Lorne Cousin pusher piper to strut stuff on catwalks
The hunky Scots piper hand-picked by Madonna to perform on her world tour has been signed up as a model after she encouraged him to pursue a catwalk career.
Lawyer Lorne Cousin, 32, travelled the world with the pop icon on her sell-out Re-Invention tour last year. He returned to his old job as a conveyancing solicitor in Edinburgh last October after five months travelling the globe on private jets and staying in luxury hotels.
But now the 6ft 1ins Scot is launching a career as a male model, on Madonna‘s advice, and has just been signed up by modelling agency Colours Model Management.
Lorne, from Campbelltown, said: ‘It’s not something I would have ever considered before. During the tour we were always doing different photo shoots for various magazines and Madonna suggested I should try modelling. When I came back to Scotland, I put together a portfolio of photos and was signed up by this agency. I’ve just started to do it and fit it in with my job in conveyancing. It’s a hobby at the moment.’
Madonna invited Lorne on her tour after hearing him play at Stella McCartney‘s wedding on Bute in the summer of 2003. Earlier this month, Lorne was flown to Milan to play at the Pringle of Scotland fashion show, piping the models on stage.
He said yesterday: ‘I’m still in touch with Madonna. I would consider her a friend, as I think she does me.’
From the today edition of Sunday Mail
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