Modelling helped Claudia Schiffer overcome her shyness

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 1:12p.m.

Claudia Schiffer says modelling helped her overcome her natural shyness.

The supermodel said having such a varied career and meeting so many people has made her a more confident person.

Claudia said: "Modelling has been a great type of therapy for me. Working with so many different personalities - good and bad - has forced me to come out of my shell. Obviously all the travelling has taught me to become very independent and I've also learnt to live each day like it's my last."

Claudia, 39, said she had no interest in modelling when she was first discovered.

She revealed to Britain's Stylist magazine: "I didn't even know what it was.

I was just so shy and hated being the centre of attention. I always sat in the back row at school, scared that someone was going to look at me.

"I had to actively try to stop analysing other people, stop worrying about what everyone else was thinking and be more confident. I just became better and better at it."

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