DE VANE, Percy J.

[percy de vane]

26 | PHOTOGRAPHER | LA , NY & LONDON BASED PUBLIC INFORMATION Son of deceased socialite Penelope (best known as Poppy) de Vane and retired English guitarist Thomas de Vane rose to fame in 2014 after dating American celebrity Annie Scott. The de Vane family was already well known by the public and tabloids in England, following the affair of Thomas de Vane. Percy's photography skills only heightened his fame after the rise and fall of his relationship with Scott. Before 2020, Percy owned three galleries in Los Angeles, London and New York City. Born on February 13, 1997 in a fancy suburb outside of London known as Primrose Hill. He is the youngest child of Poppy and Thomas, his older sister Eleanor de Vane is a radio talk show host. Percy credits his sister for introducing him to the art of photography by gifting him his first digital camera. Following his break up to Annie Scott, Percy dated American socialite Madelyn Holt (Former star of Real Housewives of New York). His photos have been featured in thousands of magazines, videos, documentaries, etc. In 2020 after the passing of Poppy de Vane, Percy sold parts of his de Vane Photography business to have more opportunities for leisure in this famed art. A crisis in 2021 has kept Percy a prominent advocate for mental health awareness globally. Percy recently dated model Cara McCay. Their break up was stated to be 'mutual' from their sources but fans have speculated that may not be the case. Recent work from Percy can be found in form of Lily McCarthy's tour. He was said to have done videos, photos from her recent tour. Percy is still best friends with socialite Pixie Rosier, though a falling out was said to have happened with her sister, India.  PRIVATE INFORMATION - PERCY'S POV "Surprisingly they did get my birth location right and a lot of the information about my family. Yes, I grew up in London. My mother was a pretty prominent figure in the large, important social circles in London. My father was a musician and spent a lot of my childhood on the road and in the spotlight for being unfaithful to my mother. I didn't start traveling or really coming to the United States until I was older and finished with secondary school. I didn't go to Uni, instead I took local classes for photography. I felt like I was pretty advanced in my knowledge for photography, but honestly I was proved wrong with attending these lessons. I love London, I've always felt like it's home but I love New York too. It's where I purchased my first 'home' and I started living there full time when I was about twenty. It's also where I opened my first gallery for PDV. New York is where the rise and fall of my relationship of Annie Scott took place and where I was introduced to Madelyn Holt. Around this time, I was pretty friendly with India Santos and soon formed a friendship with her sister Pixie. We are still pretty good friends to this day. Following the opening of my gallery in New York, I tried my luck in Los Angeles and London as well. For these openings, I chose not to just have my own photography I involved other starting photographers. I've had my fair share of life in the limelight. 2020 was not a good year, 2021 followed closely behind it. The passing of my mother was a shock to my entire life. Before I went with the flow, I disappeared and immersed myself in projects. Often ruining great relationships and friendships because of this lifestyle. The pandemic grounded me for my own safety and I guess things work in mysterious ways. I was able to spend a lot of time with my mum until her sickness. My mental health slowly declined after this. I sold my galleries and kept my photography business to just a minimal. I spent a lot of time in Los Angeles because of New York and London holding some hard things to process. My privacy was broken when my therapist went public about my dark thoughts and I spent a few months in a facility to help me. I don't regret that time at all, I just don't love how weak it made me appear to the various eyes that are always watching me. After my 'incident' as the public recalls it often, I decided to pursue photography full force again. Choosing some different projects that would fulfill me again. I still primarily live in New York City, but I have a home in London and LA as well. "  LONG LIST OF EX LOVERS "You know the saying you live and you learn? Biggest takeaway from this relationship. I was young, she was hot and it was all the toxic you could get. Annie made me want to pull my hair out more times than not. We would go back and forth; arguing and then having insane makeup moments. It fizzled out when she chose other guys over me. Which honestly was fine with me. Clearly at the end I wasn’t feeling it too much, I let a lot of bullshit slide such as her being unfaithful to me MULTIPLE times and frankly didn’t give a fuck. At that point I was doing my own thing, she was running off doing the classic Annie charade. It needed to end. I just sort of let it. There were drunk calls of course, messages begging me to take her back. It’s funny when you stop giving a shit that they want you back, it always happens that way. That stopped pretty fast when I explained to her I wasn’t interested, didn’t want to go down that path anymore. She wasn’t pleased. She was used to getting her way. It was ugly at first. She’d see me out and just give me dirty looks, all while having another man on her arm. Then we stopped running in the same crowds. I saw her maybe a year ago, we chatted for a few and the ugliness had faded away. Hope she’s doing well now." WHAT PERCY RATES THE RELATIONSHIP:  ★☆☆☆☆ (The sex was good. It almost gave her a two star rating alone.) "I was introduced to Madelyn by Pixie Rosier. The two were best friends and at the time I was just beginning my friendship with Pixie. I'd come