Alice Burdeu and Christian Blanchard in love for spring

Posted by lena on Sep 30, 2009 in News | 0 comments

When model Alice Burdeu steps in front of the camera people tend to swoon.
But it was a different story when the flame-haired winner of Australia’s Next Top Model series three met photographer Christian Blanchard.
As he was shooting her in the latest Mimco campaign, the 5’10 model wearing tiny white paper dresses and stunning Mimco accessories almost passed out.
“She had a moment on set where she almost fainted because of the lighting we were using,” Blanchard said.
“But I was telling her it was because she was head over heels and smitten with me.”The photographer who recently shot the Perth Fashion Festival campaign starring Emily Cattermole and Tom Bull revealed that the pair were in a relationship.
Following the Mimco shoot they had time apart due to Blanchard’s commitments overseas but have got together over the past week and rekindled their romantic feelings.
Blanchard is recognised as one of Australia’s top fashion photographers and has shot campaigns for Amstel, L’Oreal and Nobody denim.
Though he is based in Melbourne and Burdeu in Sydney, they would not let distance get in the way, with the plan to see each other every week, he said.
“We are madly in love in time for spring, the birds and the bees,” Blanchard said.
His best friend Jimmy Jack, a filmmaker based in Perth, said he noticed something going on with Blanchard during the Perth Fashion Festival.
“There was something fishy going on with Christian when he was over here for PFF,” Jack said.
Jack dated Search for a Supermodel winner Gemma Bidstrup for five years.
“Quite frankly he was being a terrible wingman. One he’d spilled the beans I gave him some tips on how to date a modelling show winner,” Jack said.
source: watoday.com.au