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Jodhi Meares opens up about new life in Byron Bay after leaving Sydney: ‘I don't get bored'
Jodhi Meares has opened up about the real reason she left Sydney for Byron Bay, and the private life she has created for herself in the hinterland.
In a new interview with Stellar, the fashion mogul and ex-wife of James Packer admits she was never comfortable in the spotlight and is 'definitely a behind the scenes person'.
'I'm a true introvert. I like to be able to watch people. I find people really interesting.
'Being in the public eye wrecked that a little bit,' Meares told Stellar.
Late last year, Meares purchased a four-bedroom, Modernist-inspired home – which features an avocado, citrus, banana and papaw orchard, at Brooklet.
The property is located inland between Ballina and Byron Bay in the NSW Northern Rivers region – and was purchased for a reported $4.1 million.
Listen to a new episode of the Stellar podcast Something To Talk About below:
Speaking to Stellar, The Upside designer explains why she is at home among the papaya trees, a dog named Soda Pop, and her five cows.
'I don't get bored and I don't get lonely. I suffer from other things, but I don't suffer from those things,' Meares said.
'Sometimes I have to ask myself, 'How many days has it been? I need to just go somewhere and speak to another human …''
The former Australia's Next Top Model host and Tigerlily founder also made a surprising confession about her time as a model, saying she 'never really loved having my photos taken'.
'It's been a means to an end. But I felt very lucky to be able to do it because I wasn't sure what I was going to do when I was young.
'And school and I didn't get along that well.'
In the Stellar cover story, Meares also reflected on interviewing Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson – who stars in a new campaign for Meares' activewear brand, The Upside – for Stellar earlier this year.
'She's such a phenomenal woman. Elle doesn't have to do these things. I thought it was just very special,' Meares said.
'It was very beautiful, really touching that she was able to do that.'
Listen to a new episode of the Stellar podcast Something To Talk About below:
