“As a kid, I trained to be an Olympic gymnast. My schedule was rigorous. Four hours a day, Monday through Saturday, I was at the gym. My body was like a boy's, narrow hips, flat-chested, wide shoulders. When I was 12, I badly injured my ankle and was forced to stop training immediately.”

British photographer and media personality

Amanda de Cadenet is a British photographer and media personality based in Los Angeles. She began her entertainment career in the 1990s and first came to attention as a presenter on the British television series The Word and The Big Breakfast. She later moved to Los Angeles and briefly pursued acting before turning more fully to photography in the 2000s. She also hosted an interview series on Lifetime that carried her name, and has remained a familiar public figure across media and photography.