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Inside Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's Private World With Jason Statham

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It turns out Victoria's Secret has quite a few, well, you know.

Because at the Oct. 18 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley surprised fans by returning to the runway for the first time in 16 years. For her first look, the supermodel strutted down the catwalk in a pale blue lingerie set paired with the iconic angel wings, metallic heels, sheer, thigh-high tights, glimmering body chains and dazzling chandelier earrings. She then changed into a white lacy number that she wore underneath a long matching coat.

And as Huntington-Whiteley celebrated her return as a Victoria’s Secret Angel, she thought about her own little angels: 9-year-old son Jack and 4-year-old daughter Isabella with her longtime love Jason Statham.

"It’s a full-circle moment," she told British Vogue ahead of the Los Angeles event. "My children will wake up on Monday morning and watch it over breakfast with dad—things just feel all the more special now."

Full circle indeed considering Huntington-Whiteley and Statham were still in the early days of their relationship when she last walked in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2010—just months after they first crossed paths.

"We met at a party in London in 2009," she revealed in a 2020 Instagram Q&A, per The Daily Mail. “It was instant chemistry.”

By 2016, the runway star, 39, and the Fast & Furious actor, 59, were engaged. And while they knew the public would have opinions about their 20-year age gap, they don’t consider the difference a factor in their relationship.

"Never been an issue!" she added. "Age is nothing but a number!"

In 2017, Huntington-Whiteley and Statham grew their number of family members by welcoming son Jack, and his little sister Bella arrived five years later.

These days, the family of four reside in the U.K—building a home in the English countryside after living in London.

"I’ve been dreaming of this since I left home," Huntington-Whiteley told Vogue Australia in March. "London at the weekends can feel very destination-driven. I want peace."

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That was the goal when she and Statham hopped back across the pond in 2020 after years in Los Angeles.

"It was always part of the plan to raise the kids here," the mom of two explained to The Sunday Times in 2025. "We love the schools, the education. They’re growing up British with their little British accents, which was important for us, and we have a great support system here. Jay’s parents live up the road and see the kids most days, my family come to visit every six or eight weeks, and in the summer we go down to Devon and our children have the same experiences running around on the farm that I had growing up, and it’s very special."

After all, one reason Huntington-Whiteley and Huntington-Whiteley moved back to the U.K. was so he could stay close to their family while filming movies in London.

“He goes to work and comes home at the end of the day, which is pretty special for somebody in his line of work,” she continued. “Jason is a very involved and super-hands-on dad and such a supportive partner to me.”

Calling him “the human playground because he’s constantly got the kids on his back, rolling around,” Huntington-Whiteley added, “He’s so playful. The man has insane amounts of energy, it’s boundless. He’s a big kid himself but also an upbeat reinforcement and positive influence on them, and incredibly attentive, loving and capable. I feel lucky that I’m at work today and he’s with them and I don’t need to call and give him a list of things to do and remind him of this or that. And the kids adore him.”

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And while she models for Victoria’s Secret, she notes there’s no secret to her long-lasting romance with Statham.

“I’m committed to my family,” she noted to The Sunday Times. “I value the family unit and he’s just been such an incredible person in my life. We take each day as it comes. There’s a lot of love and fun and humor, and we just try to make it work. Relationships go through many iterations. You just have to hold on. I try to show up as the best version of myself. You can only control your side of it, right? My happiness is not in his hands. I just try to do my part.”

As for whether Huntington-Whiteley and Statham ever plan to tie the knot, “It’s not something that’s ever been massively important to me,” the Mad Max: Fury Road alum added. "Throwing a big, fancy wedding is not something I feel is necessary at this point in my life. If we do, it will be low-key."

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret

The Hobbs & Shaw alum took a selfie alongside his kids while the trio enjoyed some time in the yacht’s hot tub during their 2024 getaway.

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