A TRAILBLAZING 80s supermodel who starred alongside TV titan Larry Hagman has died aged 62.
Annabel Schofield – once one of the defining faces of Britain’s style revolution — passed away on February 28 in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer, it has been confirmed.
Annabel Schofield has died aged 62Credit: Getty
The Welsh-born beauty became synonymous with the bold, rule-breaking glamour of 1980s London.
At the height of her fame, she was represented by London’s powerhouse Take Two Agency and became a cover girl sensation.
She fronted hundreds of fashion magazines and landing major campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, Rimmel, Revlon and Boots No. 7.
Her international breakthrough came in unforgettable fashion – roaring through the desert in a black Ferrari for a Bugle Boy Jeans TV advert before delivering the now-iconic line: “Excuse me, are those Bugle Boy jeans you’re wearing?”
She later crossed into primetime television, playing Laurel Ellis opposite Larry Hagman in the hit US soap Dallas – cementing her place in pop culture history.
Melissa Richardson, former owner of London’s Take Two Agency, paid tribute in an emotional statement.
“She was one of David Bailey’s favorites and appeared in countless shoots for Italian Vogue. She was the forerunner of Take Two without her, we could never have made it as we did.
“We loved her because she was funny and real and beautiful and down to earth. She never changed from the sweet little 17-year-old Welsh girl I first met.
“She was directly loyal, caring, and above all, a raging beauty. She knew her craft. She was the best.”
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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