WILLOW STEFANOVIC 'DAD, SURVIVING DIVORCE & MOVING TO LONDON!'

Karl's daughter opens up about growing up in the spotlight and her plans for the future

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She bears one of the most famous names in Australia, but ask budding fashionista Willow Stefanovic if being the eldest daughter of dad Karl has given her plenty of free kicks, and she quickly sets the record straight.

“there’s no doubt Dad has helped me, but while he opened the doors, he’s always said that it was up to me to walk in and show everyone exactly what I’m made of,” Willow reveals in an exclusive interview with Woman’s Day.

“I get asked what it’s been like growing up with such a high-profile parent, and the answer is I’ve never known any different – he’s my doting and sometimes daggy dad who I know has my back.

“And he’s very funny – sometimes I wonder who is the child, and who is the parent!” she says, grinning.

While young Willow’s childhood was filled with five-star family holidays, vacationing with the likes of long-time family friend James Packer, cruising the Mediterranean and skiing in Aspen, she’s managed to stay grounded.

“I’ve grown up around celebrities and stars, but I learned early on to never put famous people on a pedestal, because your worth should not be judged by fame nor wealth, rather by what difference you make in this world,” she says, adding that while her dad, 48, was building his career, it was her “amazing mum” Cassandra Thorburn, 52, who worked tirelessly behind the scenes as a stay-at home mother looking after the family.