Amanda de Cadenet

British photographer and entertainer

Amanda de Cadenet

de Cadenet speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 at Moscone Convention Center on 3 October 2019 in San Francisco, California

Born|  (1972-05-19) 19 May 1972 (age 53)

Hampstead, London, England

Nationality| English
Occupation(s)| Photographer, television presenter, author
Years active| 1989–present
Notable work| The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet (2012-2016, 2019)
Spouse(s)|

John Taylor

(m. 1991⁠–⁠1997)​

[1]

Nick Valensi

(m. 2006)​

[2][3]
Children| 3
Family| Alain de Cadenet (father)
Alexander de Cadenet (brother)

Amanda de Cadenet (/də ˈkædəneɪ/[4]) (born 29 February 1972) is a British photographer, and media personality based in Los Angeles, United States. She began her entertainment career in the 1990s, first as a presenter for British series The Word and The Big Breakfast before moving to Los Angeles to briefly pursue an acting career. A tabloid figure at the time, she transitioned to a more private career as a photographer in the 2000s. She has hosted an eponymous interview series on the Lifetime Channel.

## Career

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### 1990–1999: Early career

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At age 18, de Cadenet began her career as a co-presenter for The Word, a late-night Channel 4 entertainment show in 1990–1995.[5][6] She also co-hosted the British television show The Big Breakfast.

Her career and reputation as a 'wild child' made her a British tabloid figure and she became only more well known when she married Duran Duran bassist John Taylor in 1991 at age 19.[7][8] They moved from the United Kingdom to Los Angeles the following year.[9] She embarked upon a short-lived movie career, appearing in Allison Anders's segment of the 1995 anthology film Four Rooms, Fall (1997) and Brokedown Palace (1999).

### 2000–present: New ventures

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Her career then turned to fashion and portrait photography, working for magazines such as Spin,[10][failed verification] Jane and Harper’s Bazaar, among others.[11] In 2005, she published a photo book entitled Rare Birds.[5][9] Her celebrity subjects have included Drew Barrymore, Sofia Coppola, Demi Moore, Olivia Wilde, Mary J. Blige, Keanu Reeves, Beck Hansen, and the members of The Strokes.[5]

In the 2010s, she returned to television and worked on a series of eponymous interview projects. In 2011, it was announced that de Cadenet would be the host of a new television interview series called The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet, airing on the Lifetime Channel, with Demi Moore as a co-executive producer.[citation needed] On the show, de Cadenet has interviewed female guests such as Hillary Clinton, Lady Gaga, Portia de Rossi, Rita Wilson,[12] Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoe Saldana and Jane Fonda.[13] During the production of The Conversation, she developed a second show with Lifetime, a weekly late-night television talk show featuring de Cadenet entitled, Undone with @AmandadeCadenet. The show ran for six episodes in 2014.[14] In 2018, she worked with Showtime to develop a pilot for a half-hour weekly news-magazine show tentatively titled Now What With Amanda de Cadenet.[15] The show did not air. In 2019, she developed a ten-episode spin-off podcast of The Conversation in partnership with Spotify.[16][17]

In 2016, de Cadenet founded Girlgaze, a global online, multi-sided platform which connects women and non-binary creatives with different businesses, companies and brands.[18] Speaking on her role as CEO and past experience as a photographer, she said “I'm interested in the stories [women and nonbinary] people have to tell, because of my own experience of being shut out of so many creative opportunities because of my gender.” For this work, Fast Company named her one of 2020's "Most Creative People in Business."[19]

In 2017, she released her second book and collection of photography, #girlgaze: How Girls See the World.[20] This was followed in 2018 by a book of essays published by Harper Wave titled It's Messy: On Boys, Boobs, and Badass Women.[21]

## Personal life

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De Cadenet was born in Hampstead, London. She is the daughter of Anna and racing car driver Alain de Cadenet.[9][22] De Cadenet lived in England until 1992, when she moved to the United States.[9]

De Cadenet was married to Duran Duran bassist John Taylor from 1991 until 1997. At the time of their marriage, according to de Cadenet herself, she was only 19 and pregnant. Taylor and de Cadenet have one daughter, Atlanta Noo de Cadenet Taylor.[7]

In 2006, she married guitarist Nick Valensi of American rock band the Strokes,[23][24] after meeting at one of the band's performances in 2002.[25] Their twin children Ella and Silvan were born in 2007.[1][24]

## Filmography

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### Talk shows

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* The Word (1990–1994); presenter
* The Big Breakfast (1994–1995); co-presenter
* The Conversation (2012, 2015–2016); host, executive producer
* Chelsea Lately (2012); guest host
* Project Runway (2014); guest judge
* The Talk (2014); guest co-host
* Undone with @AmandadeCadenet (2014); host, executive producer
* Now What With Amanda de Cadenet (unaired pilot, 2018); host, executive producer

