A behind-the-scenes interview from a 2010 shoot for the eyeglasses company Silhouette includes a revealing moment when Alex Watson introduces himself as "a student, and part-time model as well." In other words, even at the tender age of 17, and at the moment when his modeling career was legitimately taking off, Alex thought of himself first and foremost as a regular kid — and of modeling as just something he did on the side.

Watson even reiterates his position again toward the end of the video when he says "my education is coming first, and I want to go to university — definitely." The guy in this video isn't even hinting at a career in the entertainment business, like he did in the aforementioned Daily Mail interview in which he said he'd like to follow in his sister's footsteps "after university." 

Even so, Watson clearly enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame before moving on to new, normal things.

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