Model and actor Lisa Haydon is completely at ease juggling her shoots, back-to-back assignments and her role as a mother.
Just when you expect Lisa Haydon to walk in with a uniformed nanny for her son Zack and a battery of assistants, she breezes in with her 18-month-old perched on an arm and his tricycle in her other hand. Minutes later, with his toys laid out and a eye on his movements, she effortlessly transforms from a doting mother into a camera-friendly professional who scans the place for the right shot, decides her look and outfit and faces the spotlight with ease. Between shots, she turns into an indulgent mother who sings along to Zack’s favourite songs Wheels on the Bus and ABCD that plays on her phone even as he pedals on his airplane-shaped tricycle. “I had a different impression of motherhood. I was told it’ll be tough but I realised that eventually it is what you make of it. When you see the love your child gives, giving up a few things doesn’t feel like any sacrifice,” she says. So, while late-night binge-watching shows on Netflix may have “gone out of the window”, Haydon, 32, seamlessly divides time between work and home. “I always wanted to be a mother. All you need to do is set your priorities right,” she says. The face of international brands such as Kerastase and Motorola, she shuttles between Mumbai, London and Hong Kong with her family and travels to India for shoots for a few weeks every month.
This story is from the December 10, 2018 edition of India Today.
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