Rosie Huntington-Whiteley travels the world, but is a Devon-born country girl at heart

Stunning: Rosie on shoot with Esquire (Picture: Simon Emmett; Pictures as courtesy of Esquire)

Emma Powell2 March 2015

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s career may take her jet-setting across the globe, but the model and actress said her heart will always be in Devon.

The 27-year-old model who grew up in Plymouth, Devon was keen to move away as a teenager, but can now appreciate the county’s “breathtaking” beauty.

Model looks: Rosie flaunts her model physique (Picture: Simon Emmett; Pictures as courtesy of Esquire)

“I had to leave Devon to really appreciate it,” she told Esquire. “I’ve travelled really broadly across the whole world.

“I’ve been to some stunning places and now I go back to Devon and it is right up there. I mean, it’s kind of breathtaking.”

The former Victoria’s Secret Angel – who received the Model of the Year accolade at Elle magazine’s Style Awards last week – said that city life was something she dreamed of as a child.

Well travelled: Rosie on the front of Esquire's Travel Special (Picture: Simon Emmett; Pictures as courtesy of Esquire)

“I was the country kid who wanted to go to the city," she said. "As soon as I hit my teens and I started to get inspired by fashion and culture and travel, I wanted the cosmopolitan life and the opportunities you could only get if you lived in London.

“I wanted to be in a city that was glamorous, that was sexy, that was dangerous.”

Read the full interview in the Esquire April 2015 issue - on sale Tuesday 3 March. Also available as a digital edition.

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