TURN THE PAIGE
The weird and wonderful worlds of glamour modelling, cable TV and film often have us staring at a page, screen and/ or centrefold. Buxom beauty Paige Tyler has seen it all, from Babestation to big budget movies, as she has risen from the position of underdog. The South African-turnt-Essex girl lets us in on some industry secrets... words by Danny Walker images by Damien Morley
NOBODY TO QUEEN BEE So far Paige Tyler’s career has gone from strength to strength. But how does she see it? Can you remember a time when you didn’t have fancy things? Yeah massively. I come from a broken home, well my dad disappeared and moved overseas, leaving my mum with three kids. I never had anything growing up. We were just a normal family, times were hard, we got moved schools. My mum got a new fiancé which was really difficult and when I was 18 I packed my bags and I left South Africa and moved here on my own and lived in a hostel for a year. Not knowing anything about England, not knowing anything about London. I studied a beauty therapy course, I worked for Estée Lauder for a year and that’s where I started learning things about make-up. Massive respect. How does it compare to life now? Yeah, it’s all come from a lot of hard work and sacrifice. When I started modelling and doing things for the station I was working a normal job as well. I was working three different jobs at the same time until I could afford to get my own place. Now it’s a whole different game. I can afford more things - I drive a nice car, I have my own place.
in the industry really get on with each other, it’s quite close knit. Not bitchy at all.” So with no bitchiness, the only thing to steer clear of are seedy photographers, right? “Yeah,” she instantly agrees. “When I first started out there was the odd photographer. You have to pick very carefully who you work with. Go with recommendations from other girls. That’s the safe option.” After appearing in Universal Pictures’ Danny McBride starring Your Highness, it’s clear that it’s not the Babestation
“I WORK WITH AMAZING PEOPLE BUT OBVIOUSLY, EVERY CAREER COMES TO A POINT WHERE YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING AND THAT BRINGS YOU ON TO THE NEXT STAGE.” “Really, really good. Very sexy,” Paige laughs as we try and find out the insand-outs of her latest photo shoot. “I’m excited for it! It is the first calendar I’ve ever done, and it’s for charity as well; Help for Heroes.” After cheekily retorting that a calendar full of scantily clad images is exactly what our heroes need (“Thanks for that Danny,” she smiles) we find out what a shoot entails; Large trailers? Mojitos? Relaxing on a beach? “It is hard work, a lot of planning goes into it, a lot of homework, and for me personally, the photographer I did it with, I’ve known for a long time and I worked quite closely with him. You have to get a stylist, a makeup artist; it’s knowing exactly what goes into it really. A lot of the girls that do calendars are quite wishy-washy, if that makes sense?” But who is Ms Tyler referring to? Jodie Marsh? Katie Price? “I’m ever so professional,” the single lady informs with a stern voice, “and wouldn’t ever talk badly of anyone else.” Damn. So there’s nothing that can be said about Jodie Marsh’s new athletic UFC wannabe look? “I don’t think she should do a calendar. In fact, I think she needs to have a word with herself.” [Insert cat noises here]. After the highs (“my Range Rover Sport,”) and the lows (“I think it’s an industry that’s easily corruptible,”) we get an insight into what glamour modelling is all about. “I think a lot of people have a perception that these jobs that we go on are all catty and bitchy, and don’t get me wrong, there is competition,” the rugby fan says with a smile. “But all the girls
viewers calling Paige, but Hollywood. “It’s probably the best project I’ve ever done. But my hairstyle in it is slightly dodgy. It’s hilarious,” she says of her role, credited as ‘pale skinned beauty’. “I start an acting course in January and that is definitely somewhere I’d like to be, in LA maybe by the end of next year.” In the meantime, she is regularly revealed on Babestation. “It’s a bit of presenting with adult content; it’s basically talking very naughtily down the phone to lots of men!” she laughs hysterically. Any weirdos? “You know what Danny,” the shoe lover begins to confess. “I may as well have ‘WEIRDO’ written on my forehead. I attract weirdos! There’s an in-house joke at Babestation about the type of callers I get. I have a guy who’s obsessed with elbows! A lot of guys do like to wear their girlfriend’s underwear as well.” Nice. “I think it is something I’d like to move on from. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve loved the experience, and it’s been a learning curve. And I work with amazing people but obviously, every career comes to a point where you need to do something a little bit more challenging and that brings you on to the next stage.” Before Paige heads off to another shoot she leaves our readers with that all-important info; how to get those digits. “I like a man who’s quite business orientated. He has to be a family man and have good morals - that’s really important. And he has to be fun! Fun always wins. I quite like that cheekiness in a guy, a little bit of attitude, but not arrogance.” For more check officialpaigetyler.com 77