My London: Alessandra Ambrosio

The Brazilian supermodel likes a sundowner atop the Mondrian, collects Barbie dolls and wants to move into Buckingham Palace

Where do you stay in London?

Chiltern Firehouse. I like people to come to me for lunches in the little outside area — and cosy nights in at the bar.

Best place for a first date?

A walk in Hyde Park. There’s a small chance you might bump into one of the Royal Family.

First thing you do when you come back to London?

Head straight to a pub — any pub. At 5 o’clock, if it’s happy hour, there’s nowhere better.

Favourite London shops?

Selfridges because it’s a one-stop destination. I go there for Replay jeans because I’m always travelling, so it’s good to stock up on comfortable denim. And Victoria’s Secret because you can never have too many lingerie sets.

Alessandra Ambrosio is the face of the Hyperfree collection, the latest in a series of Hyper-innovative jeans from Replay at £145, available from Replayjeans.com

Building you’d most like to buy?

I’ll take Buckingham Palace and live like a princess. That’s every girl’s dream, right?

Favourite discoveries?

When we were here for the Victoria’s Secret show, there was a club in the basement of The London Edition hotel, so we never even had to leave.

Favourite London meal?

The dumplings at Hakkasan, which are out of this world.

Best piece of advice you’ve been given?

‘Trust in yourself.’ My parents always taught me to follow my own path.

Most romantic thing someone’s done for you?

I was here for the Olympics and got to go on the London Eye with my fiancé, Jamie Mazur. But we had our kids, Anja and Noah, with us so it wasn’t as romantic as you might think.

What would you do if you were Mayor for the day?

Follow in the footsteps of Princess Diana by supporting charities.

Building you’d like to be locked in overnight?

Hamleys, with my kids. I’d win mother of the year.

Last album you bought?

Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool. I’m a huge fan. I recently argued with a restaurant owner to stop them from switching it off.

Earliest London memory?

Afternoons spent clubbing in Camden in the underground scene when I was 19. I was a lot more outgoing back then.

Favourite London bar?

The Rumpus Room at The Mondrian has a cool atmosphere and a good cocktail menu, as they do in LA.

Who’s your hero?

Christy Turlington, for her charity work, career and family. That’s what I aspire to.

What do you collect?

Barbies, including antique ones from the Fifties. I have about 60, although now I can claim I buy them for my daughter.

Biggest extravagance?

Massages. When I was younger I was like, ‘who cares aboout massages, I’d rather go party’. Now I’d take a spa treatment over a night out any day.

Alessandra Ambrosio is the face of Replay Jeans Hyperfree collection (replayjeans.com)

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