Ellie Bamber rocks Kate Moss’ 2001 pixie cut for upcoming biopic

Ellie Bamber was pictured rocking Kate Moss’ 2001 pixie cut on the set of the upcoming feature film, Moss & Freud, this week. 

The actress, 27, will star as the supermodel in the biopic with Kate, 50, herself serving as an executive producer.

The film is a dramatised account of the supermodel and cultural phenomenon when, at the peak of her fame, she made the decision to sit for famed British artist Lucian Freud. 

Filming scenes in London on Monday, Ellie wore a brown wig to mimic Kate’s cropped hairstyle.

To further the look, she dressed in Bella Freud’s Ginsberg is God T-shirt which has been worn by the model herself and a black mini skirt. 

The actress’s outfit was topped off with a smart blazer and a pair of heeled stiletto ankle boots. 

Back in 2001, Kate defined an era by opting to chop off her flowing locks in favour of a choppy pixie style, which further served to enhance her elfin features.

This spawned a legion of copy cats as women rushed to the salons to demand the ‘Kate Moss look’.

It was at this time the supermodel started dating Dazed Media creative director Jefferson Hack. They welcomed one daughter Lila in 2002 before splitting two years later. 

Director James Lucas is known for his Academy Award-winning live action short film The Phone Call (starring Sally Hawkins and Jim Broadbent).

Speaking about the project in February, Kate said: ‘As this is such a personal story of mine it has been essential that I be involved with James in all aspects as the project has developed. 

‘I am thrilled by the recent casting and excited that the film will begin shooting soon, I cannot wait to see it.’ 

Set around Lucian’s Holland Park studio and London in the heady days of early 2000s Britain, the story opens up to explore Lucian’s mysterious past and Kate’s life as a globally recognised supermodel. 

At the peak of the supermodel era, Kate was already an icon, but at a crossroad in her life and work, agreed to sit for acclaimed painter Lucian – who died in 2011 aged 88 – over an arduous, intense nine-month period at his studio in Holland Park. 

Although from seemingly different worlds and often at odds, as their relationship develops the two enigmatic personalities discover they’re kindred spirits with lots to learn from each other and, as a consequence, about themselves. 

The process becomes cathartic, leaving both changed forever.

Kate redefined the face of fashion in the 1990s and subsequently become a global cultural icon, her career spanning more than three decades. 

She has appeared on the cover of every major fashion magazine in the world, including a record 40 covers for British Vogue.   

Most recently, Kate was appointed as Creative Director for Diet Coke; curating the brand’s vision and identity.

She founded Kate Moss Agency in 2016, a boutique agency representing some of London’s most new and exciting talent.

Freud was one of the leading artists of the 20th century. He is revered for his uncompromising figurative art and his subjects, who needed to make a very large and uncertain commitment of their time, were often the people in his life; friends, family, fellow painters, lovers or children. 

His work is sold for staggering amounts and his nude portrait of Kate Moss sold in 2005 for almost £4million.

Ellie can currently be seen starring in Disney/LucasFilm’s show Willow based on and serving as a sequel to the 1988 film of the same name. 

In 2021, the actress starred in BBC One/Netflix co-production The Serpent and in BBC One’s The Trial of Christine Keeler.