In a recent interview with Vogue, model Cara Delevingne talked about depression, her mother (a longtime heroin addict), and her relationship with musician St. Vincent, a.k.a Annie Clark.
The profile, though overwhelmingly Vogue-y (“Grinning and conspiratorial, all kinetic limbs and generous laughter, possessed of a demeanor that suggests that she has both seen it all and seen nothing at all, she slips so readily into familiarity that it’s hard to imagine we’ve never met before.”), includes some interesting facts about the model.
On her mom:
“It shapes the childhood of every kid whose parent has an addiction,” she believes. “You grow up too quickly because you’re parenting your parents. My mother’s an amazingly strong person with a huge heart, and I adore her. But it’s not something you get better from, I don’t think. I know there are people who have stopped and are fine now, but not in my circumstance. She’s still struggling.” (Pandora is currently working on a memoir—about her battle with addiction and the eighties London scene that formed its backdrop—which Cara says she has mixed feelings about.)
On her mental health struggles: