Naomi Campbell is looking back at her life as a supermodel and what excites her about the future.
In a new profile by WSJ Magazine, Campbell, 49, opened up about her past struggles with addiction and what it’s like dating at 49.
“I’m a survivor,” Campbell told the magazine. “I don’t have a squeaky-clean life and I don’t pretend to.”
She continued, “I was the first to say that I was an addict, and I’m so grateful to God to be a recovering addict and a recovering alcoholic.”
But as she gears up to turn 50, she’s still dreaming of kids.
“I’ll see what the universe brings me. For now, what the universe has delivered is very much in the spirit of a ‘chosen family,’” she said referring to the young models she’s taken under her wing.
And as for her dating life, Campbell is taking things slow because of the industry she works in.
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“For me, privacy is important to know each other, and I always worry that my job will not allow that,” she said, “but I have ways. I was taught that by [former flame] Robert De Niro.”
She added, “Being alone doesn’t mean you are lonely. I don’t have time to be bored, and I don’t have time to be lonely.”
WSJ Magazine’s October issue, which also features “Icons of Industry” Demi Moore and Disney CEO Bob Iger, is out on newsstands Saturday, October 12.
