Alexa Chung - Model
Age: 42
Country: United Kingdom Occupations:
Model
Alexa Chung is a British television presenter, model, writer, and fashion designer born on November 5, 1983, in Privett, Hampshire, England. Of mixed heritage—with a three-quarters Chinese father, Philip, a graphic designer, and an English mother, Gillian—she grew up with two older brothers and an older sister, attending Perins School and later Peter Symonds College in Winchester.
Chung rose to prominence in the mid-2000s as a model before transitioning to television, co-hosting Channel 4's irreverent music show Popworld in 2006 and then anchoring the morning program Freshly Squeezed from 2007. In 2009, she moved to the U.S. to host MTV's It's On with Alexa Chung, a daily live show blending celebrity interviews, music, and viewer interaction, though it was short-lived. Back in the UK, she fronted shows like Frock Me on T4, Gonzo with Alexa Chung on MTV Rocks, and 24 Hour Catwalk on Lifetime.
Renowned for her distinctive, effortless style blending vintage and modern elements, Chung has been dubbed the "21st-century it girl" and a "proto-influencer." She's a frequent muse to designers, appearing on best-dressed lists and gracing covers of Vogue, Elle, and Harper's Bazaar. In 2010, Mulberry launched the iconic "Alexa" bag inspired by her, which boosted the brand's sales by 79 percent that year. She's won three British Style Awards from the British Fashion Council and served as a contributing editor at British Vogue.
Venturing into design, Chung collaborated on collections with J.Crew's Madewell (2010), AG Jeans, and Sunglass Hut (2019), and launched her own eponymous label, Alexachung, in 2018, stocked by retailers like Net-a-Porter and Bergdorf Goodman. She's also acted in projects like Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016) and voiced characters in Neo Yokio (2017), while authoring the memoir It in 2013.
Personally, Chung dated photographer Arthur Landon in the early 2010s and actor Alexander Skarsgård from 2015 to 2017. She remains a front-row fixture at fashion weeks and a tastemaker in London's creative scene.