Roz Purcell has admitted she thought it was her sister – and not her – who would become a model.
The former Miss Universe Ireland always felt like a “runt” beside big sister Rachel, who is also her and Bressie’s flatmate.
She said: “I thought Rachel would become a model, because she was the gorgeous one that everyone looked up to, and I used to feel like such a runt beside her.
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“I always had frizzy hair and loads of freckles, and used to put Sun-In in to lighten my hair, so it had a weird ginger tint.”
The Tipperary star, 24, now spends lots of her time cooking with Rachel, 27, in their shared Dublin home.
But Roz admits she wishes she could have her sister’s organisational skills. She said: “I’d save a lot of money and I would not lose stuff 24/7.”
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The AR model tells VIP Magazine that they used to be “inseparable” growing up – until Roz moved to New York after Miss Universe.
And when Rachel also moved away – to Toronto – they didn’t see each other for two years.
She added: “I’m so bad at keeping in touch with anybody. Our family wouldn’t mollycoddle each other.
“We’re all very independent. When Rachel got home we were back to normal. We are yin and yang.”
Now Roz will spend Christmas at a sports club in Lanzarote with Rachel, her eldest sister Rebecca, 33, and Rebecca’s boyfriend.
