In October 2000, just before Darius was about to appear on the ITV show Popstars, he joined fellow Edinburgh University students on the roof of the city's iconic Balmoral Hotel for a photoshoot to promote a charity catwalk event.
Darius and fellow students Annabel and Alexandra were among the models taking part in the Ballantyne Cashmere Edinburgh fashion show, with organisers aiming to raise £100,000 for the Royal Hospital for Children & Young People. The event also featured celebrity models, such as Olympic sprinter and Gladiators athlete Jenny Stout and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.