Nosing around Hilary's hotel room, she's clearly a girlie girl. Rails and rails of clothes and shoes line one wall, while a batch of scented candles make the whole place smell altogether sweeter. That's until she cranks up her iPod dock and the sound of a who's who of American rockers blasts out (guess that makes her girlie-cool!). What's surprising about Hilary's level of superstardom is that as she poses for Company's cover, she isn't all model-like poise, she even seems a little shy sometimes. But I guess that's what makes her so approachable and leaves us Company girls leaving the shoot claiming she's our new best friend. Honest she is!
The prospect of meeting up with superstar Hilary Duff at 9am on a Sunday morning was more than slightly daunting. I prepared myself to feel decidedly drab in comparison to Ms Duff, I mean she's a Hollywood A-lister after all! Add to that the fact that on arrival, I encounter no less than five of her 'people' before I'm allowed to get near her. It's obviously true what they say about stars and their entourages. So, I'm slightly nervous that Hilary will turn all J-Lo on us and demand we re-paint her room in white and order some Evian for her to bathe in.
We're holed-up in London's swanky Soho Hotel and as we settle down on a huge sofa and start chatting, I'm pleasantly surprised by how nice and, well, normal Hilary is. Between gossip she sips on mineral water and when we stop for lunch, she tucks into a big sarnie - girl after out own hearts. Then we swap shopping and fashion tips. Company art director Adele even asks where she got her trainers and heads straight to the Nike store for her own pair as soon as we wrap. FYI Hilary loves Portobello market, the Apple store, some of Bond Street's hottest designers and get this - she can't wait to go to Topshop! See, even Hollywood starlets have their heads turned by a pair of skinny jeans and pumps from our fave shopping haven.
