April 15, 2011

Marie Claire Interview - Oh K!

I had an interview with Marie Claire magazine yesterday. Clearly someone high up in the echelons of the magazine has either forgotten or forgiven my ill-fated attempts to nominate myself for Marie Claire Cover Girl, for they are still prepared to feature me in their beautiful glossy pages.

Now, when I say 'interview', I mean 'a journalist from Marie Claire interviewed me for a story'. I did not, as some assumed, apply for a job at Marie Claire. Obviously if Marie Claire were to offer me a job I would grab it (I still have my eye on that position as Cover Girl) but this was not that kind of interview.

I was perfectly cool about being interviewed for a high end mag. I didn't obsess at all about what I was going to wear; I tried on three different outfits simply because I had time to kill. And I certainly didn't change my top after a friend suggested that what I was wearing was slightly too... well... 'wrong'. I changed because I was just ready to change. Fullstop. And I polished the 'K' in my 'K' necklace simply because I like it to look shiny. Nothing to do with the interview.

I didn't worry at all about my hair; I washed even though it wasn't washing day because I just felt like a good scrub. And I definitely didn't put on any make-up - just foundation, eyeliner, eyebrow groomer, two shades of eyeshadow, blush, lipstick and mascara - what experts call the 'natural' look (if 'natural' is wearing a shitload of makeup). And yes, it was annoying when I stabbed myself painfully in the eye with the mascara wand whilst applying the 17th coat, but I didn't even come close to having to cancel the interview; after all, my other eye was still perfectly functional.

It's true that my stomach was a little bit jittery before the big event, but that was no doubt because I hadn't eaten much that morning - just an orange, two pieces of toast, a couple of slices of cheese and a nice big cappucino. And I settled my tummy easily with an egg mayo sandwich and a Coke Zero, only smearing the smallest bit of egg over my beautiful MC ready top, and spilling just half a cup or so of Coke Zero over my lovely skinny jeans. Happily, it all dried before the interview and no-one noticed a thing. Or at least, if they did, they were polite enough not to tell me.

What made things even more exciting was that the interview was filmed by Channel 7. Which meant that the very charming sound guy got his hands down my bra to insert a microphone in my cleavage. Or at least he would have, if I had any cleavage. As it was, he kind of taped it to my ribcage. Poor guy. He was totally ripped off.

The interview went well. I was relaxed, witty and insightful, chatting easily about all sorts of fascinating subjects. At least, I desperately hope that's how I look when they edit the thing. And when I came home and ran to the mirror, I was thrilled to see that my mascara was still in place, my eyebrows were neat, and - best of all - there was no egg in my teeth.

It wasn't until this morning that I realised the horrible truth. The 'K' in my 'K' necklace had been turned the wrong way. I'd done the interview upside down.

Oh K! Guess that's just the kind of cover girl I am....

19 comments:

  1. But was your book casually just lying around within shooting distance on your coffee table? And when when when do you grace our screens once more? I want to see that K necklace. Even if it is upside down I need to decide if I'm going to snaffle it when I stay at your place in a fortnight.

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  2. Maybe that arty camera angle in the mirror will be the money shot... the 'K' will miraculously appear the right way around.

    Which Ch 7 show was it?

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  3. Hilarious! I laughed out loud (even though I just put my baby to sleep) when you corrected people who thought you were going for a job interview. And going out so rarely now I change my outfit 3 times just to go to coffee on a Sunday - so 3 times is pretty good for a FILMED magazine interview. I think I would have tried on every item of clothing I had - shows great strength of character to have only changed 3 times.

    Nicole
    http://www.myidealife.com.au

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  4. Linda: I'd tell you but I'd have to kill you (in other words, I don't know, it doesn't have a name yet!). x

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  5. Ah, but you are so glamorous. Natural cover girl material I'd say.

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  6. I knew I should have grabbed your autograph when you were within arm's reach! You are getting famouser and famouser!

    Glad it went well, Kerri! Let us know when it's on, will you?

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  7. Kerri, you should do an interview for Playboy, then you wouldn't have to worry about accessories. It would relieve a lot of stress........

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  8. Love you. Love your work. Love you and your work xx

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  9. How cool is that? Make sure you drop it into EVERY conversation you have for the next six months that you were featured in Marie Claire! When will YOUR issue hit stands?

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  10. Will you sign the copy of Marie Claire for us as well as the book? Have they created a centrefold poster for us? I really hope so.

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  11. Marie Claire!! Kerri, I think you're getting way too famous. Soon I'll be able to say "I knew Kerri when she was just a Twitterer with a bum finger"....

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  12. Wow, how exciting!You would make a fabulous covergirl, backwards k and all xx

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  13. You're such a natural starlet - and here was I thinking you were being ultra author clever with your reference to OK Magazine in the title. xx

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  14. Bowing in the presence of royalty. _|\o

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  15. Oh you will look gorgeous and sound intelligent and witty as usual. I remember when I was flat out earning the only family income as a magazine feature writer, and my now ex-hubby casually told kindy I was too busy doing interviews to help out that term. (Was no reason he could not have helped since he wasn't working!) The teacher had always been difficult with me and lovely to hubby, and when I turned up in my tracky dacks a few days later she said pityingly: 'On no, no luck with the jobs then?' The look on her face when I explained I was a journalist and had just interviewed the Wiggles, Mem Fox, Enrique Iglesias, and hung out on a film set made up for all the days she refused to help my son settle when I had to dash and leave. (Yeah, I was bitter. She always fawned over my ex, and would take my son from him, but I was made to linger and peel him off me and ask for help so I could get to work.)

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  17. Wow, how exciting!You would make a fabulous covergirl, backwards k and all xx

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  18. How cool is that? Make sure you drop it into EVERY conversation you have for the next six months that you were featured in Marie Claire! When will YOUR issue hit stands?

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  19. Hilarious! I laughed out loud (even though I just put my baby to sleep) when you corrected people who thought you were going for a job interview. And going out so rarely now I change my outfit 3 times just to go to coffee on a Sunday - so 3 times is pretty good for a FILMED magazine interview. I think I would have tried on every item of clothing I had - shows great strength of character to have only changed 3 times.

    Nicole
    http://www.myidealife.com.au

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