Childhood Images Of Rosie Huntington-Whitely

Feb. 2 2012, Published 5:51 a.m. ET
Childhood Images Of Rosie Huntington-Whitely
1. With her glamorous looks and mile-long legs, Rosie Huntington-Whitely has topped both FHM and Maxim Magazine’s ‘sexiest woman alive’ lists.

With her glamorous looks and mile-long legs, Rosie Huntington-Whitely has topped both FHM and Maxim Magazine’s ‘sexiest woman alive’ lists.
2. The 24-year-old, who is setting up a love nest in Malibu with her boyfriend of over a year Jason Statham, is one of the world’s highest-paid models and has even been dubbed the next Kate Moss.

The 24-year-old, who is setting up a love nest in Malibu with her boyfriend of over a year Jason Statham, is one of the world’s highest-paid models and has even been dubbed the next Kate Moss.
3. Hard to believe but but the Victoria’s Secret model and Transformers actress reveals that she was actually bullied as a kid for her looks

Hard to believe but but the Victoria’s Secret model and Transformers actress reveals that she was actually bullied as a kid for her looks
4. Rosie admits she was a late bloomer in the looks department – in addition to bad skin and braces, she was bullied relentlessly over her to-die-for pout.

Rosie admits she was a late bloomer in the looks department – in addition to bad skin and braces, she was bullied relentlessly over her to-die-for pout.
5. Even her surname caused her grief growing up. ‘We always used to tease her about her double-barrelled name and how posh it sounded.'

Even her surname caused her grief growing up. ‘We always used to tease her about her double-barrelled name and how posh it sounded.'
6. It was during the summer of 2003, just before she entered the sixth-form, that Rosie did work experience at Profile model agency, making tea and photocopying.

It was during the summer of 2003, just before she entered the sixth-form, that Rosie did work experience at Profile model agency, making tea and photocopying.
7. It was to change her life.

It was to change her life.

8. She left Tavistock College in 2004, midway through the sixth-form and that summer she signed up to Profile’s New Faces division.

She left Tavistock College in 2004, midway through the sixth-form and that summer she signed up to Profile’s New Faces division.
9. ‘I was shocked,’ she says. ‘I was just a big lump from Devon. When I started modeling, I was definitely heavier. I had a real baby face and baby fat.

‘I was shocked,’ she says. ‘I was just a big lump from Devon. When I started modeling, I was definitely heavier. I had a real baby face and baby fat.