Skip to main content

Daily Inspiration Quote by Helena Christensen

"There've been times when I've bought a whole pound of cheese and walked down the street and eaten it in one go"

About this Quote

It lands like a confession, but the real power is how deliberately un-glamorous it is. Helena Christensen, a figure built by an industry that treats bodies as brand assets, casually admits to a one-pound, on-the-go cheese binge. The image is almost slapstick: high fashion’s cool precision replaced by a woman power-walking with dairy grease and zero apology. That contrast is the point.

The intent reads as a small act of reputational sabotage in a culture where models are expected to perform effortlessness and restraint. She’s puncturing the myth from inside it: not by preaching about eating disorders or media pressure, but by offering a hyper-specific, slightly chaotic detail that feels too weird to be manufactured. Specificity is credibility; a pound of cheese is not a “relatable” salad narrative. It’s an anti-diet anecdote with teeth.

Subtext: hunger isn’t shameful, and control isn’t the only kind of discipline. Christensen also reframes indulgence as autonomy. She isn’t sneaking it, confessing guilt, or narrating a redemption arc. She’s walking down the street, in public, taking up space, consuming a thing typically coded as “bad.” That publicness matters: it flips the private guilt economy of women’s eating into something visible and almost defiant.

Contextually, it’s a model’s way of reclaiming humanity without turning it into a TED Talk. It’s humor as self-defense, but also as social commentary: the fantasy of perfection is brittle, and one gleefully eaten pound of cheese makes it crack.

Quote Details

TopicFood
SourceHelp us find the source
Cite

Citation Formats

APA Style (7th ed.)
Christensen, Helena. (2026, January 15). There've been times when I've bought a whole pound of cheese and walked down the street and eaten it in one go. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/thereve-been-times-when-ive-bought-a-whole-pound-172622/

Chicago Style
Christensen, Helena. "There've been times when I've bought a whole pound of cheese and walked down the street and eaten it in one go." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/thereve-been-times-when-ive-bought-a-whole-pound-172622/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"There've been times when I've bought a whole pound of cheese and walked down the street and eaten it in one go." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/thereve-been-times-when-ive-bought-a-whole-pound-172622/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

More Quotes by Helena Add to List
There have been times I bought a pound of cheese and ate it
Click to enlarge Portrait | Landscape

About the Author

Helena Christensen

Helena Christensen (born December 25, 1968) is a Model from Denmark.

39 more quotes available

View Profile

Similar Quotes