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Rachel Evans the Human Doll

"My life has become a success after many failures".

Biography
Rachel Evans was born 10 July 1970, to housewife mother Joan Evans and Army Sergeant Father James Henry Evans. Born in Crosby, North of England, she is one of eight children - four sisters and three brothers. Rachel was born a twin (Rebecca was the oldest twin by five minutes) and she is the second youngest of the siblings.

Her parents divorced when she was seven and her father and other siblings moved away. 

Childhood
Rachel's childhood was in Thornton Crosby where she attended high school. She did not grow up with her father, who moved to London and Essex, after re-marrying twice. 
Despite having older siblings, she did not grow up with her teenage older brothers and sisters, who moved out of the family home to pursue their own careers, in the Army, Police force and RAF. 

Her childhood was spent with her single mother Joan and two other sisters (twin and younger sister).

Rachel achieved early sporting success as a competitive high school athlete and represented Team GB Great Britain at 15 years old in cross-country in Belgium. Rachel spent every lunch break training with the high school coach, evenings and weekends. 

Left Home at Seventeen
At 17 Rachel left home to move to London to work, after failing all her high school examinations and was dyslexic (dyscalculia).
 
"Like Barbie, I have had many jobs over the years until I found my true calling as a model and human doll entertainer. But I failed miserably first before I gained any success. And that is because I refused to give up when people told me I could not achieve anything with my life. After constant rejection, I just kept going with self-belief. It was hard, but the Universe would give me opportunity whenever I felt I could not carry on."

Seventeen to Twenties
Working to support herself since seventeen, she soon learned to work hard, study and three years later passed exams to gain qualifications battling her numerical dyslexia. She worked jobs as a hotel waitress, in a shoe shop in Essex, a Luggage shop in London's Oxford Street to finally go on to study at college, train and work as a High Court Reporter at The Royal Courts of Justice, Holborn London.
"It was a tough time, leaving home at 17 to work a couple of jobs, pay the bills, and study at night. I felt like a failure and took me a few years to even catch up with my peer-group."

Early Twenties: Shy Tomboy Dressed in Men's Suits to Gothic Doll
During the early 2000's, she found her first calling as a writer, when she worked closely with Fleet Street's finest journalists on two high profile court cases. In 1993-1994 Rachel worked on George Michael's high court contract battle against Sony Music. She wrote a book on the court case but did not get it published. "The agency told me it was 'too legal, dumb it down a bit' so I gave up. It was another failure I experienced."

In 1995 Rachel went on to work for Reuters news agency, alongside Kat Callo on the Maxwell Fraud Trial at the Old Bailey London. In both court cases Rachel was the youngest writer on the press benches. I learned on the job, and don't know how I did it."
"Looking back, all I know is this: when I write and speak, it's like something comes through me. I am now confident in speaking, and as a model on camera. It was not always so. I used to be very shy and never took much photos, in my twenties."

" It all happened by fate. I was a failed Law student, dressed like a boy and was studious only because I was a drop out at high school. It was the early 2000's and I was trying to catch up on my education, and try to make something of myself. Then at court one day (Law Student) I was tapped on the shoulder by a Music Week magazine editor who asked me to help him. I was full of attitude to hide the crippling shyness I suffered with back then. So I told him I was not a journalist".

"But he kept asking me to help. So I agreed. I literally learned on the job. Winged it. Hit the ground running."

"It was thanks to this man, (Paul Gorman, Music Week Contributing Editor) who helped change the direction of my life from high-school drop out to a high court writer. So for eight months I wrote 'copy' for him and I got my articles published and the world exclusive headline on George Michael's court case "Judge Rocks Michael Case".

"In fact, I fell in love with writing, after that and studied Journalism evenings and weekends whilst I worked to pay the bills during the day". 

Afterwards, Rachel went on to work as a court reporter for Reuters Kat Callo on the Maxwell Fraud Trial. 

"I was a shy tomboy dressing in men's suits, low confidence and did not date guys until I was mid-twenties. I was so eccentric and probably missed out on what my generation peer group were doing back then. I just studied what I could to educate myself." 

By the time Rachel reached her mid 20's she changed her image from boyish to Gothic and put on hold work as a writer, and upon the advice of a friend, instead took a more social job and worked in fashion boutiques as a model and stylist. During this period, she had her first relationship with an Italian guy, then moved to live for a year in Florence Italy, where she studied the Italian Language at The American College.

Mid-Twenties: The London Fashion Crowd 
After studying for a year in Italy, the failed first relationship ended abruptly and Rachel was back living in London working again in fashion boutiques in Bond Street, Sloane Street and Knighstbridge. 

