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Kate Moss fans are in for a treat as some unearthed photos of the supermodel are going on display at a new exhibition.
The snaps were taken 23 years ago by celebrity photographer Michel Haddi, who has worked with the likes of Linda Evangelista and David Bowie.
Michel says he discovered the polaroid photos of Kate, now 49, during a spot of spring cleaning and is now showcasing the "powerful" images, which can also be seen in his book, The Legend - Kate Moss.
The photographer, who has worked in London and California, said: 'It made me very happy... to look at the past because I met Kate back in the 90s when she was not known in LA.
"She was young and she looked like the mermaid of Copenhagen, I said: 'Oh my God, this girl is like a dream,'... she doesn't care about nothing and she's so beautiful.'
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Kate Moss fans are in for a treat as some unearthed photos of the supermodel are going on display (Credit: Michel Haddi) (PA)
The photos were taken 23 years ago (PA)Recalling working with Kate on a Bloomingdale shoot, Michel continued: "I think that at first she didn't think that I liked her because I didn't work with her in LA, but I couldn't, I was (working), I am as shy as she (is) even now.
"So there is two models of 6ft tall and she feels a bit embarrassed, I say 'Darling listen, stay the way you are. You look p****d off, doesn't matter because even when you look p****d off, you look beautiful'."
Kate is now focusing on her daughter Lila's modelling career, with the 19-year-old already bagging gigs with fashion houses including Versace.
The snaps are also in Michel's book, The Legend - Kate Moss (PA)
At 5 ft 7, Kate changed the face of fashion (PA)Speaking about her 'momager' role on Desert Island Discs, Kate, who also runs a model agency, said: “I’ve said to her you don’t have to do anything you don’t want to.
“I take care of my models. I make sure they’re with agents at shoots so there is someone there to say, ‘I don’t think that’s appropriate.’”
Kate claimed she'd been made a scapegoat in the 1990s, when she was accused of promoting skinniness after her Calvin Klein shoot with Marky Mark.
She said: “I was never anorexic, I never have been. I had never taken heroin. I was thin because I didn’t get fed at shoots or in shows and I had always been thin. It was a fashion shoot.
She's now managing her daughter Lila's career“It was shot at my flat and that is how I could afford to live at the time.”
The supermodel, whose sister is OnlyFans star, Lottie Moss, also spoke about the photo of her taking cocaine in a studio with then-boyfriend Pete Doherty.
Kate admitted: “I felt sick and was quite angry. Everybody I knew took drugs, to focus on me and try to take my daughter away, I thought was really hypocritical.”
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* Michel Haddi’s work will be on display at the 29 Arts in Progress Gallery booth G27 during photo London 10-14th May Courtyard Pavilion - Somerset House London and on Sunday 13th May at 15.00 Michel will be signing copies of the new book Kate Moss The Legend.