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Podcast: Desert Island Dishes
Episode: Twiggy on life as the face of the swinging sixties, winning 2 golden globes and life as a self confessed foodie
Description: Twiggy is one of those rare celebrities known by a single name.
She was the girl from Neasden, north London who became the face of the swinging sixties. With her petite frame at just 5ft 6 Twiggy smashed the stereotypes of what it meant to be a supermodel. Her pixie hair cut and wide eyes will forever be iconic.
As the model of her age she was propelled into the glamorous world of fashion and photography and later she found success as a singer, dancer and actress. She starred in Ken Russell’s film The...