Stephen James does not have a regular history. He is a model who has become popular both offline and on social media, where he has come to accumulate a massive following. Before modeling, he started his career as a footballer, but was forced to quit after being injured. After making a name for himself as a model and collaborating with top brands, here’s everything you need to know about him.
Who is Stephen James? Bio and age
The model was born in Hammersmith, London on December 4, 1990 as Stephen James Hendry. Of Scottish and Jewish descent, little is known about his family and upbringing.
He grew up in Barcelona, but he also spent some time in India, which later influenced his religious beliefs as he studied Hinduism, which explains why he has a Kali tattoo. However, he does not believe in any religion.
Presenting himself as a very shy individual, he branched out from modeling to the business world with the establishment of a bar and lounge bar in Barcelona.
Football and modeling career
Although he became very popular as a model, Stephen James started out as a footballer and played as a midfielder. Looking at his youth career he played for Queens Park Rangers in 2005 and in 2006 he joined Brentford youth team which he stayed with until 2008 when he moved to the team senior before joining AFC Wimbledon the same year.. After spending a year with the team, he moved to Cyprus to play for Nea Salamis Famagusta. He was supposed to join Superleague Greece and play for Asteras Tripoli FC in 2010, but the move didn’t materialize. More so, he played for the Scotland Under-18 side in 2007.
While still a footballer based in Spain, many people always came to him asking if he wanted to be a role model, but because of his football career, he didn’t think about it. That was until he suffered an injury and had surgery on both sides of his groin. After his recovery, he decided to hire a modeling agency in Barcelona. Soon he was working as a model for the Spanish clothing retail company Bershka. From there, it’s like the cliché, the whole story.
Known for his body covered in tattoos, when he first started modeling he only had a small tattoo but as he continued he increased his tattoos to now cover his entire body. While this may hinder the success of other companies in the industry, it has set him apart and helped him succeed. That doesn’t mean he has to make all kinds of announcements, because some people prefer people without tattoos.
James has worked with many agencies and brands such as ASOS, Men’s Health Magazine, Diesel, XTI, GQ Germany, Takeshy Kurosawa, Philipp and Calvin Klein, which he describes as the best model he has achieved after working for Calvin Klein Fragrance.
Stephen has an excellent following on social media with over 2.3 million followers on Instagram in 2018.
Dating, wife and daughter
As for his relationship life, as in the second half of 2018, he is still unmarried. However, the model is linked to Irina Shayk who dated the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, but nothing seems to separate them. Also, he shared a video with an unknown woman who is believed to be his girlfriend.
Yet many people still talk about his daughter. The irony is that Stephen James has never had a daughter or a child in his life so far.
Height and width
Apart from his good looks, one of the most good things that helped him succeed as a model and also as a sportsman is his good physical shape. He has a good size and the body of an athlete. In numbers, he is 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) tall and weighs 71 kg (156.53 lb).
More so, he has brown hair, green eyes and he wears shoe sizes 9.5 (UK), 43.5 (EU) and 10 (US). Her chest measures 39.5 inches, her waist is 30 inches, while her collar is 15.5 inches. To stay in shape, he reveals that he eats protein, hits the gym, and goes on vacation.