to a party with India (was also friends with her at that time) and that's where we met. We hit it off more than I expected. At the time, I had heard she was in a relationship with Ezra Cohen. Part of me had a little bit of PTSD given my relationship with Annie and hearing that she was apart of RHONY. Annie and I were just post-break up anyways, so I wasn't too keen on dating anyways. Felt like I needed to take a break. But I kept running into Madelyn and eventually we exchanged numbers. It was when we hung out that she confessed that her relationship with Ezra was a showmance. I know I already said we hit it off, but we really fucking did. I had never clicked with a girl like that before. She was fun, charming and just so different than what I was used to with Annie. We decided to keep our relationship on the down low given her 'status' to Ezra. It was fun sneaking around and stealing various kisses when no one was watching. She got along great with my mum, sister and loved my niece. All and all, the relationship was great. We had our fair share of issues though. Annie stirring drama, India confessing her feelings to me, losing contact for days-weeks on end because I was too immersed into a shoot and her nudes being released only to become a part of the show. We slowly drifted apart for no super good reason besides life and work commitments. No bad blood, whatsoever. Honestly, I still think about her a lot. Wonder how she's doing, if I should drop in and text her. In my mind, she's definitely the one that got away." WHAT PERCY RATES THE RELATIONSHIP: ★★★★★ "My friends tried for three months to convince me that I needed to meet  Averi, that we had a lot in common and it was time for me to get back out there. She was next in my life after Madelyn. It wasn’t as if I was avoiding dating after Madelyn. I was having a grand time being single and trying to fuck my feelings away. Healthy, I know. We went on several dates for a few months. She was a member of the New York City ballet company. Our schedules never seemed to intertwine, especially since I was trying to juggle three galleries - one of which being in another country. Honestly, we ended things feeling more as friends. Averi had just gone through a break up and was putting her all into her career. It was nice to speak to someone unbiased about my past, relationships, and more. We got coffee a few times after we decided upon being friends, tried to keep in touch whenever we were both in New York. Last time I ran into Averi, she was engaged to a New York Rangers player. Really happy for her.  " WHAT PERCY RATES THE RELATIONSHIP: ★★★☆☆  "It was never anything serious between Tabby and I. We both were under that same impression, as well. We met at a photography event, she’s a photographer herself. I actually had heard about her over the years from fellow people in the industry. She was quiet and refreshing. I felt bad when we got sighted together and her Instagram was blown up by thousands of fans. I could tell that this overwhelmed her and I told her if she’d rather not see each other anymore I understood. She never said so, but I saw the instant relief on her face. We occasionally see each other out at events and we are cordial. I wish her the best. Still feel a little bad about the attention she received because of me." WHAT PERCY RATES THE RELATIONSHIP: ★★★☆☆ "This was my last ‘serious’ relationship. I hate to say this..but it very much gave me Annie Scott 2.0 feelings. Looking back that, it is. I didn’t see it when I was in the relationship. Honestly, I think our relationship was worse than mine with Annie. Annie at least gave me attention, liked me. With Cara there wasn't any way to be sure what she felt towards me. Cara is a model and we met through some mutual friends. From our initial dates, I did like her. Thought she was gorgeous and funny, I enjoyed going to various restaurants that she’d look up because the menu/aesthetic was “cute.” Her words, not mine. I should’ve seen that as red flag number one. As the relationship went on, her insecurities came out and she laid them on top of me. She didn’t like my friendship with Cleo, she made that very clear and awkward for me at times. She also thought it was weird that I stayed friends with Pixie, even though she was still connected to Madelyn and India. Everything we did had to be posted to some sort of her social media, which she knew I wasn’t too crazy on anymore. It was starting to appear to me, that she loved the IDEA of me and what perks came with our relationship. My final straw was her treatment of my sister and my niece when they came in to town to see me. She threw a fit that I had the nerve to spend time with them more that week than her. She didn’t handle my honest conversation about feeling as though I was a prop to her. The last thing she said to me was was something along the lines of, “I’m not going to find anyone just like her.” I hope that’s true though." WHAT PERCY RATES THE RELATIONSHIP: ☆☆☆☆☆ PDV PHOTOGRAPHY - HIS LATEST REDDIT POSTS r/FauxMoi • 2mo Percy de Vane hookups 177 up votes • 127 comments r/MadeMeSmile • 6mo Percy de Vane donates to UK's Mental Health Foundation during the mental health awareness month 62.2k up votes • 386 comments r/unpopularopinions • 3mo I do not understand the hype of Percy de Vane. He isn't even that attractive. 179 up votes • 77 comments r/FauxMoi • 1mo Percy de Vane and model Cara McCay have ended their relationship. Was it mutual or not? 459 up votes • 277 comments r/streetwear • 2mo Percy de Vane inspired outfits. With links for shopping alike items for your own man. 34 up votes • 151 comments r/FauxMoi • 4mo Anyone else think that all of Percy de Vane's past girl friends, or girls he's been seen with look like his ex Madelyn Holt? 1.3K up votes • 431 comments

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