‘The harder you work, the luckier you get’

Caprice Bourret on breaking stereotypes, enjoying the holidays and her new festive film

- WORDS: JEN PHARO

She started her career on the catwalk, but now Caprice Bourret is the queen of Christmas movies.

Famous for her lingerie brand and her business empire, Caprice always dreamed of breaking into movies. But when casting directors failed to see past her modelling career, unstoppable Caprice decided to take matters into her own hands and start producing her own films.

"The whole point of me doing this initially was because people would stereotype me and say, 'She's a model, she can't act,'" says Caprice, 54. "That's OK, I'm not going to play the victim here. I'm so blessed with the career that I have and I'm so grateful. But you know what, sod it! I'll do it myself. So that's how it all came about to begin with. I love this whole world of acting."

Caprice's new movie is called A Scottish Christmas Secret and airs this festive season on 5. Caprice plays a workaholic publisher called Tiffany, who falls for one of her authors, Nathan, played by Alex Trumble. And Caprice's close pal Patsy Kensit costars as her sister Sophie. "Pats and I had such a giggle," says Caprice. "She was brilliant. In the film we are sisters and we're also business partners. She's the face behind the product and my character does the workload, but they have such an amazing relationship. Patsy is such a great actress."

Christmas movies are the perfect vehicle for Caprice as she's obsessed with the festive season and is a lifelong romance fan.