Model Citizen Magazine Issue 1 | Page 20

Does Alec eat nutritiously? How do you balance his studies and modelling career?   Alec goes through phases with food. Sometimes he eats well sometimes he doesn’t. Because he does a lot of sport, he grazes a lot. He eats a lot of eggs, nuts, oats, rice. He does not have a huge appetite. It's hard to balance school/ sport.acting and modelling. As his mom, this is my job to find the balance for him He often does his homework quite late at night or early in the morning. He may have to do work at lunch at school.   What is his dream role as a model? What do you aspire for him?   We don’t have aspirations for modelling or a dream role. We try not to make Alec think it is the be all and end all. He just does his best, and that’s what we focus on. He just wants to save money and have fun and learn. He has acting goals. To be in a film etc   Does Alec have any limitations? How do you define his boundaries when choosing to accept a modelling request?   Yes, he has boundaries and limitations for modelling. He would not do anything that he felt was wrong or that he felt uncomfortable with. Plus I am always in the room on a shoot. But he does do many things that may be uncomfortable. For example having 20 buckets of water spilled on his head for a commercial in the middle of winter. Booking Info: Instagram: @alecgolinger State your availability: Would you travel? Work full-time, part-time? Any hours? Alec is always available to work if he wants the job. We have gone interstate for a job, and he would be happy to work overseas.   For Alec: Tell us your most memorable experience in modelling so far?   Alec's most memorable job so far are the sports location shoots when he gets to model and does sport. He gets very happy about that. Scooter shoots, soccer, shoots, etc. He also loves when he does commercials and gets big buffet feasts as a kid he thinks that’s fun. He loves the friends he has made and worked with.   As a mom, what pieces of advice could you give to the parents reading this?   As a mom, the piece of advice I would give to other parents is this. If you have a child that wants to model the earlier, you start the better. Like I said it starts from babies and size 4. Pick an agency with integrity that is honest about what work is available and when. Be realistic about what to expect. There are only a handful of kids in every size fit and age that are working regularly. Then they move on, and the next group moves up to the next fit. You have to market and manage your kids too It's teamwork with you and the agency. Pick an agency you trust. The moms have to do a lot of driving you have to be up for this. You have to make sure the kids don’t make it there focus. Otherwise, it's not good for their self-esteem. There are many knock backs you have to roll with that. Email: Lindy Golinger Photographer: Kylie Southward Photographer: Photographer: HELLODARLING Aver and Line Photographer: PICTURESNME Photographer: Michael Teo