working on it,” Jeff said.

“I hope so,” said Sean. “I’ve never been.”

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20 questions with Sean O’Pry

Describe your personal style.

I like a good pair of jeans, a white Tshirt and a leather jacket.

Is it true that you love hats?

I do like hats, I like a good beanie.

Is there something you’d never wear?

There are a lot of things that I’d never wear (laughs). If you don’t see me wearing it, I’d never wear it.

How much fun did you have shooting “Blank Space” with Taylor Swift?

It was a blast. She was incredible; Joseph Kahn, the director, was incredible. They’re just two talented artists and it was a pleasure to be a part of it.

Did you have fun shooting Madonna’s “Girl Gone Wild” video as well?

Mert and Marcus were great. Madonna is obviously Madonna. You just can’t go wrong.

Do you plan to pursue acting? You’re studying acting now, right?

I do. I’m studying right now. We’ll see how it goes. There are some cool things happening.

Was modeling something you thought about doing before you were discovered on MySpace?

Not really, not really.

Growing up, did you always know you were good-looking?

No. I had a very long period of being awkward (laughs).

How aware were you of the fashion world when you started modeling?

Not at all. I thought Fendi was a food.

Have you adjusted by now?

I’ve been here eight years. I know a lot more than I did then.

What surprised you the most about the modeling industry?

Nothing. I came with an open mind.

How does it feel to be named the world’s most successful male model?

(Laughs) It’s nice to hear when people say that.

Do you ever Google yourself?

I used to. Sometimes you don’t want to read what people say.

If you weren’t a model, what would you be doing now?

I don’t really know, I’m just kind of enjoying this right now.

What are you passionate about?

Everything. Everything I do, I’m passionate. There’s no other way to be if you’re not going to be passionate.

Do you miss football?

All the time!

You never get to play anymore?

No. But Imiss baseball more.

Can you tell me a little more about your dog?

Mya is incredible. She’s technically my girlfriend at the moment (laughs). It’s just me and her. She travels with me sometimes, but I’m very lucky to have a close group of friends (who take care of her).

How often do you get to go home to Georgia?

As often as I can. But you know, with the schedule and class right now, it’s difficult. But I’m going home in about 10 days.

What do you miss the most about it?

My family. I mean, it’s Georgia. That’s where my family is. And the trees. I miss the forest.

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