Justin Timberlake and Adam Levine both milked it (and in Adam's case, married a model - Behati Prinsloo). But this year’s performer – the exceedingly talented Irish singer/songwriter Hozier, who nearly broke the internet with his music video for Take Me To Church, and whose YouTube views were, at one point, going up by 10,000 an hour – is, well, at best apprehensive. No, scrap that. We're going for terrified.
Is this one of the biggest ironies of VS history? Many men would think so, but we're just excited to see Hozier perform. Meanwhile, here's what he had to say about the angels…
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ELLE: What do you know about Victoria’s Secret?
Hozier: I’m familiar with the lingerie brand and have seen shots of it. I know [the show] is a big fashion event to showcase Victoria’s Secret’s new line of sexy sexy things.
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ELLE: Do you know any of the models?
Hozier: I know that one is a very good friend of Taylor Swift’s...
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ELLE: Do you know which one is Taylor Swift’s friend?
Hozier: Is it this lady [points at Lindsay Ellingson] or this lady [points at Behati Prinsloo]? Am I wrong with that?
ELLE: Yeah…
Hozier: Oh Christ…
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ELLE: Want to have another go?
Hozier: Either this lady [points at Candice Swanepoel] or this lady [correctly points at Karlie Kloss]?
ELLE: There we go!
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ELLE: So do you recognise any other faces aside from her?
Hozier: …[pauses and studies image] To be honest, I’ve never seen any of these women before.
ELLE: Are you nervous?
Hozier: I certainly have never performed with women passing me by, nor in a setting of that capacity.
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ELLE: The performance is usually quite interactive - they like to blow kisses…
Hozier: [Pales] Yes, okay I’m a little bit nervous. I’ve never performed like that. I’m usually stuck behind a mic stand with a guitar in my hand!
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ELLE: Are you excited to meet the other performers?
Hozier: [Back in his comfort zone] I’ve met Taylor Swift! She’s super cool.