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Will Chalker

Will Chalker's photoGETTY

Nationality:
British
Birthday:
March 7, 1980
Born in:
London, England
Lives now:
London, England
Agencies:
1 Model Management, New York Model Management
Known for:
My body
Status:
Established
Friends with:
Andrew Cooper, Danny Beauchamp, Karolina Kurkova, Noah Mills, Vincent Lacrocq
Interests:
Amateur boxing

Career

TÊTU, 2002

Mar 7, 1980
Born in East Sussex, England
1998
Discovered while working on a construction site outside London
Sep 2002
Appears on the cover of the popular French gay magazine TÊTU
2003
Appears in first campaign for Yves Saint Laurent alongside Julia Stegner and Adina Fohlin
Jan 15, 2004
Opens and closes Tom Ford’s farewell show for Gucci, entering the show with a bottle of whiskey in his hands
Jun 2004
Appears in GQ editorial with Karolina Kurkova
Jul 2004
Walks down the Dolce & Gabbana catwalk in Milan holding a baby tiger
Oct 2004
Becomes first man to be nominated for Best Model at the British Fashion Awards
2005
Appears in an editorial in L’Uomo Vogue
2005
Interviewed backstage at Frankie Morello by Fashion TV Video »
2005
Photographed for a Wormland campaign Video »
2005
Donates $5,000 toward setting up the Sevenoaks Boxing Club in England
2005
Spokesperson for Paco Rabanne BlackXS perfume Video »
2005
Photographed by Mario Testino with Gisele Bundchen for the spring Valentino ad campaign
2005
Appears in Marc O’Polo fall campaign alongside Erin Wasson
2005
Appears in Zara fall ad campaign
2006
Photographed by Annie Leibowitz the Bottega Veneta spring ad campaign
2006
Featured in Levi’s television commercials
2006
Face of Louis Vuitton accessories ad campaign with Gemma Ward
2007
Photographed by Steven Meisel for DSquared2 spring ad campaign with Karen Elson
2007
Appears in print ads for Gap
Dec 2007
Appears in Spanish Esquire editorial
2008
Lands on the cover of Upstreet
2008
Appears in Ermenegildo Zegna fall ad campaign

Quoted

“Before I became a model I was quite content in any profession that allowed me to use my hands.”

UK Times (July 23, 2007)

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