Gigi Hadid eager to break into Hollywood with acting role

(WENN) - Gigi Hadid is keen to give acting a try but is waiting for the right role to come her way.

The model is one of the most in-demand names in the fashion industry at present, having landed campaigns for the likes of Max Mara, Stuart Weitzman, Fendi and Moschino, and was also unveiled as one of the stars of the 2019 Pirelli Calendar on Thursday.

While Gigi's career is going from strength to strength, she has now shared that she is keen to act and gets sent scripts constantly.

"I get sent roles all the time - the model, the girlfriend," she told The Times. "When I get something that's the opposite of that, I'll do it. I want to be smart and play characters that I'm really interested in. I'd rather do nothing than a random bunch of cameos."

Gigi went on to explain that she is determined to continue expressing her personality through her projects and wants to breakdown misconceptions that she is simply a model.

In addition, she stated that while she comes from a wealthy background, having been raised in Los Angeles by her real estate mogul father Mohamed Hadid and former model mother Yolanda Hadid, she has been financially independent since becoming an adult.

"I've always had the guilt of privilege. It started in high school, and I was determined not to be defined by it, or by being pretty. I was a great volleyball player and I had great grades. That's how I valued myself. It was always my parents' money, and I was always going to get a job and live independently. I've paid my own bills since I was 18," the 23-year-old insisted.

During the interview, Gigi also spoke about the less glamorous aspects of the modeling industry. The blonde star, who recently rekindled her relationship with singer Zayn Malik, admitted that she can get very lonely when traveling to modeling jobs by herself.

"Sometimes I'm around hundreds of people all day long. Then you go back to a hotel room and you're alone in a country that you don't know very well and in a time zone where you can't call the people closest to you. It's these times, when I feel alone, that I learn a lot about myself," she added.