Biography of Saffron Aldridge
Saffron Aldridge is a model, freelance journalist and social activist from England. She shot to fame in the 1990s while working for Ralph Lauren after being discovered when she was sixteen. Miles Aldridge, a fashion photographer, and his half-sisters Lily and Ruby Aldridge, models, are among his siblings.
How old is Saffron Aldridge? – Age
She turns 55 in 2023. She was born in 1968 in London, England.
Saffron Aldridge Family
Aldridge is the daughter of Alan Aldridge, a graphic designer, and Rita Farthing. She worked at Camden Lock Market from the age of 13 to 16 and people regularly told her she should be a model. She knew a girl working at a booth who was with the Take Two modeling agency, so she went one day and they hired her.
Aldridge grew up in north London with his mother and brothers Marc and Miles Aldridge after his parents divorced when he was eight years old. His half-sisters from Alan’s second marriage in Los Angeles are models Lily and Ruby Aldridge.
Saffron Aldridge’s husband
While modeling, Aldridge became pregnant with her first child, Milo, from her partner Simon Astaire in 1993. She married media executive Toby Constantine a year later and gave birth to her second son, Finn Constantine, in 1997 , but the marriage ended in divorce. . She married businessman Ian Wace in 2012.
Saffron Aldridge net worth
She has an estimated net worth of £300million.
Saffron Aldridge Cancer
For many years of her modeling career, she struggled with self-doubt, which was exacerbated by the death of her closest friend in the Marchioness disaster and the death of her mother from breast cancer. ovary in 1992. While modeling, Aldridge became pregnant with her first child, Milo, by her partner Simon Astaire in 1993. She married media executive Toby Constantine a year later and gave birth to her second son, Finn Constantine in 1997, but the marriage ended in divorce. She married businessman Ian Wace in 2012.
Aldridge House with Saffron
Ian and Saffron were married in front of close family and friends in the Caribbean, where Saffron has a home.
Rudder Aldridge Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 9 + 3⁄4 inches (1.77 m).
Rudder Aldridge Yacht
In 2017, her husband bought Tanera Mr. for just under £1.7million, which was significantly below the original asking price of £2.5million. He plans to create an idyllic retreat for up to 60 paying people in three communities, Ardnagoine, Tigh-an-Quay and Garadheancal. He is a Conservative Party supporter and contributed £300,000 to funding the 2019 general election. The island is undergoing “a major building project to restore cottages and upgrade infrastructure”, according to a note on the website of Summer Isles Enterprises. He warns visitors against heavy machinery and that “parts of the island are still a construction site”, and he asks them to avoid the bay being inhabited.
Tanera Mòr is the largest of the Mid-Year Islands, a collection of islands at the mouth of Loch Brush. One of the first herring drying stations in Wester Ross, its herring drying station was established in 1785. The island was valued at £2.6 million, but negotiations for a communal takeover failed and she was eventually sold to Mr. Wace for what some perceived as a small price. The old herring station, school and post office are among the remaining structures on the island, along with a number of holiday cottages.
Tanera M. has become one of the biggest employers in the region thanks to construction work on the island. Up to 150 workers are flown in from Ullapool with more based on the island. Works have included the development of a church which sits on Cnoc Ghlas, while the demolished structures have also been modified using unique stonework, with timber strips and storefronts, disc roofs and, at times, grass roofs.
Saffron Aldridge Career
Aldridge began her modeling career at the age of sixteen, posing in jewelry for The Field magazine. She was lucky enough to work for a Ralph Lauren campaign when she was 17. Because a friend of hers knew Bruce Weber, who was filming the campaign, she was hired as an extra. She got her first Ralph Lauren contract through this job, and from then on Aldridge became popular as the former face of Ralph Lauren.
She has been photographed for various advertising campaigns, including those of Burberry, Gianfranco Ferré, Harrods, La Perla, Olay, Ralph Lauren, Selfridges and Laura Biagiotti. In addition, she has been on the cover of magazines published in Italy and Brazil. On the cover of Donna, an Italian magazine, in 1993, she became the first model to be photographed with her child in her arms.
Aldridge started a children’s charity after nearly two decades of modeling. In 1998, she started a pledge-raising project called Through the Eyes of a Kid, the proceeds of which go to the NSPCC. Aldridge convinced Canon Inc. to give away 200 free cameras to children between the ages of three and twelve. They were allowed to take any pictures they wanted, but were told not to ask adults for help. The top 200 shots were exhibited and included in a book for the coffee table. The project raised £150,000 in total, including the charity dinner and auction, which was supported by many celebrities including Hugh Grant, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bryan Adams and Sting. In subsequent years, the mission was revamped around the world. Along with his other partner Ian Wace, Aldridge also works for ARK.
