My appearance gave me access to a particular kind of world and I'm really grateful for it.

I don't want to have strong arms, like you get from Pilates or yoga. But dancing arms become your best accessory. And it's great for your core muscles.

I don't mind being called Supernova. If one nickname is going to stick, that's not a bad one!

I completely admire my mother for raising a child with cerebral palsy at home.

When I work as a model, it feels like holiday. Doing a shoot is so light in a way that it's really a good break from being a mother or running a charitable organization and other philanthropic projects that I'm really passionate about.

I live a very different life now, with incredible privileges, but looking back I realise that growing up in Russia gave me tools that other people don't necessarily have - such as the will to push that bit further, to make things happen, to succeed.

I learnt early to have little expectation so I protected myself from ever feeling greatly disappointed.