Ever wondered what drives model Kate Upton crazy?
During an interview with British Vogue on Thursday, the 22-year-old model-actress admitted that she hates reading tabloid rumors about herself and also dislikes the media's obsession with her life.
Upton said her family often believes the rumors - which leaves her constantly having to explain the truth to them. The Sports Illustrated beauty has been romantically linked to "Dancing with the Stars" pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy, and is currently rumored to be dating baseball player Justin Verlander.
"Reading things about myself that aren't true drives me crazy," Upton said. "I've managed to block it out, but my family really hasn't - so they'll read about me and then call me up saying, 'Are you alright? I saw this happened' and my mum will call and say, 'Well, I saw you went to Vegas, when you could have come to the family reunion...' and I'm like, 'Mum, I swear, I'm in Europe!' It's insane!"
"The Other Woman" actress also opened up about feeling infuriated when being photographed by paparazzi at an event. To get over her frustration, Upton said she just flashes a smile and moves on - a trick she reportedly learned from her mother.
"I enjoy the red carpet for the first 10 minutes and then I'm like, 'Alright....let's go,'" she smiled, adding, "Sometimes the photographers get really bossy, like 'Blow a kiss!', 'Smile!' and I think, 'You don't know Mr., you're not a model! This outfit is meant to be fierce, it doesn't go with smiling!' When I first did red carpets, I used to listen and do what they said - but now I don't."
"My mother always taught me that smiling when you walk into a room is the best beauty secret, so if I'm nervous when I walk in I just smile, and I think everyone warms to you quicker that way. Sometimes people look stern when I come on set, just because they're concentrating or getting ready for their day, but I'll chat and smile and finally, I break them down!"
