Miranda Kerr confirms career changes

The 29-year-old Australian model Miranda Kerr has confirmed she is no longer a Victoria's Secret Angel because she wants to focus on her passions but still has a relationship with the lingerie brand.

Miranda claims that she initiated a deliberate change in the direction of her career and is excited to focus on her passions and is relocating with her husband Orlando and her son Flynn from LA to New York.

Miranda told the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper: ''This is a natural evolution. The thing is, I've been modelling since I was 13. I'm now entering a new phase in my life. I have felt this coming since my son was born and, after I became a mother, I realised I needed to prioritise my time.

''It's really important I give 100 per cent to my clients and I have to be careful to make strategic long-term decisions with my personal and business interests. I've reached a point in my career where I'm developing my own opportunities that are really reflective of my passions.

"I'm just not in a position to commit to a full contract at this time. It's three months at a bare minimum."

She also hit back at reports she was "standoffish" with the brand's other models such as Candice Swanepoel and Alessandra Ambrosio, and insisted she will always be "grateful" to the company for launching her career in America.

She said: ''I'm sure anyone that has worked with me would agree that it's not true."