Miranda Kerr had a real shot at the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and chose to pass. On the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, the 43-year-old model said she seriously considered returning to the runway she last walked in 2012. What stopped her was simple: a knot in her stomach that wouldn’t go away, plus the thought of walking in lingerie at this point in her life. Her take?“Everyone’s in their underwear. I’m 43. I have four boys.”
She meditated on the choice, and the moment she decided to decline, she felt immediate peace, even though her team had been pushing for the comeback. Kerr made clear it’s not about leaving fashion behind. She walked for Stella McCartney in September after nearly a decade away from the catwalk. She’s simply at a different stage now, running Kora Organics and raising four sons with husband Evan Spiegel.
Her decision lands for anyone who’s ever disappointed a room full of people to honor their own gut. Victoria’s Secret memories stay golden. The yes list just got shorter and smarter.
Would you walk a major runway at 43, or is peace the real flex? Sound off in the comments.
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