I started new career as a model at age 70
Daily Express|July 17, 2024
A RETIRED civil servant has begun a career as a fashion model at 70.
Hannah Van De Peer
I started new career as a model at age 70

Anne Flanagan said she felt "absorbed" by family and professional life and always thought of herself as a serious person.

But after a chance meeting with a photographer she was quickly snapped up by a modelling agency, a clothing brand and a shopping centre fashion show.

She now gets recognised and other pensioners have told her she's "empowering women over 70".

Anne, from Belfast, said: "I've never modelled anything - even so much as a scarf in my life. The photos taken of me give me a boost.

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