Drunk Kate Moss is our spirit animal. When reports surfaced last year that she blagged her way on to an Easyjet flight in Turkey, three sheets to the wind having swiftly re-toxed after a stint at a detox spa, it was hard not to be reminded that she’d probably be the best razz-bud you could ever meet. And then reports emerged over the weekend that she was escorted off an Easyjet flight from Bodrum for being 'disruptive.' To be honest, that still made us love her - what is it with the millionaire supermodel and budget airlines?
Too many celebrities cling so tightly to the ‘my favourite drink is hot water and lemon’ line that you only find out that they like a tipple when they get done for DUI after a night at the Chateau Marmont, or are papped with booze-induced boss-eye outside the Chiltern Firehouse, which does nothing to dispel the tired idea that women, especially older women, who like a drink are sad lushes with a shameful secret.
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But as fellow passengers on Kate’s flight tweeted about her chatting, laughing, and doing nothing to hide how pissed she was, her devil-may-care attitude turned the idea that being publicly tanked up could suggest anything other than simply having fun on its head.
Kate’s often credited with having come up with the Benjamin Disraeli quote, ‘Never complain, never explain’, because basically, she does what she wants and owns it, apparently not caring what anyone thinks of her – drinking and partying included.
You could make an entire tumblr of ‘Kate Moss Drunk’ pictures, and every single one of them, from the snap of her leaving The Golden Age of Couture gala in 2007 with her vintage Dior dress artfully tied up around her thighs, to a shot of her a few Champagnes in at a Vivienne Westwood show in 2008 with her blonde bob drunkenly disheveled to perfection, will make you wish she was your best mate.
Of course, there’s nothing cool about drinking irresponsibly, as anyone who’s spent their Sunday morning with their head in a toilet will well know, but strutting around with as much of a give-a-shit vibe as Kate Moss does after a couple – now that’s cool.
Here’s our favourite pictures of Kate enjoying a drink...
In praise of drunk Kate Moss
1 of 12Kate Moss and David Bowie at the CFDAs, 2005
Dave's definitely amused by what Kate is telling him with Champagne confidence.
2 of 12Kate Moss in New York, 2004
Matching her drink to her dress because she's just that much of a stylish drinking pro.
3 of 12Kate Moss and Jo Wood, 1997
Is there anything about this picture that doesn't make you wish you were also at Rolling Stone, Ronnie's birthday party?
4 of 12Leah Wood, Kate Moss and Sadie Frost, 1999
A picture of 90s hedonism at a Supergrass party.
5 of 12Jade Jagger and Kate Moss, 1999
Showing how twerking's done while Miley was still a Disney princess.
6 of 12Kate Moss in London, 2013
Ruling the room at a party that lasted so long she was seen leaving in a different outfit the next day.
7 of 12Kate Moss and Donatella Versace, 1999
Showing how glam-drunk is done best with Dontella.
8 of 12Kate Moss in London, 2000
Almost definitely doing her best Mariah Carey impression.
9 of 12Kate Moss in Sardinia, 2008
Only a true pro like Kate can fall over without spilling a drop of drink.
10 of 12Jamie Hince and Kate Moss in London, 2008
Jamie makes a much more wholesome looking booze-bud than skanky Pete ever did.
11 of 12Kate Moss in London, 2008
Rocking out at a charity dinner at the Bloomsbury ballroom.
12 of 12Jamie Hince and Kate Moss in London in 2011
Only Champagne will do for the king and queen of glamorous partying at legendary nightclub, The Box.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.