Kelleth Cuthbert
Kelleth Cuthbert
Kelleth Cuthbert (born October 23, 1987) is an actress and model residing in Los Angeles, California. Cuthbert is well known for photobombing celebrities during the 76th Golden Globe Awards. [46][1]
Early Life
Kelleth Cuthbert is a native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Cuthbert began modeling in high school. After graduating from university with a bachelor's degree in social work, Cuthbert worked as a social worker, specializing in mental health and addictions counseling, while modeling on the side. She was going to apply for grad school, but the modeling work was going so well she decided to take a year off and fully commit to it. [3] [4]
Personal Life
Kelleth Cuthbert is married to fashion photographer, Christopher Von Steinbach, who has worked with brands such as Playboy. The couple met during a photoshoot in 2010 set up by Cuthbert as a way to bolster her portfolio. A year later, on a whim he booked a trip to Toronto to visit her. Two months later, Von Steinbach moved to Canada in the middle of winter, and six months after that the couple got married. In 2013, they moved to Los Angeles. Kelleth has a rescue dog named Pablo. They featured in an ad together for Stella & Chewy’s, a pet food company. [48]
Modelling Career
Kelleth Cuthbert modelling a swimsuit
Kelleth Cuthbert is represented by modelling agencies including: Wilhelmina (Los Angeles), Plutino (Toronto), Specs (Montreal), Wilhelmina (Chicago), Heffner (Seattle), Key (Vancouver), Donna Baldwin (Denver), I Model (Calgary), and East West (Frankfurt). Cuthbert has modeled for brands including Maxim, Bergstrom Originals, Magdalena Gmyr, Marc Anthony Collection, Nua Swimwear, Pinkstix, Square One, and Urban Planet. Cuthbert has also done commercials, PSAa, short films, and modeling gigs at award shows.
Acting Career
In 2019, Kelleth Cuthbert acted in several epsiodes of the The Bold and the Beautiful soap opera. She also acted in the short video Do Disturb and the music video for Remember You by Wiz Khalifa featuring The Weeknd. She has also appeared as herself on television shows including The Fash Life, Inside Edition, Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, and The Late Late Show with James Corden. [46]
In the Media
Kelleth Cuthbert photobombing Kaley Cuoco at the Golden Globes
On January 6, 2019, Kelleth Cuthbert went viral after photobombing celebrities during 76th Golden Globe Awards while working as a Fiji Water model/representative for the event. She appeared in the background of several photos with celebrities, proudly holding a tray of Fiji water bottles. In many of the photos she made direct eye contact with the cameras. During the event, she photobombed celebrities including including Nicole Kidman, Kaley Cuoco, Judy Greer, Idris Elba, Eric Lange and Jim Carrey. [1]
Cuthbert was one of the four models handing out bottles of Fiji Water at the event.
Fiji Water has sponsored the Golden Globe Awards since 2015.
During the event, Cuthbert wore a royal blue Marchesa Notte gown.
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times after the Golden Globes, Cuthbert said, “it’s all strategic." “You’ve got to angle.” Cuthbert told Glamour that she's confused and overwhelmed by all the attention, though she thinks it's hilarious. "I do love a good meme, so I think it’s incredibly ironic and funny that I’m one now," she says. "The first meme of 2019, apparently! My husband is laughing very hard about all of this." "This is something I would go viral for," she jokes. "I feel like I’ve been photobombing people since I was a kid."
Cuthbert says that the report that her moves were calculated isn't true.
"I never said that.
I just stand where I’m told, wherever there is an opening."
She tells us she simply moved from spot to spot and passed out water as she tried to keep a neutral but pleasant face.
"Everyone has their work or event persona," she explains.
"You try to look at least somewhat pleasant and not have too much resting bitch face. You have to look somewhat friendly and happy to be engaging with people." She wasn't trying to photobomb everyone, she says: "Sometimes you’re caught between a lot of cameras, so there’s a lot of photographers at different angles. You’re just kind of trapped sometimes. See that’s the thing: I feel like I was looking away, but sometimes I was looking so I could move out of the way."