Instagram star Kenza Boutrif on her fascinating childhood and life as a Londoner

• Published date: 30 March 2021
• Date: 30 March 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

"I fell in love with London pretty much overnight when I moved here as a young girl from Belgium," explains Boutrif. "You either get London or you don't, but if you get it, it's almost as if the city becomes a part of you. It's in the way you walk, talk, and hold yourself. Londoners as a rule are very confident people and that comes from the positivity and pride the city generates. You don't have to be from London to be a Londoner. The city is a gigantic melting pot for people and cultures from all over. It is very welcoming and inclusive, and I think that's the reason its inhabitants are fiercely protective of its reputation and wear the 'Made in London' badge with pride."

If this half-Algerian, half-Congolese 19-year-old model considers herself anything, it is 'Made in London.' After moving to Tottenham when she was six-years-old, she soon grew to identify and love everything about North London and the city as a whole.

Boutrif explained, "Obviously North London is where my family and friends are, so I'll always regard that as my patch, but I also love central London and the West End. There is always something going on there and it's a great night out. However, it's North London and the people there which inspired me and have given me the confidence to do something with my life."

As a model who's been earmarked as 'one to watch,' Boutrif has already modeled for prestigious fashion house ASOS, and her 700,000 plus followers on Instagram...