### Acting

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* The Rachel Papers (1989)
* The Blue Flame (1993)
* Four Rooms (1995)
* Grace of My Heart (1996)
* Fall (1997)
* The Hunger (1997); TV series, 1 episode
* Implicated (1999)
* Mascara (1999)
* Brokedown Palace (1999)
* Arrested Development (2013); TV series, 1 episode

### Podcasts

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* The Conversation (2019–present); host[26]

### Other appearances

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* Whatever Happened to the Wild Child? (2005); TV documentary
* Barely Famous (2015); reality TV series, 1 episode
* Embrace: The Documentary (2016)
* Elles (2018); TV documentary

## References

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1. ^ a b Midler & Lehner 2006.
2. ^ Contact 2006
3. ^ Reardanz 2006.
4. ^ "Premieres July 2nd". The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2021 – via Spotify.
5. ^ a b c Lee 2010.
6. ^ BBC 2005a
7. ^ a b "The Tatler List". Tatler. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016.
8. ^ Malins, Steve (May 2007). Duran Duran: Notorious: The Biography. Andre Deutsch. ISBN 978-0-233-00175-3.
9. ^ a b c d Lusher 2010.
10. ^ SPIN 2003, pp. 73
11. ^ HarpersBazaar 2006
12. ^ "Episode 2: Lady GaGa, Leslie Bennetts, Portia de Rossi, Rita Wilson". The Conversation.
13. ^ "Episode 1: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jane Fonda, Sarah Silverman, Zoe Saldana". The Conversation.
14. ^ "Lifetime Launching Talk Show With Amanda de Cadenet". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 July 2014.
15. ^ Petski, Denise (10 July 2018). "Showtime Orders News-Magazine Pilot From Amanda de Cadenet, Matador Content & Cutler Productions". Deadline. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
16. ^ "The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet - Spotify Studios". Spotify. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
17. ^ White, Peter (27 June 2019). "Amanda De Cadenet Adapts Her Lifetime Talkshow 'The Conversation' Into Podcast For Spotify". Deadline. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
18. ^ "Girlgaze Linkedin Page". Linkedin.
19. ^ Herbst, Julia (4 August 2020). "Amanda de Cadenet's creative network connects female and nonbinary talent with big brands". Fast Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
20. ^ Cadenet, Amanda de (3 October 2017). #Girlgaze: How Girls See the World. Rizzoli. ISBN 978-0847860890.
21. ^ "Books". Amanda de Cadenet. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
22. ^ Nolan 2006.
23. ^ Examiner 2006
24. ^ a b People 2006
25. ^ "Relive The Strokes hitting the big time with their '$2 Bill concert' from 2002". Far Out Magazine. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
26. ^ "The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet Podcast | Amanda de Cadenet". www.amandadecadenet.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

## Bibliography

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* "Programmes | Breakfast | Your photos: Amanda's choice". BBC News. 24 November 2005a. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
* "The Strokes — Valensi And De Cadenet's Secret Wedding". Contactmusic News. Contactmusic.com. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
* "Strokes guitarist in secret wedding". Irish Examiner. 19 July 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
* "Naked Celebrities Talk Body Image". Harper's Bazaar. 16 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
* Lee, Kristen May (24 May 2010). "Amanda De Cadenet: A Tfs Exclusive Interview". Thefashionspot.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
* Lusher, Tim (10 August 2010). "The Word: the presenters — What Terry Christian, Dani Behr, Amanda de Cadenet et al did next". The Guardian.
* Midler, Caryn; Lehner, Marla (24 October 2006). "Strokes Guitarist & Wife Welcome Twins". People. Archived from the original on 19 March 2008.
* Nolan, Larissa (3 September 2006). "Not all that peachy being a wild child". Irish Independent.
* "Twins for Strokes Guitarist & New Wife". People. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on 6 February 2008.
* Reardanz, Karen (18 July 2006). "Daily Dish : Strokes' Guitarist's Secret Wedding". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
* "The Record". SPIN. 19 (12). December 2003. ISSN 0886-3032.
* "The Record". SPIN. 23 (1). January 2007. ISSN 0886-3032.
* Thompson, Peter A. (1997). Jack Nicholson: the life and times of an actor on the edge. Carol Pub. Group. ISBN 978-1-55972-420-3.

## External links

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* Official website
* Amanda de Cadenet at IMDb

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* FAST
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Israel

Artists|

* MusicBrainz
* RKD Artists
* Photographers' Identities

*[m.]: married