tatler.com October 2019proud of her home country and it’s
clear from the copious numbers of
photographs on display that family
means everything to her. Their
daughter Maia proudly announces
she can speak excellent Czech – ‘I
make a point of sending her there
every school holiday’ – they have a
Czech au pair, and even the family
cat hails from her homeland. ‘I had
a very, very happy childhood. It was
pretty basic, but there is something
to say for growing up in a small city
feeling super safe.’
The daughter of a construction
company owner, Gabriela left the
former communist country at the
age of 15, after winning a modelling
contract with Van Cleef & Arpels.
She went on to travel the world, from
Paris to Milan to South Africa, adorn-
ing magazine covers, until the work
pulled her to Britain when she was- ‘The modelling world was more
sophisticated in London and had
much nicer people.’
A decade on and both Gabriela’s
business and family life are blossom-
ing. Her ultra-chic private clinic is
housed in the basement of her won-
derland of a home, and has been
styled with the help of the couple’s
great friend and interior designer
Peter Mikic (who also worked on
their summer home in the South of
France). ‘He brings a modern quirk
to the old, and I really like that,’ she
says. A collection of grandfather
clocks, inherited from David’s father,
chime alongside an incredible selec-
tion of art, amassed over many years.
‘Most of the artwork was chosen by
us. David loves art and his interest
has rubbed off on me. But I don’t go
for named artists, just pieces I like.’
In her clinic, Gabriela meets clients
for an initial 45-minute consulta-
tion, to learn about their medical
history, sleep patterns and lifestyle.
Then she prescribes a bespoke eat-
ing plan, along with vitamins and
supplements from her range, GP
Nutrition, to help them reach their
goals. It’s been said that her expertise
is invaluable to the royal circles
in which the Peacocks move (she
regularly holidays with Princess
Eugenie), but, ever loyal, Gabriela won’t
confirm or deny the rumours. ]
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