Wed, Aug 13, 2008 | 13:15 BST
New Lara Croft is registered model, contrary to Eidos claims
While Eidos has been keen to play in the fact new Lara Alison Carroll was a receptionist until picked to be the new Lara model, it appears the high-kicking starlet’s rags to riches story may not be all it seems.
Alison is a registered model and is represented by MCS, the same agency behind Love Island “favourite” Alicia Douvall and 80s Page 3 icon, Linda Lusardi.
Which is a bit odd, as Eidos put out a press release today claiming, “Unlike her predecessors Alison does not come from a modelling background, but with 12 years’ experience as a professional display gymnast, she is completely at ease at the thought of appearing in front of thousands of screaming Lara Croft fans.
“She certainly had no trouble impressing the judges when she competed against hundreds of other hopefuls in the search to find the live model of the action heroine.”
MCS just told us that Alison’s been on the agency’s books since February 2007. Is 18 months a “background”? Eidos seems to think not.
Thanks to the mole.
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Posted in: Eidos, Stuff
Tags: Alison Carroll, lara croft, MCS
9 comments
#1
wz
12/08/08, 4:48 pm
That’s news item #4 about her. Way too much. She should marry that Luc guy.
#2
captaineurogamer
12/08/08, 4:51 pm
But shes a lady and its videogames. Its rare.
#3
patlike
12/08/08, 4:51 pm
She’s the story that keeps on giving. I can’t help it.
*writes another one*
#4
wz
12/08/08, 5:02 pm
captaineurogamer: But she’s not really hot. She’s green Tabasco, I reckon.
#5
Psychotext
12/08/08, 5:08 pm
You wouldn’t would you wz. Sharp knees and all that.
#6
morriss
12/08/08, 5:12 pm
I still would.
#7
Truk
12/08/08, 5:23 pm
Nice PR campaign.
#8
tony412
12/08/08, 5:28 pm
Who cares if shes a model or not. What difference does it actually make??
#9
wz
12/08/08, 5:51 pm
PT: Nah, I wouldn’t at all. Besides, there’s no surprise left, after those other pics.