That Velvet D’amour (the plus-sized model from Gaultier’s show in Paris last week) is one strange character with personality to match her size.

Here is an excerpt from an odd interview with The Sydney Morning Herald.

YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU HAVE AN AUSTRALIAN BOYFRIEND.
Well… I just want to say that Australian men are f***ing hot. And I’m very sorry actually because I loved Steve Irwin, as a typical American, and I thought he was an amazing person. And actually it’s funny, you’re going to think this is very silly but I was talking to [fellow Gaultier catwalker] Gemma Ward and I said that I dedicated my runway to Steve Irwin.

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HOW DID YOU DEDICATE YOUR SHOW TO STEVE IRWIN?
Well no, I was just talking to some people and I said that he was just such an amazing person and I felt like he lived his life so fully. And I felt like that’s how I live too and so I just thought I’m going to dedicate this show to Steve Irwin. In my heart, when I go out there I’m going to have his spirit and I did damn it.

JUST WATCH OUT FOR THE STINGRAYS.
That was tragic and I’d never even considered stingrays are anything to be scared of. It wasn’t his fault. We can’t blame him. He’s teetered over f***ing Great Whites and nothing’s happened to him. I think you can’t blame somebody for their death. What was meant to be was meant to be. He thought he was going to die young, he lived a great life…

Did you see Dita [Von Teese, in the audience]? Dita does great porn, I have one of her videos.

DO YOU DO PORN?
No I don’t do porn. Why, do you want to do one with me? You guys are so lesbo down there in Australia. And considering that I’m bisexual I would give in to your…? I would fit right in in Australia.

I THINK YOU MIGHT SQUASH ME.
I think you might like it.

She bounces around everywhere and seems to try to say the “right” thing to get attention and good press.

Also, it’s not re-published here, but she denies that obesity is not healthy. One way of promoting understanding is to believe that larger people don’t need to change, but that can be really dangerous. As with the rest of life, there needs to be a happy medium—but it’s so hard to find and, for most, embrace.

Photo courtesy of Style.com’s John Galliano Spring 2006 show.