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Holly Carpenter on Cara Delevigne quitting modelling: 'I understand where she's coming from'

Holly Carpenter has admitted she can see why Cara Delevigne quit modelling.

The English beauty recently announced that she was calling it quits on her catwalk career in favour of pursuing acting.

Cara admitted that being in the industry made her feel “hollow” and didn’t help her grow as a human being.

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Retired: Cara has left the modelling industry

As one of Ireland’s top models, Holly revealed that she too has experienced the intense pressure from the industry to look good at all times.

“I can understand where Cara is coming from. The pressure to look good in the industry is huge, especially at the level of success that she reached,” she said.

“I love working at home because in Ireland clients like their models to look fit and healthy. However it’s very easy to become obsessed with how you look and what you weigh, even though neither of those factors defines you as a person.”

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Understanding: Holly gets where Cara is coming from | VIPIRELAND.COM

The former Miss Ireland admitted she became “obsessed” with her looks in the run up to her appearance on Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model.

“I remember when I was preparing to appear on Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model I became a bit obsessed with my image. No one was putting as much pressure on me as I was,” she wrote in her Sun on Sunday column.

“I was working out twice a day in the gym and I wasn’t eating as much food as I should have been.”

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Pressure: Holly became obsessed with her looks when she was on Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model

“Even though looking back at pictures now I’m like ‘wow I was skinny’, I remember thinking I was actually fat at the time! I’m older now and more educated on food and fitness.”

“The best lesson I’ve learnt is that you have to love the body you have while you’re striving for the body you want. If you keep looking in the mirror and finding faults, you’re fighting a losing battle!”

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