FILM

With an extensive personal career in front of the camera, she has appeared in both film and television series including the blockbuster award winning Starwars, BBC’s Noughts and Crosses and her Netflix Debut with The Outsiders. She has grown as a talented film maker and is the founder of Orun Films. 

CHARITY

A dedicated philanthropist she has been committed to working, promoting and developing charities including Children’s Hospice  Scotland,  Climate Revolution, Fuel Poverty Action,  The  Well  Foundation and The Columbus Hospice,  as well as collaborating with big brands including TOMS, The Body Shop & Vivienne Westwood. She is currently the Ambassador for FAD, Best Beginnings, Global Ambassador of Graduate Fashion Week,  AAI,  Zero Waste Scotland and Fashion Targets, joining the ranks of Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Twiggy and Alan Carr.  A passionate activist and campaigner, she has not only created study aids for teachers at schools across the UK, advised the Government on the national curriculum, but has developed research with the Centre for Social Justice and spoken at the House of Parliament influencing the first ever inquiry into the impact of fast fashion on the environment.  In 2019 she created ‘Next Generation Regeneration’ curating exhibitions, talks and events at Tate Modern and The V & A, becoming the first ever Scottish Model to produce an on-schedule BFC London Fashion Week catwalk show. The event took place at Lambeth Town Hall and included a full programme of presentations and Q & A sessions including Nish Kumar, Afuah Hirsch, MP’s and councillors, to call into account the UK Government’s practices surrounding the Windrush Scandal. In November 2020 she worked with Simon Fredricks on the life of Stephen Lawrence and founded EPP and the ADBSF Fund primarily focused on supporting Afro-Caribbean businesses in a daunting Covid-19 climate. She is quoted as a ‘philanthropist’ running youth groups and classes throughout the UK.