"I think the high net worth clients liked my honesty and fashion advice. I grew up in a poor home, up North, with no money, we struggled a lot. But I had fashion sense somehow. The clients would try on an expensive red-carpet gown and would ask me "what do you think?"

I would often tell them "I don't think this is working madam, let us try something else." Their faces were usually in some kind of utter shock. I was saying no. The haute couture gowns were thousands of pounds, or off-the-peg, (good commission) but I would always give them a smile and find a more suitable outfit for them to wear. I had happy clients and loved styling these wealthy women for their events and parties".
"Then I would go home and study to keep learning more subjects. The fashion crowd I socialised with were Russian and Italians, who gave me a make over and taught me how to dress more female. I ditched the tomboy look, became gothic and experimented with make-up until I knew what I liked. Looking back it was like being Eliza Doolittle learning how to look feminine, speak well and get an education. Funny".

Thirties: Stillborn Twin, Blonde Re-invention Barbie-like
By age of 30, Rachel gave birth to her son Rees, and a stillborn twin. Not long after the birth, Rachel spiralled into a steep depression and she became anorexic. Her relationship ended too, but she co-parented amicably. She dyed her hair blonde cut it all off short and re-birthed as a blonde bombshell Munroe style image transitioning into Barbie-like soon after. 

The stillborn twin death, grieving and a relationship split left her a single mother, reclusive for a few bleak years without any family support. She worked as a model ( back then working as model on the books of Sandra Reynolds agency and doing in-house adverts, music videos with Mark Summers Casting agency). 

Juggling motherhood, she studied and learned her craft as an actress in a film part, numerous TV bit parts, Featured artist in MTV music videos and gained her Equity card after studying at Acting school ( Soho Actors Centre London's West End).

It was during this period I soon learned to block bad memories and it's like a switch light bulb goes on in my head and I just be me, as the human doll. After years of criticism, I developed a thicker skin and just kind of became numb to it." 
 
Entertainment Industry Model and Actress 
It was at thirty-five that Rachel found her true identity as Barbie and human doll, after she grew her blonde bleached hair long and transformed into a Barbie-like doll. She was not getting acting roles and was rejected at model and acting castings for being "too LA blonde for the UK". She took different regular jobs to pay the bills and decided to remain true to her new-found Barbie-like identity.

"I was not going to change my blonde Barbie image just to get model or acting work. I took menial jobs instead and never took a day off work. To me its better to be true to yourself and you can't please everyone all the time."
So I did lots of music videos, short films, in-house adverts and model gigs but nothing major".

On TV, Working The Camera and Fame
The entertainment industry beckoned Rachel back onto TV, and into the media spotlight, but this time on her terms and AS HERSELF. 
 "I turned down a few TV roles until one came along which I felt would show me as I am now, to help others find their own true self. It was never about being famous, the word made me feel uncomfortable until I learned to see fame as a platform to help inspire others. I just quietly went about being me, improving as a person and somehow, the entertainment industry called me back into the spotlight. This time, on a much bigger platform. World-wide. So it is a responsibility I am happy with as Barbie is a strong role model for young women and adults too".

"I was never a talented actress, but instead I learned to project in front of the camera, my true self. Whether its as a model in the photographic studio, or on camera interviews. It's about having confidence, being honest with whom I am. Just to 'be'. 

"I have always been inspired by Hollywood actors, male and female. I am a movie geek and study the Directors Cut type videos, love watching Behind The Scenes footage of actors and musicians at work, on camera, backstage and on stage. Performing is in my blood, the voice I have is my tool kit and the media is my platform and stage."

"It's about just being me, that works best on camera. The moment I try to act, the magic is gone. So I just be real. In the moment. Like acting school taught me. It works like magic. Authenticity take time to learn so I am never acting. This is just who I am. And I think the camera picks this up. And being relatable for people when they listen to me speak on camera and in press interviews."

Rachel says
"I am Barbie. It has been a long uphill struggle to find my authentic self which started properly at thirty-five. Since then what was my alter-ego has become me. I feel authentic finally after those dark years when I dressed like a boy in men's suits in my early twenties. Then the Gothic phase mid to late twenties was my way of showing attitude of the childhood pain I went through without a father. It is only as a mature adult and parent that I understood those dark days and what it all meant. 

"I am proof you can find your authentic self at any age and be true to yourself after so many failures in life."

"My motto is like Barbie "You Can Be Anything" if you work hard, study and NEVER give up". 
It is this mind-set which I speak of in my first published book called "Inside The Studio With Rachel -My 15 Year Transformation", available on Amazon global and worldwide online book stores ( UK Waterstones, Foyles, Blackwells)."

Rachel's parents and siblings: Rachel's mother Joan (RIP) died of cancer August 2015. Her twin sister Becky (RIP) died in September 2017. Her brother Peter (RIP) died March 2018. 


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