From munching on marmalade sandwiches to cuddling Britain’s favourite bear, some of our family models had a simply magical day out together. Not only were they having fun together and earning a little extra income posing for the cameras, but they also got to visit the famous Paddington Bear Experience in London. The colourful, immersive […]
Published 28th July 2025
From munching on marmalade sandwiches to cuddling Britain’s favourite bear, some of our family models had a simply magical day out together.
Not only were they having fun together and earning a little extra income posing for the cameras, but they also got to visit the famous Paddington Bear Experience in London.
The colourful, immersive experience that whisks visitors into the world of the fictional, furry creature, has employed several of our families since it opened.
And on this occasion, it was the turn of the Bonds, the Hillers and the Vyakaranams.
Here at Models Direct, we love working with genuine family modelling groups – and so do our clients.
Real families have a natural chemistry that the camera always picks up on and are much easier to make arrangements for than an artificial family group comprised of individual models.
In addition, lots of these modelling assignments involve visiting exciting places and having new experiences – and we really enjoy seeing our family models having a great time together.
The Paddington Bear Experience is located at County Hall in London and is a large-scale, multi-sensory, interactive day out for adults and children alike.
It magics them away to the wonderful world of Paddington, where they get to meet the cute star, step into his shoes and experience some of his adventures for themselves.
The Hilliers, the Bonds and the Vyakaranams all had a fabulous time and returned home with plenty of tales to tell.
The Hilliers said:
“We had a great experience working as family models at the Paddington Bear Experience in central London.
“The staff and photographers were very helpful, nice and professional.
“We walked through the whole experience, both my children were inspired and excited, especially while we went through Paddington’s kitchen and Peru garden!
“We all tried the extraordinary marmalade sandwiches and amazing cakes at the end.
“Gemma called us beforehand and set out the whole brief in emails; she dealt with things in such a professional and detailed way.
“Gemma also called us right afterwards to make sure we were happy and congratulated us for completing the job.
“In general, a five-star, fun experience with Models Direct.
“Thank you!”
The Bonds reported back:
“Our last assignment was a family shoot at the Paddington Bear experience in London.
“We all had a nice time.
“We enjoyed the day and the kids were well looked after.”
And the Vyakaranams told us:
“What an amazing day!
“The Paddington Experience was just brilliant – so much fun and the other families and team at Paddington were fantastic to work with.
“The cakes and marmalade sandwiches were delicious!”
The Bond family (Model ref: CTVW-9788)
The Hillier family (Model ref: FTMT-7944)
The Vyakaranam family (Model ref: SSXR-3348)