BACK FROM THE BRINK

As a supermodel, Paul Sculfor almost wrecked his life through drugs and alcohol addiction. Now, he has reinvented himself as a mindset coach who is helping recovering addicts and their families

- TRACY SCHAVERIEN

As the world's first male supermodel, Paul Sculfor jetted around the world, drove fast cars and dated some of Hollywood's most beautiful actresses, including Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz.

"We still message now and then," he says of his famous exes as he joins HELLO! for this exclusive interview and photoshoot in London's Epping Forest. "Obviously we're all married and grown up now, so I just message like I message a lot of people, to say: 'Hey, how are you doing? I hope everything's fine.' Friendly stuff." These days, the face that appeared on magazine covers, catwalks and billboards in the 1990s is every bit as handsome as it once was.

But Essex-born Paul's life couldn't be more different from those heady days, when his champagne lifestyle and addiction to alcohol and drugs threatened to derail him.

The wholesome life that the 54-year-old now enjoys with his nutritionist wife Dr Federica Amati, 37, and their two young daughters is worlds away from his days on the modelling circuit.

His Ferrari has been replaced by a classic 1979 Mercedes-Benz W116 and, instead of spending his weekends partying with models and A-listers, he can usually be found enjoying the forest with his girls, who are aged seven and five.

"I thought success was material things - having a big house, a beautiful girl and a great car," he says. "When I got to a place beyond my expectations, I thought I'd feel whole, I thought I'd feel excited, I thought I'd feel complete.