Norwegian Model & Cosplayer Melanie Winther

Hi Melanie it is a pleasure to feature you on SimplySxy.  Please share with our readers a little about yourself and where you’re from?

My name is Melanie Winther, I am 21 years old and I’m from Norway! I work as a professional model and cosplayer.

Photo: Marts Foto

How did your interest in cosplay begin?

It all started from when I was 12 years old, I only have brothers who both are nerds. Which makes it quite normal that I am also a gamer. And yeah I loved the characters design and always wanted to look like them haha. So it all started from there.

Photo: JL Cosplay Studio

What else do you enjoy doing in your free time?

I enjoy playing computer games and going to the gym! I raid 3 times a week on the game called “World of Wacraft”. My main is a Human Warlock, I also try to stream every now and then on my twitch channel. I always think it’s really important for me to communicate with my followers every now and then.

Photo: JL Cosplay Studio

Are you much of a gamer?

Oh yes! I am, I am really dedicated to when it comes to gaming. I got some kind of obsession I guess, that I want to clear the game 100% and I really want to get good at games. I am quite the competition type, always wanting to be one of the high ranked people. So I usually spend a lot of time playing games. But since it’s quite time consuming to get good on every game, I usually only stick to a few games like World of Warcraft, League of Legends and Overwatch so far.

Has there been a funny or embarrassing episode that has happened to you or you witnessed that you can share when cosplaying?

Hmm.. I got a pretty bad memory but I actually quite found it funny when I cross dressed as Squall Leonhart from Final Fantasy 8, and some girl approached me and started flirting with me and then she found out I was a female later and not a real male haha.

Photo: Katla Photo

What is the most challenging aspect of cosplay?

I think there’s a lot of challenging aspects in cosplay, like it’s quite expensive over the time in material costs, travel expenses, cons, etc. And the cosplay community as I have felt during the years is that it’s quite filled with elitists. I feel a lot of people actually forget the whole purpose of cosplaying, that it’s suppose to be a fun thing and not everyone actually takes it serious. I get so sad when I see some people talk shit just because a person is not wearing the right wig or whatever for the certain character for example! Or if that person haven’t made her/his entire costume! Come on people, behave…

Photo: JL Cosplay Studio

Which characters are you looking to cosplay in future?

My cosplay list to do is always so long! The thing with me is that I always have to cosplay characters that I am having a “crush” on. So I actually cosplay alot of men haha, so far I am working on Reaper from Overwatch. And in the future I would love to cosplay Jhin from League of Legends.

Photo: JL Photography

Have you had any admirers or guys hitting on you while you are in character?

Yeah, it’s quite normal actually. I don’t mind talking to them and having a chat, but when things get a bit too much I am not afraid to let them know that.

Photo: @ThusiNguyen

Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions Melanie. One question before we end, how do you define “sexy”?

I define sexy as having the confidence. It is really important to believe in yourself and feel comfortable. I also find intelligence and originality quite sexy.

Follow the beautiful Melanie Winther on:
Blog: www.melaniewinther.blogg.no
Facebook: www.facebook.com/themelaniewinther

Instagram: www.instagram/melanie.winther
Twitter: www.twitter.com/melanie_winther

Snapchat: melanie.winther
TwitchTV: www.twitch.tv/melaniewinther

Featured image courtesy of @ThusiNguyen

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