The Latest Supermodel to Add Actress to Her Resume Is...

The list of models taking on feature film roles continues to grow (see Cara Delevingne, Karlie Kloss, and Suki Waterhouse). According to E!, the latest stunner to sign on (to a major film franchise, no less) is veteran Victoria’s Secret angel/Brazilian bombshell Alessandra Ambrosio. The model will play the love interest to Will Arnett’s character, Vernon Fenwick, in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. Plot details are under wraps at the moment, but Megan Fox is set to return as the female lead, April O’Neil.

Although the supermodel had a brief cameo in 2006’s Casino Royale, TMNT2 marks Ambrosio’s first significant big screen appearance. And don’t expect it to be a one-time thing. Ambrosio also has a comedy in the works, Daddy’s Home, with heavy hitters Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. She’s also rumoured to be a possible guest star in the highly anticipated Zoolander 2, along with a slew of other supermodels. Although you’ll have to wait until June of 2016 to see TMNT2, we’re eagerly awaiting Coachella mainstay Ambrosio’s bohemian looks at this year’s festival.

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Allyson Payer
Senior Editor

Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.