Monica Cruz control

Several weeks ago I interviewed Monica Cruz - younger sister of Penelope - for HELLO! magazine (issue 994 - out now) about her work with Mango.

I was struck by how low-key and friendly she was - showing me photos of her six dogs, and accompanied by two hilarious Spanish women who chatted away, embarassing Monica with stories about her childhood and having to be shooed out of the shoot in a stately home for chain-smoking around the priceless oil paintings. Even her make-up artist seemed to be a Madridleno mate of hers.

But as soon as the camera was on her, she transformed into this sultry Spanish siren, throwing the most impressive poses and pouting for the lens. Her training as a dancer was obvious from the way she moved, the way she held herself in front of the camera. And her input into the collection was obvious from the way she knew exactly how she wanted the shoot styled.

She's currently with her sister on the back of practically every bus in London, throwing that smokey-eyed stare in the Mango advert and causing countless traffic accidents. She's actually even more beautiful in the flesh. And a really nice person too - quite a combination.