A transgender man has achieved his dream of becoming a model after surgery gave him an androgynous look - but he only wears women's clothing on shoots.

Adrian Baker, 31, who was born a girl named Catherine, had breast removal and penile construction and replaced his previously curvy body with a lean silhouette.

The London model has found women on his shoots don't realise he is male until they see him getting changed and he's now in demand with at least four castings a week.

Scroll down for video

Adrian was born a girl but now he is transgender has been able to achieve his dream of becoming a model

Adrian, pictured after transitioning, was able to beat his alcohol addiction and was much happier following his surgery

Adrian said: 'I always knew I was born a boy and I never expected after the multiple surgeries I had to be modelling high-end women's clothes.

'I am thrilled to be breaking new ground and supported by model agencies who know I am a man.

'My look is what high-end fashion companies want for women's clothes - a lean body, no breasts and a cross between male and female features, which with the proper makeup, are all the rage.

'It is exciting for me to lead the way proving gender in male and female modelling should never be an issue.

'I know it is difficult for people to wrap their heads around what I have been through.'

Adrian, pictured when he was Catherine, was curvy with size 32C breasts and was turned down by modelling agencies

Adrian, pictured modelling wigs, now goes for at least four castings a week thanks to his high-end look

Adrian used to be blonde-haired woman with 32C breasts and had dreams of being a model.

Adrian said: 'I sent pictures to agencies but was constantly rejected.

'I was told my breasts were too big and I didn't have the high-end look clients wanted.'

Now as a man Adrian has achieved his dream.

He said: 'I thought I'd be modelling male clothes but people want me for women's fashion and it is the best of both worlds.

'It took me becoming a man to become a model and while it may shock many people I love it.

'Without my womanly curves I get sent to dozens of castings and shoots for women's work.

'I am a man who happens to be great at showing women's clothes. I am pioneering a new breed to model were your sex doesn't matter.

'Clients don't care if you are male or female they care you can walk and move and show off the clothes.'

Adrian, pictured left after surgery, is now used by fashion brands to sell women's clothes, right

Adrian felt uncomfortable in his body as a woman and turned to alcohol for comfort, pictured modelling after transitioning

Adrian was an active member of the LGBT community and researched being transgender. He found supportive friends to give me advice and had transitioned

Adrian was diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder after seeing his GP and started taking testosterone

Adrian had breast removal in 2006 and after taking hormones found he had a lean, androgynous physique

Adrian felt uneasy in his body growing up and knew he didn't 'fit in'.

He said: 'I knew I didn't fit in and when I hit puberty and developed a super curvy figure and big breasts I was even more confused. I tried to ignore the feelings and spent years in denial.

Adrian admitted he turned to alcohol for comfort while he was 'lost and confused.'

He said: 'I tried to convince myself I was a woman. I decided I must be a lesbian and came out but realised that wasn't right and that being with another woman felt wrong.'

Adrian was doing office work and was also an active member of the LGBT community. Through the LGBT groups, he researched being transgender and found supportive friends to give me advice and had transitioned.

He went to his GP, who sent him for counselling, and he was diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder.

Adrian had saved £5,000 and paid for private surgery in 2006 to remove his breasts and began taking testosterone hormones.

Adrian, pictured as Catherine, had an NHS-funded hysterectomy in 2008 and had his breasts removed in 2006

Adrian legally applied to change his name following his breast removal in 2006 and began taking hormones

Adrian, pictured modelling now, had an operation to create a penis using skin from the leg, arm and vagina

He said: 'I could have waited for breast removal under the NHS but I knew the NHS waiting list was huge and I paid for my breast removal privately. I couldn't wait any longer.'

Within weeks Adrian started seeing changes to his body due to the hormones and now flat chested, he legally applied to change his name.

In 2008, Adrian had an NHS-funded hysterectomy and decided to have a phalioplasty, where a penis is created from leg, arm and vagina skin.

He said: 'The NHS allowed me to have the surgery in Belgium with a surgeon that gets the best results. They funded it under EU laws which allow NHS funds to pay for the surgery in another European country.'

'The surgeon used parts of my vagina and labia to create bags for testicle implants and skin from my arm and leg to create my new penis.

'After the surgery I was so happy – everything that had made me a woman – my boobs and vagina had gone. The female curves I had hated were replaced with the straight, thin shape of a man.'

The procedures also gave Adrian the power to give up his addiction to alcohol. Now, he is in recovery and helps other young people who battle addiction.

Adrian, pictured after transitioning, was happy to have a lean shape with straight lines after his surgery

Adrian shows his lean physique in a modelling shot and wears bold red lipstick and a netted hat on a shoot

Adrian has done catwalk, fitting modelling, advertising and campaign shoots for clients UK and overseas following his transition

Adrian lost weight after transitioning, pictured, and now has cheekbones he 'never knew existed' and pursued a modelling career

He said: 'It was a battle but I know now it was my right because as a man I finally feel free and in the right body.'

However in a twist, becoming a man also enabled Adrian to pursue his dream of modelling.'

He said: 'I had always wanted to model. The new face I saw in mirror due to hormones gave me hope so after I recovered from the penis construction surgery started doing practise shoots.'

'The hormones and surgery changed the entire shape of my body. I developed a classic high fashion women's look.

'I lost weight and cheekbones I never knew existed appeared.'

'I went to one agency and they immediately saw my potential telling me I was perfect for their woman's board. They said my androgyny and ability to move like a high fashion model was impressive.'

Now Adrian is signed to the women's section of two top London agencies.

He has done catwalk, fitting modelling, advertising and campaign shoots for clients in the UK and overseas and goes to at least four castings a week.

Adrian said other female models at castings presume he is a woman thanks to his androgynous appearance

Adrian, pictured as Catherine, knows how women move and designers like how he shows their clothes

He said: 'I go in the normal model clothes of baggy jeans and tops and most of the girls at the women's castings assume I am a woman. It's only if we are changing and they see I have had my boobs removed or spot my penis, which I tuck up between my legs for shoots, do they realise they are competing against a man.'

MEN WHO MODEL WOMEN'S CLOTHES Adrian isn't alone and there are other androgynous male models who only wear the opposite sex's clothing. Russian male models Stas Fedyanin and Stav Strashko also walk the runway for women's clothing and do high-fashion shoots. Stav has previously said he is usually presumed to be a woman when he meets other female models. Advertisement

'Some girls ask what has happened, some get that I have transitioned to a man and tell me it's awesome and others are dead jealous because for them to achieve the super lean look means a life of constant diet and exercise.

'These days clothing manufacturers and advertisers like the androgynous look and I provide that – I am all man but with the help of makeup can look like a woman.

'It's great because I know how women move – having been born a girl and attending an all-girls school – I spent over 20 years of my life as a woman so what better man to model women's clothes.

'Ultimately designers, manufactures and fashion show organisers want people that can show off the clothes and that's me.'