Carly Foulkes (born August 4, 1988), also known colloquially as The T-Mobile Girl , is a Canadian model and actress who became famous for appearing in the T- Mobile myTouch 4G television commercials, where she often wore a pink/magenta-and-white summer dress. He went on as a spokesperson in another T-Mobile ad where he was portrayed as a black biker girl dressed in pink and black outfits. He served as a T-Mobile spokesperson mainly from fall 2010 to spring 2013, with occasional appearances since then.
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Careers
Modeling
In 2001, at the age of 13, Foulkes began modeling in the Toronto area. After high school, he moved to New York City to become a model for agents. Furthermore, he found modeling work in Singapore and Europe. After returning to New York to become a model, he began to pursue acting.
Foulkes appeared on the cover of Mexican magazine Elle in April 2009 and in advertisements for Rugby Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie & amp; Fitch, Macy's, and Tommy Hilfiger. He is represented by Model Modelwerk and Sutherland.
In early 2011, a Los Angeles Times writer described her performance as Anne Hathaway met with Kim Basinger, noting that she is still often confused with fellow Canadian Paress Jessica.
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After struggling for several years as a model/actress candidate, Foulkes became TG Mobile's 4G spokeswoman in the fall of 2010, despite not using "mobile" American pronunciations in the summer 2009 audition, but pronouncing the word as rhyme with "Smile" , the accepted pronunciation is more common in Canadian English. His advertising campaign was originally recorded for the similarity with Justin Long/John Hodgman's "Get a Mac" 2006-2010 ad. Foulkes scoffs at iPhone 4 and its exclusive provider at the time, AT & amp; T, the same way as Apple Inc. does against a Windows-based personal computer. As a spokesman for T-Mobile, his most rapid predecessor was Catherine Zeta-Jones. His T-Mobile USA ad runs on a major US network and several websites.
Although Foulkes initially only expected to appear in two or three ads, in December 2011, he has produced a dozen more anticipated ads.
Foulkes has been described as "picture-perfect brunette". Since becoming a T-Mobile girl, she's known for the pink summer dress she wears in most commercials. He has been styled by Debra LeClair, a stylist in T-Mobile. In August 2011, Virgin Mobile Sprint Nextel's prepaid service refers to T-Mobile and Foulkes with a caricature ad featuring brunette in a pink dress. Two months earlier, Cricket Wireless used a negative marketing attack against T-Mobile without reference to Foulkes. Although dresses in previous advertisements are often described as pink, more recent ads are recorded for the use of magenta dresses. T-mobile has a color brand for magenta color and markets itself using its corporate colors.
One of his famous ads is the production of the 2011 holiday season. On November 30th, 2011, T-mobile announced a surprise show at Woodfield Mall. On December 1, 2011, Glee veteran Alfonso Gomez-Rejon directed about six singing and dancing performances from "Home for the Holidays" by Foulkes and 100 Chicago-area women in a magenta dress. The show was then edited into a music video in hopes that it would become viral. The full video was posted on YouTube with a 3:48 run time, and it was presented in a 60-second national television commercial starting December 12, 2011. The video was produced by Ridley and Tony Scott's RSA Films. The music director is Paul Mirkovich.
On April 17, 2012, T-Mobile launched a renamed advertising campaign that includes broadcast and cable TV, Hulu, YouTube, and mobile, and print. In an updated ad campaign, Foulkes starred in an ad called "Alter Ego", where he dumped a pink dress and high heels for pink black and pink biker clothes and boots before riding a motorcycle. Advertising is considered to be a departure from a previously female-friendly Foulkes ad. The ad is planned to run until Autumn 2012, when the full launch of T-Mobile's advertising campaign has been scheduled. In announcing advertisements to the media, T-Mobile said:
She has also become a popular sex symbol since advertisements began. After months of supporting emails, Foulkes was included in SI.com's "Hot Clicks" feature on May 18, 2011. During a celebrity's online demand for celebrities as a military ball escort, Airman Adam Stelmack asked Foulkes to Air Force Ball. in Guam, and he refused by posting the video.
In March 2013, Foulkes was described as "one of the most recognizable brand spokespeople" by Business Insider reporter Laura Stampler even after switching from a pink wardrobe to an ugly girl. Later that spring, when T-Mobile was ready for the April launch of the iPhone 5, he chose an advertising campaign without Foulkes, ending his term of two and a half years as a spokesman. The last new ad Foulkes posted to YouTube on February 25, 2013. A new ad campaign featuring Cowboys. T-Mobile debuted its new advertising campaign on March 26, 2013, without Foulkes. The company has said that the character 'T-Mobile Girl' has been ruled out for now, but this is believed to be a permanent advertising change. T-Mobile's official statement says: "This campaign represents a new direction for the brand - offering the consumer a simple choice, so the current campaign will not feature the T-Mobile Girl character, but he is still part of the corporate brand family."
In early July 2013, Foulkes returned to participate in the T-Mobile press event. At the same time, he tweets a six-second Vine video that implies that he will return to an ad campaign. In September, Foulkes appeared in T-Mobile's public service announcement regarding SMS and driving. On October 10, 2013, T-Mobile announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with Shakira as the company's spokesperson. Foulkes will not be part of the campaign, but remains under contract with T-Mobile and vaguely fixed in future plans.
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Personal life
Foulkes's parents are British, although he grew up in Toronto and attended Loretto Abbey. She has two sisters, Kimmy and Angie. He spent the summer in England while growing up.
Foulkes is a video game addict who plays on the PlayStation 3. He also describes himself as proficient in skateboarding. Despite the association with the pink dress due to T-Mobile's ad campaign, she admitted to not wearing pink in her personal wardrobe, and in fact used to wear a lot of black and cuff skin in high school.
When asked about his status as an Internet sex symbol, Foulkes said he did not classify himself as: "I am flattered, but it's funny."
References
External links
- Official website
- Carly Foulkes on Twitter
- Carly Foulkes on IMDb
- Carly Foulkes in Model Mode Directory
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