Portia Freeman - Portia Freeman has a shoe 'fetish'

Portia Freeman has a shoe 'fetish'

Portia Freeman has a ''shoe fetish''.

The British model, who returned to modelling in late 2011 after giving birth to her son Dylan with The Kooks bass player Pete Dento, has a collection of over 100 pairs of shoes and especially loves high heels as they help her posture.

She admitted: ''I'm more comfortable in heels than in flats. They give me better posture. I think I've got a bit of a problem ... a shoe fetish.''

Portia, 23, also reminisced about her childhood during the interview with online shoe retailer Javari.co.uk as part of their 'Shoe the Keyhole', recalling the first time she wore a pair of heels.

She said: ''My earliest memories of shoes is when I must have been about four or five and I use to strut around my cul-de-sac where I lived with my push chair and my godmother's highest pair of shoes.

''They were super high for me, though they're probably kitten heels now. And I was strutting around in the rain with these high heels and my push chair and my mum said, 'Come in here, it's raining outside', and I'd say, 'No! I don't care!' Because I use to like the noise on the floor - I was like clip clop clip clop. I loved it.''

Portia, who was discovered at 16 and has already fronted campaigns such as Alexander McQueen's label McQ, chose some of her favourite pieces from Javari's latest collection and a pair that stood out for her were the 'Head Over Heels' platform ankle boots priced at £59.

While admiring the boots she said: ''I love a chunky heel, and I like the detail on these the way they cut around the ankle - very feminine.''