Vogue model who forced ex-girlfriend to strip before throwing boiling water at her is facing jail

Published: 12:53, 16 June 2026 | Updated: 12:55, 16 June 2026 A Vogue model who forced his ex-girlfriend to strip before he threw boiling water at her is facing jail.   Archie Soames, 30, was described as a 'serial abuser' who physically and mentally abused Gabriella Marshall and Jennah Calliste between 2019 and 2025. His behaviour included choking Ms Marshall to the point she couldn't breathe and punching Ms Calliste until she blacked out.  Soames had previously faced 'strikingly similar' allegations of domestic violence involving another partner but he was acquitted by a jury at Isleworth Crown Court in 2019. But, following a trial at Southwark Crown Court, the former soldier was convicted by a jury of coercive control, criminal damage, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and false imprisonment in relation to Ms Marshall. He was also convicted of coercive control, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and false imprisonment in relation to Ms Calliste. Soames was cleared of one count of false imprisonment in relation to a third partner, Anna Treore, after he met her on Tinder. He was remanded in custody ahead of sentence on 21 September. His twin brother, fellow model Karl Soames, was jailed for three years in 2020 after he pinned a woman to the ground and threatened to ram a metal pole inside her. Archie Soames, 30, was described as a 'serial abuser' who physically and mentally abused Gabriella Marshall and Jennah Calliste between 2019 and 2025  Pictured: Southwark Crown Court where Soames has been found guilty of coercive control, criminal damage, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and false imprisonment in relation to Ms Marshall. He was also convicted of coercive control, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and false imprisonment in relation to Ms Calliste Prosecutor Imogen Nelson described Archie Soames as a 'serial abuser of women' who subjected his partners to 'coercive and controlling behaviour.' The court heard that Ms Calliste was subjected to a horrific assault on 21 May 2020. Ms Nelson said: 'He punched her repeatedly at one stage causing her to black out. 'He smacked her with a mop handle, forced her to strip naked, and threw boiling water at her. 'She ran totally naked to her neighbours' flat into the shower to cool down the burns.' Soames was arrested but at that stage Ms Calliste was 'not supportive with the investigation.' He met Ms Marshall in February 2023 and she moved into his Pimlico flat in the summer of that year. 'Ms Marshall will say there were numerous occasions where Soames was abusive towards her,' the prosecutor said. In one incident in August 2023 she described how Soames 'slapped her in the face and kicked her in the groin,' before he twice 'strangled her to the point of being unable to breathe.' Pictured: Archie's twin brother Karl Soames who was jailed for three years in 2020 after he pinned a woman to the ground and threatened to ram a metal pole inside her And other violent outbursts saw the former Vogue model destroying a number of Ms Marshall's belongings, including her glasses and two laptops. She added: 'In a similar way to Ms Calliste, the defendant's conduct culminated in a final violent incident which led her to decide to end the relationship in July 2024. 'Ms Marshall will say the defendant became abusive and jealous because he thought her sister was advising her to leave him.' The prosecutor described how Soames 'punched her, causing her to fall to the floor' before kicking her with his 'work boots' from when he worked at a construction site. Jurors heard he forcibly unlocked Ms Marshall's phone to transfer £700 to himself before making 'numerous threats that he would rape, kill, and stab others.' He was arrested again following the incident but told police in a prepared statement 'he had never seen any injury on her and if she suffered any injuries he did not cause them.' Kenyan-heritage Archie previously modelled alongside his twin brother Karl for ASOS and appeared in Vogue on the runway for Vivienne Westwood in 2018. Archie has released three tracks under his own label Clon3way and the artist name 2Crashi, titled Crooks, CRY, and Letter 2 Clone. Karl had trapped a woman at his home in Notting Hill on 9 May 2019. He cut off her hair and stabbed her with scissors before phoning a relative to brag about what he had done. He also whipped her with a coat hanger, beat her head with a marble pestle and metal pole, and made her clean up dog faeces. Karl Soames threatened to have the woman raped and murdered if she tried to escape. Archie Soames denied three counts of controlling and coercive behaviour, three of false imprisonment, three of criminal damage, two counts of ABH, and one each of intentional strangulation and assault by beating. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.