Photography by Luke Austin

Styling by Monty Jackson

Words by Ryan Cahill

“I never really understood who my father is, because to me it was just normal!” 23-year-old rising star Miles Richie tells me. The only son of musical legend, international icon and the reason none of us can say “hello” without bursting into song, Lionel Richie, I’m keen to find out what that’s like? “I had a very interesting childhood. I was always shy and held back. Whenever the cameras came out, I would hide behind my mother, and she was very supportive of my differences.”

Despite being in one of the world’s most recognisable families, Miles succeeded in staying out of the limelight for the duration of his adolescence. However behind the scenes, he wasn’t having the easiest time. “I was a very angry child.” He explains, “I was sent away to a boarding school in Colorado for four years when I was nine years old. They taught me how to control and handle my emotions in a more ‘reasonable’ way. I still get myself into trouble sometimes because that’s just life!”

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Grooming by Christina Guerra

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Photography by Luke Austin

Styling by Monty Jackson

Words by Ryan Cahill

“I never really understood who my father is, because to me it was just normal!” 23-year-old rising star Miles Richie tells me. The only son of musical legend, international icon and the reason none of us can say “hello” without bursting into song, Lionel Richie, I’m keen to find out what that’s like? “I had a very interesting childhood. I was always shy and held back. Whenever the cameras came out, I would hide behind my mother, and she was very supportive of my differences.”

Despite being in one of the world’s most recognisable families, Miles succeeded in staying out of the limelight for the duration of his adolescence. However behind the scenes, he wasn’t having the easiest time. “I was a very angry child.” He explains, “I was sent away to a boarding school in Colorado for four years when I was nine years old. They taught me how to control and handle my emotions in a more ‘reasonable’ way. I still get myself into trouble sometimes because that’s just life!”

All clothing by POLO RALPH LAUREN  

Grooming by Christina Guerra

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