Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has opened up about the pain of rejection in the modelling industry.
The star, 37, who signed to her first modelling agency when she was just 16 years-old, admitted it ‘hurt her soul’ as she recalled being sent home from a job.
Reflecting on the moment on a recent episode of Reign with Josh Smith podcast, Rosie revealed how now she doesn’t see rejection as failure and instead views it as something that wasn’t meant to be.
She told the host: ‘There is a lot of rejection in this industry and there have been some really tough lessons with that… even now there’s rejection.
‘I don’t always get the jobs that I want and some things don’t work out the way that I want them to.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has admitted the pain of rejection in the modelling industry ‘hurt her soul’ as she opened up about being sent home from a job in podcast Reign with Josh Smith
The model, 37, also praised her fiancé Jason Statham as she described him as her ‘backbone of strength and support’
‘I remember being sent home from a job once and that was very painful and that really hurt my soul.’
She reflected: ‘But you know, I was very, very young. But if a job doesn’t work out, I kind of think it wasn’t meant to be or I’m knocking on the wrong door and I go find opportunities elsewhere where I’m embraced.
‘I can never really consider something that didn’t work out or rejection as a kind of failure. I see it as an opportunity for deep growth and actually, when I think of the successes that I’ve had over the years, which I feel very privileged for having they’re so fun.’
The star also opened up about the lessons she has learnt from her husband as she revealed he encouraged her to be her own advocate and not be controlled by the industry.
Rosie, who shares son Jack, six, and daughter Isabella, two, with the actor described him as her ‘backbone of strength and support’.
She explained: ‘When I started, you kind of join an agency and they take control of your kind of diary and your schedule and you’re sort of told what you’re going to do and when you’re going to do it.
‘I think around my sort of early mid twenties, there was definitely a point, and I remember it was actually Jason who is a great advocate for himself, but also really been such a backbone of strength and support for me as well, because he’s taught me so much.
‘It was a reminder for me of, “no, no, no, I’m In control and I’m in control of some of this.”… I also live with someone [Jason] who uses manifestation and self belief as a real tool and I know it’s really infectious.’
She told the host: ‘I remember being sent home from a job once and that was very painful and that really hurt my soul ‘ (pictured aged 17 at the beginning of her modelling career)
She reflected: ‘But you know, I was very, very young. But if a job doesn’t work out, I kind of think it wasn’t meant to be or I’m knocking on the wrong door and I go find opportunities elsewhere where I’m embraced’ (pictured at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2010)
Rosie also gushed about how many lessons the actor, 57, has taught her during their relationship after they first started dating back in 2009
Rosie also discussed how periods of struggle in her life have helped shape her as a person.
She added: ‘I feel for me, those dark sort of times or those struggle times, they’re kind of what make me interesting. It’s like they’ve roughed me up a little bit.
‘That’s what makes you kind of layered and multifaceted as an individual and as a woman. So I just try and turn things around and make it a positive.
‘It doesn’t happen overnight, sometimes things really sting and they really hurt and it takes a while to see why it didn’t happen, but I always try and see things that feel like they are happening at you that they’re happening for me.’
Rosie and Jason first began dating in 2009 but have yet to get married after first revealing their engagement when Rosie flashed her impressive diamond ring at the 2016 Golden Globes.
DailyMail.com reported that they love being engaged so much that they don’t plan on officially tying the knot anytime soon.
Rosie, who shares son Jack, six, and daughter Isabella, two, with Jason, but the pair are yet to walk down the aisle despite announcing their engagement back in 2016
According to a source close to the couple, they are on the ‘same page’ when it comes to their relationship – despite a notable age difference.
The source insisted Rosie and Jason ‘will’ get married one day, but there’s ‘no rush’.
They assured: ‘They are also very private but Jason knows how lucky he is and loves the life he has; he is very happy.
‘When it comes to them, they will get married eventually but they feel like they are already married and there is no rush. “If it isn’t broken, why fix it” is their overall mentality.’