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Matthew Doman
Gemma Roblin
MATTHEW DOMAN, PONTYCLUN
GEMMA ROBLIN, LOUGHOR
When did you become interested in modelling?
When did you become interested in modelling?
I was at Southampton University studying oceanography with marine
About a year ago, I spoke to a friend who had just started modelling and
biology and my friend’s mother’s suggested I look into it.
decided it might be something I was interested in, so I got some photos
done in London and then approached an agency.
Why does the industry appeal to you?
I like the creative nature of it and I’m a bit of an entertainer. I love getting
Why does this industry appeal to you?
up on stage when it comes to doing catwalk shows.
I like to challenge people’s ideas of what a model is. When people fi nd out
you’re a model they expect you to have a certain personality; there’s this
What have you done so far?
misconception that you’ve got to be a stereotypical girly girl, but it’s just
There’s been a lot of local catwalk shows including last year’s Fashion
not true.
Rocks charity event where I won Male Welsh Model Look of The Year.
I’ve also done adverts and photo shoots and appeared in some fi lms and
What have you done so far?
television shows including Torchwood and Doctor Who. I also recently
My fi rst job was doing promotions for a nightclub in Carmarthen, and
learned to speak Welsh and that led to me doing an advert for the Welsh
since then I’ve done lots more promotions work and, most recently, a
Assembly Government.
photo shoot with Swansea Life for a surfi ng feature, which was great fun.
What are your aspirations now?
What are your aspirations within the industry?
Along with modelling, acting has now become my primary work so
I love modelling and want to continue with it but it’s not something I want to
hopefully I’ll be successful. I begin shooting two fi lms in October and
do full-time. I’m at Swansea University studying psychology, so I’m hoping to
performing some live shows for Ikea before rehearsals start for a theatre
pursue a career in that fi eld, but I’d still want to keep modelling as a sideline.
show in December. I’d also love to do some Welsh language fi lms.
At the moment, I really enjoy doing photo shoots or fashion shows, and I think
the pressure of doing it full-time would take the fun out of it.
AMELIA THOMAS, SWANSEA
When did you become interested in modelling?
Since I hit my teens. I have always loved fashion and good-quality clothing and have
had a different look with my dress sense. At around 13, I went to the Clothes Show
in Birmingham NEC, where I was scouted by a leading London agency Select. I never
followed it up due to my age and being based in Wales. But it stuck in my mind.
Then, last spring when my mother mentioned a charity fashion show in Swansea, I
was delighted to be chosen by Models 1 London as the Model Look of Wales.
Why does the industry appeal to you?
I love that there’s this elite vibe to modelling, where you have to be different or be
able to give something that may not have been seen before in order to succeed.
What have you done so far?
Since the charity show, I’ve had a lot of experience on local jobs. Most recently, I did
a shoot with Lara and Dom of Lara Johnson Life for the British Hairdresser Awards
2009 in the Wella Studios, London. I have also done several shoots for Swansea
Life and collaborated with Welsh fashion designer Helen Rhiannon and Carmarthen-
based photographer Rebecca Parker.
What are your aspirations now?
I recently graduated from Cardiff University. I am thinking of continuing my studies in
future, but for the time being I am considering moving to London to give modelling
Amelia Thomas Photo by: Rebecca Parker Wren, Carmarthen
a real go.
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