Taylor Swift is an expert at head hunting new celebrity friends to join her around her stove. Her friendship making knows no bounds - one call and she can get Beyonce at her birthday party and Emma Stone on her 4th July trip.
This weekend Taylor hosted a dinner party at her New York apartment with Karlie Kloss, Gigi Hadid, Tavi Gevinson of the Style Rookie and Victoria's Secret Angel Martha Hunt. If you ignore that their combined Instagram following is bigger than the population of most countries, it looked like normal 20-something January behaviour. Red wine, selfies, cups of tea and plates filled with what looks like pasta.
Although we do want to know exactly what Taylor Swift cooked up in her Le Creuset, it's her new model sous chef that has our attention. This might be the first time we have seen Taylor and Martha in the Swift kitchen together, but they have walked the VS catwalk together twice before. Read below to find out more about Martha Hunt...
1. She's 'on brand' for Taylor's latest album...
Just like Taylor, she was born in 1989.
2. Martha moved to New York in 2007 to pursue modelling...
She made her catwalk debut in 2007, walking in the Issey Miyake show during Paris Fashion Week. Martha has said of how she got into the industry: "It all started when I went to this model search in Charlotte when I was 18. That's when I met all these agents and realized I could do it, and I won! I met a photographer at the competition who persuaded me to sign with a different agency than the one that was offered to me. So, I started with a small agency and eventually moved up to IMG."
3. Martha made her VS debut in 2013...
Martha walked in the 2013 and 2014 Victoria's Secret shows and has appeared in other VS projects including a fragrance campaign and holiday film.
4. Martha has walked for the likes of Chanel and Balmain...
Martha might be best known for walking two shows for Victoria's Secret, but she has also walked for Chanel, Balmain, Carolina Herrera, Acne, Christopher Kane, Dolce & Gabbana, Jason Wu, Marni and many more.
5. She trains like an angel...
Ahead of the Victoria's Secret Show in London, Martha spilled on her work out regime to Self. She said the most challenging part of her work out is: "The balance board. I have to turn my toes inward and raise up on the balls of my feet over and over and over and balance at the same time. It teaches my body how to be strong and balance in high heels, which is great, and also it gives my calves such a hard workout. So my calves are really sore afterwards, but it is just hard to keep your balance."
6. She has a lot of adjectives for Taylor...
Martha has said of doing the VS show with Taylor: "She fits right in! She definitely has what it takes to be an angel. She's a babe. Very grounded, very cool, very eloquent, very smart. Love that girl."
** 7. She has 430k followers on Instagram...**
If you don't mind sunset beach pictures, she's worth a follow - @marhunt.
