British fashion model, actress and
singer Cara Delevingne took to Twitter to explain her absence from
the fashion world.
The 23-year-old Delevingne last year
told London's The Times that she is “not doing fashion work
anymore.”
Last month, Yves Saint Laurent
announced Delevingne as the face of its new collection.
In a series of tweets, which she
described as “word vomit,” Delevingne explained the absence.
“Can we just set the record
straight... I never said I was quitting modeling. I do not blame the
fashion industry for anything. I suffer from depression and was a
model during a particularly rough patch of self hatred,” she wrote.
She added: “I am so lucky for the
work I get to do but I used to work to try and escape and just ended
up completely exhausting myself. I am focusing on filming and trying
to learn how to not pick apart my every flaw. I am really good at
that.”
Delevingne first opened up about her
battle with depression last year, saying it started when she was 15
years old.
The openly bisexual Delevingne is
currently dating singer-songwriter St. Vincent (real name Annie
Clark).