Who is Neelam Gill? British model and Vogue star who met Prince Charles at the Prince’s Trust event
NEELAM Gill is a British Indian model who is still rising in her industry, having already worked for huge brands like Burberry and has been in the page of Vogue.
At the Princes' Trust event in 2018, Neelam met Prince Charles, and the pair had a flirty exchange.
Who is Neelam Gill and how did she become famous?
Neelam Gill is a 22-year-old model from Coventry, England, but now lives in London.
The model Sikh Indian and both her grandparents were born in India.
At age 14, Neelam was scouted by her agency Models 1, before landing her first major job in September 2013: a Burberry catwalk exclusive.
Her real name is Neelam Johal, but she changed it when she started out modelling.
Who has Neelam modelled for since?
After her catwalk debut, Neelam became the first Indian model to be featured in a Burberry campaign.
Aside from Burberry, she has modelled for Vogue editions across the globe and brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Yeezy, Balmain and Adidas.
Neelam has recently featured on the January issue of Elle UK alongside four other models.
When did she meet Prince Charles?
Neelam met Prince
Neelam met Prince Charles at the Princes' Trust event in 2018.
The 69-year-old future king was filmed complimenting Neelam, who was wearing a see-through lace dress for the charity event at St James's Palace.
As the pair playfully laughed together, Charles told her: "You've got to keep the curves, you see".
At one point, the 5' 11' model even touched his arm as they joked together while meeting at a star-studded line-up event for the Prince's Trust.
What has Neelam said about bullying and racism in the past?
Neelam Gill has been vocal about racism in the fashion industry in the past, telling The Guardian: “I go to castings now and there might be one other Asian girl – agencies started scouting them after I started getting booked.
"People don’t understand how hurtful it is to be discriminated against.”
On the subject of being bullied by Internet trolls, Neelam said: “People say the worst things about me, but I don’t hate them for it. I don’t hate anyone in this world. I just feel sorry because they’re so deeply insecure. If you’re a secure person you never feel the need to write anything negative online.”
Who is she dating?
In 2015, Neelam was rumoured to be dating ex-One Direction star Zayn Malik.
The pair first met in March of that year when Malik was still engaged to Perrie Edwards.
Rumour quickly fizzled out when it emerged they were just friends.
In 2017, Neelam had a brief relationship with American rapper J Stash
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