'I'VE NEVER FELT MORE FREE'

Elle Macpherson chats to us about the gift of motherhood, her love of beach life and why her sixties are her best decade yet

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Bathed in the pastel glow of the Miami sky and framed by palm trees swaying in the ocean breeze, Elle Macpherson radiates elegance and poise.

Her sun-streaked hair tumbles beyond her shoulders and her skin glows with the vitality that made her the ultimate beach goddess in the Eighties.

Now, more than ever, the supermodel embodies the “goddess with guts”, as she describes herself.

“This is my most vibrant decade - the life in my years, not the years in my life,” she tells HELLO! in this exclusive interview. “I’ve never felt more free and alive than I do now, at 62.”

Elle rose to fame in the early Eighties after relocating from Australia to New York to pursue a modelling career at the age of 18. Her athletic physique led to a record five appearances on the cover of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit issue, winning her the nickname “The Body”.

Reflecting on her famous moniker, she describes the shift in her life towards something deeper. “Being in my sixties has been a transition from being 'The Body' to embodying something far more meaningful, with greater purpose,” she says.