Super Model Paul Sculfor: Why the First Step is the Hardest
Sober Awkward
Victoria Vanstone
4.8 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
On the surface of it, Paul Sculfor was living the dream. He fell into modelling (his Mum signed him up to a competition without him knowing) and soon became Britain’s first supermodel when he was still in his early 20s. He travelled the world, earnt a huge income and was seemingly ‘living the dream’. But underneath it all, Paul’s partying was covering up some deep rooted trauma. As you will hear, Paul’s childhood was far from straightforward. Although he only discovered drinks and drugs relatively late, they would immediately fill the gaps in his personality that he felt he was lacking.
Paul didn’t know he had a problem - until it was almost too late.
After another drugs and booze fuelled night out, Paul had a panic attack whilst driving and would soon end up in rehab.Although it wasn’t a straightforward path from there - he has now been sober for over 20 years and has used his experience to try and help others. His wonderful Stride Foundation has been helped people get the professional help they need for a decade.
Today, he splits his time working with the Foundation, modelling, podcasting, acting and TV presenting - not to mention being a husband and father of two.
We cannot thank Paul enough for his honesty and wisdom during this conversation.
Show Notes
Paul's Website: http://www.paulsculfor.com/
Stride Foundation Website: https://stridefoundation.com/
Paul's Instagram: @paulsculfor
'This is Powerful with Paul Scolfor' Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4nLXwFf6c2D2iRExDigfmj?si=31c9ec427c1c4244
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Paul Skull for and this is Sober Awkward. |
| 0:04.4 | The kettle's boiled, Vic. |
| 0:06.2 | Great, perfect timing. Just a dash of milk for me, please, mate. |
| 0:12.0 | Here you go. Should we get started then? |
| 0:20.0 | Have you ever woken up on a Sunday morning and said, I'm never drinking again, |
| 0:23.9 | and then found yourself waving 50 bucks at a barman by happy hour? |
| 0:27.6 | Are you wondering why everyone else can stop at one, |
| 0:30.4 | while you head to a dodgy after party with a weird bloke called Disco Dave? |
| 0:34.2 | If so, it might be time to take a deeper look at your relationship with your reliable |
| 0:38.3 | social crutch, alcohol. On each episode, we'll investigate our own dysfunctional dealings with |
| 0:44.3 | booze and find out if it's possible to stop this deeply ingrained habit before things get too |
| 0:49.4 | messy. Yep, we're going to open up a shame shed of humiliating drinking stories to help you understand why waking up from a booze coma each weekend with a kebab sticking out of your top pocket might actually be negatively impacting your health. |
| 1:02.4 | Hamish and I are here to delve into what it's like being sober. |
| 1:06.3 | An unwanted warts and all look into why giving up those cheeky pints or putting down those mummy wines |
| 1:11.7 | will make you feel happier, help your anxiety in mental health and turn you into the most |
| 1:16.8 | sparkly authentic version of you. Won't that mean I become boring though, Vic? Well, Hamish, we'll just |
| 1:22.1 | have to wait and see. I'm Victoria Vanstone. I'm Hamish Adams Cairns. And this is Sober Awkward. |
| 1:31.7 | You may recognise Paul Skull for as the UK's first supermodel, who was once labelled by Attitude |
| 1:37.4 | magazine as the face-this worth a million dollars. In the 90s, Paul would work with the biggest |
| 1:42.9 | brands and photographers in the world. |
| 1:45.5 | Starring in over 40 global TV commercials, he is an actor, a podcaster, a mindset coach, |
| 1:50.9 | a TV presenter, including as head judge on Britain's next top model. |
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