(My) I was turned into a “sexy girl”: Amber Rose confided a lot about these terrible months with Kanye West
Amber Rose says ex Kanye West pushed her to dress seductively despite her ‘conservative’ hesitations
Amber Rose never wanted to be known for her sexuality — but ex Kanye West had different plans.
During Thursday’s episode of “Just B with Bethenny Frankel,” the model claimed the “Heartless” rapper pushed her to dress sexier after their tumultuous relationship began in 2008.
“I am conservative actually,” the 40-year-old said. “I have always been conservative since I was young.”
However, Rose said she was turned into “this sexpot type of girl” once she rose to fame while dating West, 46.
Amber Rose said Kanye West pushed her to dress sexier while they were dating.
Despite being “conservative” at her core, the model explained that West urged her to dress more provocatively.FilmMagic
The model felt like she became “this sexpot type of girl” all of a sudden.
“That was my first relationship with a celebrity ever but also in the public eye,” she explained. “And he knows a lot about fashion and he always wanted me to dress very sexy.”
The model explained that she was “young” and impressionable and went along with it despite knowing it wasn’t a reflection of her true self.
Even after she and the controversial rapper split in 2010, Rose said she couldn’t shake her “sexy” image and felt “pigeonholed” into one category.
“That was my first relationship with a celebrity ever but also in the public eye,” she explained. “And he knows a lot about fashion and he always wanted me to dress very sexy.”Getty Images
Despite the pair splitting in 2010, her “sexpot” image stuck.Vittorio Zunino Celotto
“So when I was out on my own — without my first relationship that kind of brought me to the light — that’s what they wanted from me.”
And when Rose tried “to go against the grain,” she detailed that she was often met with backlash.
“I would have producers saying, ‘We want to do this video for MTV and we want you at the pool, with a bikini on, martini in your hand.’ And I’m like, ‘Ugh, I’m so not her.’ Like I’m so not her and I get what I come off as but I am so not her.’”
“And they’re like, ‘Well I guess you don’t want to do it then.’”
Rose felt like she had to keep up her image to continue working.FilmMagic
“I remember fighting so hard to not be that person and no one would let me,” she said.WireImage
Rose told Frankel that she “cringes” when she looks back at her early years in the spotlight and all the things she had to sacrifice.
“It was like I remember fighting so hard to not be that person and no one would let me,” she said.
