You might recognise Abbey Lee , excuse the Kershaw, as that Melbourne face who won Australia’s prestigious Girlfriend Model Search in 2004 and went on to grace countless high-fashion runways and Vogue covers over the last decade. Forget that, because Abbey Lee’s new career path as an actress, although in its early days, is astounding, and if she’s going to be recognised for anything it’s that. Not because her work as a model wasn’t insanely applaudable, but because, after sitting down with the girl herself, we get the overwhelming feeling that the modelling industry just wasn’t where she wanted to be.

theFashionSpt: You go by Abbey Lee now, no Kershaw. Why did you decide to take away your last name?


Abbey Lee: I like the sound of it, I like the look of it. I like it. It’s been ve

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