December 18, 2020 3:40 pm Credit: Calvin Klein
Supermodel, charity founder and face of Calvin Klein Eternity Christy Turlington Burns speaks to Entertainment Editor Sophie Goddard about working with husband Ed, her most prized wardrobe staples and the advice she treasures most from fellow super Lauren Hutton.
As one of the original ‘supers’ of the nineties, Christy Turlington (technically Turlington Burns – she’s been married to director Ed Burns since 2003) could be forgiven for taking her foot off the gas. As it happens, she’s doing anything but. Currently global ambassador for Eternity Calvin Klein fragrances (demand for the supermodel shows no sign of waning) she also heads up her own maternal health charity, Every Mother Counts, which has just marked its 10 year anniversary. Her latest Calvin Klein Eternity collaboration – the reason we’re speaking today – feels especially fitting since Turlington actually starred in the first ever Eternity advertising
services. and today, her team assists in more than a thousand deliveries every year. we caught up with robin recently at her new center. the night before, she d helped deliver four babies. aw, darling. this baby is less than one day old. she has not got a name yet. and her mom is taking a little rest while i hold her. if this baby s mother had given birth in a hospital somewhere else and did not have the money to pay, they would be forced to leave the baby in the hospital until they could find the money to pay. you ll see them outside the hospital sleeping on newspapers to stay warm to wait for someone in the family to try to bring them money. this mother, of course, her service here for childbirth, all her prenatal care, everything, postpartum care, will be free. in 2011 when cnn heroes was filming robin s story she received help from supermodel and turlington