Highlights
- Supermodel Naomi Campbell says she does not want to be regarded as a role model because she has made "many mistakes" in her life.
- Campbell has been involved in a number of scandals including various claims of assault. The supermodel, however, says that despite being flawed, she is trying her best to be a better person, Contactmusic reported.
- "I make many mistakes. Many mistakes. I'm not a perfect human being. I have to learn from my mistakes. And a lot of the ones I've made have been public.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell saysshe does not want to be regarded as a role model because shehas made "many mistakes" in her life.
Campbell has been involved in a number of scandalsincluding various claims of assault. The supermodel, however,says that despite being flawed, she is trying her best to be abetter person, Contactmusic reported.
"I make many mistakes. Many mistakes. I'm not aperfect human being. I have to learn from my mistakes. And alot of the ones I've made have been public.
"So I always get nervous when people speak aboutsomething that sounds like a role model, because I don't knowif I've been a great role model myself. I don't think I havein certain aspects of my life.
Despite her problems, the 40-year-old beauty says shenever wallows in her mistakes but will allow herself a briefperiod to get herself back on track again.
"But I'm trying to do better. I admit to my mistakes.I admit to the things that I've done wrong. I admit it. ButI'm trying to do right by myself and my life now."
"I don't get depressed. When I feel an attack, Iwithdraw. I disappear, I replenish, and then I come back. I'mnot going to wallow in self-pity and not live my life. Thereare always going to be some falls in life for everybody, nomatter what career you have. You have to roll with the punchesand keep going," she told Interview magazine.