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Kate Moss has had one of the most successful modelling careers in history. Over the decades, few faces have been more photographed or revered than the 48-year-old supermodel's.

In the early '90s, she single-handedly re-shaped the mould of high fashion and street fashion, becoming a style and beauty muse for millions around the world.

She's a bona fide cultural icon - but in recent years, the enigmatic Moss has shifted her focus to fostering the careers of other models through her own agency, and stepped back from the spotlight for a quieter life in the country.

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In a rare new interview with BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs programme, the British model has spoken candidly about everything from her early career to her party girl reputation, and her relationship with Johnny Depp.

Here are eight things we learned about Kate Moss in her interview with BBC radio.

An uncomfortable shoot when she was 14 helped "sharpen her instincts".

Kate Moss was first scouted at the age of 14 at JFK airport, before being signed by Storm modelling agency in 1988.

She told BBC how she would go to castings in London on her own and once found herself "in a horrible situation" with a man who wanted to photograph her for a bra catalogue.

"I was only 15 probably, and he said: 'Take your top off'," she said.

"I took my top off, and I was really shy then about my body, and he said 'take your bra off', and I could feel there was something wrong so I got my stuff and I ran away."

Moss said that the frightening experience had "sharpened her instinct" and that as a result she could "tell a wrong 'un a mile away".

The famous Calvin Klein campaign with Mark Wahlberg left her feeling "vulnerable and scared".

In one of her most iconic shoots, 17-year-old Kate Moss appeared in a Calvin Klein underwear campaign with Mark Wahlberg in 1992. It was the collaboration that would soon make her an instant worldwide sensation.

But, as she told listeners, it was far from a great experience. In fact, she said her memories of it were “not very good”.

"It was all about him. He had a big entourage - and I was just this tiny model... I was quite young and innocent."

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She was asked to pose topless for the images, and said she felt objectified and "vulnerable and scared".

Erin Docherty

Beauty & Lifestyle Editor

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