Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell share secrets from George Michael’s Freedom video – guess who didn’t know the lyrics
Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista starred in one of the best music videos of the early 1990s.
It was George Michael’s freedom.
And in the new docuseries The Supermodels, the ladies showed what it was like to star in the sexy clip.
Some surprises were revealed.
One was that Christy didn’t know the words to the song, another was how Cindy felt her scenes were sub-par.
Sing it: Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista starred in one of the best music videos of the early 1990s. It was George Michael’s freedom. And in the new docuseries The Supermodels, the ladies showed what it was like to star in the sexy clip
Christy didn’t know the words before filming the music video for the song.
The 54-year-old model stars in the iconic video alongside, and Christy has admitted he panicked at the last minute before the cameras started rolling.
During the documentary The Super Models, Christy explained: ‘My very first scene I shot was where you can just see my eyes through this crop.
‘You see my mouth, then you see my eyes, you see my mouth, you see my eyes.
‘And every time I dive down, it’s because I don’t know the words yet.
“I’m not very good with lyrics.”
Uh-oh: Christy didn’t know the words before filming the music video for the song. The 54-year-old model stars in the iconic video alongside, and Christy has admitted he panicked at the last minute before the cameras started rolling. During the documentary The Super Models, Christy explained: ‘My very first scene I did was where you just see my eyes through, like this cutout
Haute stuff: The ladies at the Versace Autumn Winter Fashion Show, Milan, Italy, 1991
Linda also experienced something similar.
She said: “When I got to the set and they wanted me to lip sync, I didn’t know the words. I had to learn them very quickly in the trailer while they were doing my hair and makeup.”
On the other hand, Cindy remembers having the worst part of the music video.
The 57-year-old model explained: ‘I remember it was super dark and someone explained to me that I was going to lie in a bathtub. I thought, ‘Really?’
“I felt like everyone else had a better role than me.”
Learn it: Linda also experienced something similar. She said: “When I got to the set and they wanted me to lip sync, I didn’t know the words. I had to learn them very quickly in the trailer while they were doing my hair and makeup.”
She had the best part: On the other hand, Cindy remembers that she had the worst part in the music video. The 57-year-old model explained: ‘I remember it was super dark and someone explained to me that I was going to lie in a bathtub. I thought, ‘Really?’ ‘I felt like everyone had a better role than me’
Clubchick: Meanwhile, Naomi revealed she negotiated their roles in the video during a conversation at a Los Angeles nightclub. The model recalled: ‘Actually I’m at a nightclub in Los Angeles, The Roxbury actually on Sunset, and George is there and he comes up to me and says, ‘So what do you guys want?’
Friends: Evangelista and Crawford attend the Steven Meisel New York X Zara Collection Launch at Dover Street Market London on September 15
Meanwhile, Naomi revealed she negotiated their part in the video during a conversation at a Los Angeles nightclub.
The model recalled: ‘Actually I’m at a nightclub in Los Angeles, The Roxbury actually on Sunset, and George is there and he comes up to me and says, ‘So what do you guys want?’
“I said, ‘We want this much money and Concorde tickets for a return.’ He says, ‘And that’s it?’ I said, ‘That’s it.’
This comes after Campbell admitted she killed herself with drugs and alcohol.
She said: ‘If I have people in my life that I love and I see that they need help, then of course I’m going to offer my help. I’m there, I’m very loyal to the people I love.”