Adorable Toddler With Down’s Syndrome Wins Modelling Contract Thanks To “Cheeky Smile”
The oh-so-sweet toddler has scored two modelling contracts so far. [Photo: Facebook/Julie Britton]
A beautiful two-year-old girl with Down’s syndrome is well on her way to become a top child model – and it’s easy to see why. Connie-Rose Seabourne, from Morley, has been snapped up by a casting agency after they were bowled over by her “cheeky smile”.
The 23-month-old has always been complimented on her lovely smile, prompting her mum Julie Britton to contact some modeling agencies to see if Connie-Rose has got what it takes – and she most certainly does. And for Britton, it’s a sign that her daughter’s condition “does not define her”.
“When I spoke to the agencies about her Down’s syndrome diagnosis, no one even batted an eyelid,” Julie told The Daily Mail. “She absolutely loved it. She follows direction very well and she has so much fun in front of the cameras.”
Connie-Rose and her mum Julie - looking pretty in pink. [Photo: Facebook/Julie Britton]
But as much as Connie-Rose is enjoying posing for the shoots at the moment, Britton says they’ll stop the second it all gets too much – or the tot stops enjoying it. “What she wants to do is the most important thing in all of this,” says the mum.
Connie-Rose was diagnosed with Down’s syndrome when she was two weeks old – something that didn’t faze her parents.
“I was assessed as being at higher risk of having a baby with Down’s syndrome when I was pregnant and could have had the diagnostic test to find out but I didn’t want it because it just wasn’t an issue,” says Britton.
“We weren’t bothered at all. We have friends whose children have been diagnosed with Down’s syndrome and have had nothing but positive experiences of children with the diagnosis. There’s so much support out there - it isn’t a problem. It’s just another little baby who needs to be loved.”
The blonde-haired tot seems set for big things. [Photo: Facebook/Julie Britton]
But while Britton and her partner Peter Seabourne have received plenty of support and had “so many positive experiences” they would like people to be a little more educated about that wording to use, says Britton.
“She has Down’s syndrome, it’s not that she is Down’s syndrome. That’s the major problem we face but that’s about education.”
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