The celebrity doppelgänger who fooled people into thinking she was Kate Moss at a Paris fashion show is actually a model and mother from Ormskirk who has thanked “fans” for their interest, but the two How difficult is it to tell the difference?
An eerie lookalike of supermodel Kate took to the runway at Marine Serre Womenswear’s Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show yesterday.
Many people were led to believe it was the real Kate Moss, 50, but in reality it was the person calling himself “Fake Moss”, Dennis Onona, 43, from Ormskirk, Lancashire.
While Kate rose to prominence as a fashion superstar in her teens, Denise only started modeling professionally when she was just 6 years old, after enduring not only a messy divorce but also a traumatic car accident that left her permanently scarred. Only a year has passed.
And while Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, was leading an extravagant party life across the Atlantic even before launching her own wellness products brand, Denise has focused on being a single mom while enjoying the attention she receives as a look-alike. He said he was happy to be able to do it.
Eco-brand Marine Sale appears to have taken inspiration from budget supermarket Aldi, which pulled a similar stunt with Dennis just a few weeks ago.
Last December, when the stars descended on Manchester for the Chanel show, ‘Kate’ was whisked away from a supermarket with a bag of 65p, which was later revealed to be Denise in disguise.
She has her own Instagram account @iamnotkatemoss, where she recreates her famous catwalk appearances and advertisements in real life, and says she is enjoying her moment in the spotlight after suffering some heartbreaking setbacks in the past. is.
She recently told the Times how, shortly after leaving school, she was thrown from a car driven by her then-boyfriend and smashed her face into the windshield.
She explained that the doctor who operated on her had no training in plastic surgery and that she endured the effects of excessive collagen production and thick scars.
Her weight plummeted to five and a half stone and she developed a stomach ulcer.
She lived in Orange County, USA for some time, worked in a telecommunications company and got married in Las Vegas, but divorced her husband in 2011.
She said she gained weight after falling into depression and losing interest in going to the gym, but that she was inspired to get healthy again after people pointed out that she looked like Kate Moss. Told.
Denise, a full-time mum, previously told Mail Online: When I broke up with my girlfriend’s ex-husband eight years ago, I became a little more “mommy”, lost my fashion sense, and stopped going to the gym.
“I was looking after my kids day and night, and running around after them was more important than taking care of myself. Then, everywhere I went, people would mistake me for Kate Moss. Now it looks like this.
“When I was told I might look like Kate Moss, I started focusing on myself again. I went back to the gym, cleaned myself up, and the comments started all over again!”
Denis appeared in Paris on Monday wearing an oversized leather jacket emblazoned with the brand’s crescent moon logo and a matching handbag, a nod to the Duchess’s indie days.
She wore heavy black eye makeup and wore her trademark dirty blonde hair in loose waves to accent her indie ensemble.
Dennis’ Instagram posts also included one that mimicked the sound of Moss’ testimony in Johnny Depp and Amber Depp’s legal battle.
Kate has been pictured in a McDonald’s window, a play on her famous quote: “Nothing tastes better than skinny skinny.”
Despite having similar jobs, she describes herself as a full-time mother to 13-year-old Elise and 8-year-old daughter Anais.
Dennis said: “When I first started getting passed on, I was very shy and felt like a fraud, like I was a fake moth.”
“But over time, I’ve come to enjoy it and now find it very flattering. Who wouldn’t want to be mistaken for Kate Moss?” One of the most incredibly iconic women!
“I get mistaken for her every day now – especially when I’m out in central London – and dads often spot me.
“But even ordinary people confuse us, so we are always asked to pose for selfies in nightclubs and supermarkets.
“It’s great that I was able to find what inspired me to transform from the lifestyle of a difficult mother to the glamorous ‘supermodel’. ”