Kate Moss revealed that she has ‘not very good memories’ about the infamous Calvin Klein photoshoot that she and Mark Wahlberg posed for in 1992. The supermodel explained that Wahlberg’s ego was too big for her to handle, saying that the shoot was ‘all about him’. At the time, Wahlberg had already found fame as a rapper with the stage name ‘Marky Mark’. Moss was an up-and-coming model and she felt ‘objectified’ by the imbalance of power she experienced on set.
During an interview for Desert Island Discs, host Lauren Laverne asked Moss about her time on the Calvin Klein photoshoot. “Not very good memories,” Moss replied before adding that Wahlberg “was very macho and it was all about him.”
Kate Moss Reveals She Wasn’t A Fan Of Mark Wahlberg During Famous 1992 Calvin Klein Photoshoot: ‘It Was All About Him’
She then referenced the fact that Wahlberg was acting like a big star, admitting, “He had a big entourage. I was this model.” Laverne then asked Moss if she felt objectified, to which she responded, “Yeah completely and vulnerable and scared. I think they played on my vulnerability.”
“I was quite young and innocent, Calvin [Klein] loved that. I really didn’t feel well at all before the shoot, I couldn’t get out of bed and had severe anxiety.” Kate Moss was 18-years-old at the time of the shoot, while Mark Wahlberg was 21. Kate’s apparent dislike for Mark isn’t anything new. In a past interview with Vanity Fair, the model described Mark as ‘such a d***head’ while saying that he ‘wasn’t very nice’.
She also spoke out about the effect that infamous photo session took on her mental health. “I had a nervous breakdown when I was 17 or 18, when I had to go and work with Marky Mark and Herb Ritts. It didn’t feel like me at all. I felt really bad about straddling this buff guy. I didn’t like it. I couldn’t get out of bed for two weeks.”
To Wahlberg’s credit, he had previously taken some accountability for his past behavior during an interview with The Guardian. “’I think I was probably a little rough around the edges. Kind of doing my thing. I wasn’t very… worldly, let’s say that,” he said. While he and Kate Moss may not be the best of friends, he claims that they don’t have any animosity toward each other, saying, “I’ve seen her and said hello. I think we saw each other at a concert here and there, we said hi and exchanged pleasantries.”
But Wahlberg seemingly regrets the Calvin Klein photoshoot in its entirety. “The underwear modeling I did for Calvin Klein with Kate Moss was not good in retrospect, but at the time it got me a lot of attention from the ladies!” he said before confessing, “Explaining that – along with the rap career – to my kids is going to be embarrassing when they are old enough to ask.”
