Television presenter, model and former professional athlete Kris Smith is originally from Manchester, England, but hung up the football boots to move to Australia in 2008 with then-partner Dannii Minogue. The power couple had a son, Ethan, in 2010 but split almost two years later. Smith is the co-host of Channel 7’s national afternoon program The Daily Edition and a Myer ambassador alongside Jennifer Hawkins. I caught up with Smith, 35, to chat about his career, fatherhood and those engagement rumours with girlfriend Maddy King.
Myer Ambassadors Jennifer Hawkins and Kris Smith hit the runway for the Myer Spring Summer 2014 Collections on Thursday night. 500 VIP guests view the spectacular parade that showcased 62 models and over 200 new season looks by Myer’s stable of leading Australian designers. Staged at the enormous Stage 7 at Fox Studios, the 48 metre long catwalk was flanked by 100 metres of low lying abstract ravines elegantly inlayed with 1 tonne of richly coloured dust and glitter creating a setscape as far as the eye could see. Jennifer Hawkins made a stunning entrance in Manning Cartell to open the show. Jennifer took to the catwalk five more times through the show wearing designs from YB J”AIME, Leona Edmiston, Aurelio Costarella, Cozi by Jennifer Hawkins and Maticevski to close the show.
Photography: Lucas Dawson.