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Lucy Pinder
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 Lucy Pinder at FHM Awards 2007 |
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| Birthdate | 20 December 1983 |
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| Birth location | Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Birth name | Lucy Katherine Pinder |
| Measurements | 32G–26–32 in. (86–66–86 cm)1 |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)1 |
| Weight | c. 108 lb (49 kg; 7.7 st) |
| Shoe size | 5-7 (UK) |
| Eye colour | Brown1 |
| Hair colour | Brown1 |
| Official web site | |
| Lucy Pinder at IMDb | |
Lucy Katherine Pinder (born 20 December 19832 in Winchester, Hampshire) is an English glamour model.
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Modelling career
In the summer of 2003, Pinder was spotted by freelance photographer Lee Earle while sunbathing on Bournemouth beach. As a result of the photographs taken that day, she signed a professional modelling contract with Daily Star.2
Pinder photographed with other glamour models, including Michelle Marsh, Sophie Howard, Jana Defi, Lindsey Strutt and Saskia Howard-Clarke. Since then, she has appeared on the covers of magazines, such as Loaded, Maxim, Nuts, ZOO, Ice, Carnoisseur,3 Redline and Fast Car. Pinder has also appeared in prominent adverts for PlayStation 2, Yellow Pages and the National Lottery.4
Pinder currently runs a weekly advice column in Nuts magazine, entitled "The Truth About Women,"5 and also has embarked on a television career. She is represented by Neon Models.6
TV career
Pinder's first-ever TV appearance was in 2004 with Michelle Marsh on Sky TV's series Dream Team. Wearing white bikinis, they brought in a birthday cake into a party for one of the Harchester United players.citation needed
In 2004, Pinder appeared on Living TV's series I'm Famous and Frightened, spending the weekend at Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire investigating ghosts and spirits.7
On 31 December 2005, Pinder appeared on Sky Sports as a celebrity soccerette on Soccer AM during which she wore a Southampton jersey. She also sat on the famous orange sofa answering questions on topics such as modelling and football.8
In September 2007, Pinder appeared as a contestant on a special edition of the Weakest Link, entitled "Wags and Glamour Girls," where she was voted off before reaching the final.910
Pinder was a television presenter for Nuts TV from September to December 2007, presenting a short nightly slot called "Book at Bedtime," which is based on a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme. She read a passage from a well-known novel.11 In 2008, she presented the entire four-hour output of the channel from 15 January to 17 January. Subsequently, she has appeared on MTV channel TMF,12 presenting in conjunction with Kayleigh Pearson, Pinder and Pearson's Late-Night Love-in; a "countdown of saucy music videos." She presented the Nuts TV live show on six further occasions in February and March 2008, and also presented "Overexposed" - a series on Nuts TV giving hints and tips to the aspiring amateur glamour photographer.12
Pinder's performances in Book at Bedtime won her a unique publishing contract, described as "a whole new concept in publishing." She is expected to write her own novel, which will be accompanied by a video of her reading it in Book at Bedtime style.13
In February 2008, Pinder made a cameo appearance, along with Michelle Marsh, in the first episode of series three of Hotel Babylon on BBC1.12
In addition, Pinder has appeared in several cover DVDs and photo shoots for magazines, such as Loaded and Maxim.1415
Celebrity Big Brother UK (2009)
From 2 January 2009 she appeared in the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother UK. She revealed that she is "a bit of a Tory bird" and that 'thick' people irritate her. She was the first housemate to be voted out, on 9 January (Day 8) with 57% of the public vote.16
Television appearances
- Dream Team (unknown episode, 2004) ....Herself
- I'm Famous and Frightened! (unknown episodes, 2004) .... Herself
- Soccer AM (1 episode, "31 December 2005" 2005) .... Herself
- The Weakest Link (1 episode, "Wags and Glamour", 2007) .... Herself
- Greatest Ever Disaster Movies (2007) (TV) .... Herself
- Hotel Babylon (1 episode, "#3.1", 2008) .... Herself
- Book at Bedtime with Lucy Pinder (approx. 30 episodes, Nuts TV, 2007) .... Herself, as Presenter 12
- Nuts TV live show (9 episodes, 2008) .... Herself, as Presenter 12
- Overexposed, Nuts TV (2008) .... Herself, as Presenter 12
- Make Me A Glamour Model, Nuts TV (9 episodes, 2008) .... Herself, as Presenter/Panellist 12
- Pinder and Pearson's Late Night Love-in (with Kayleigh Pearson), TMF (5 episodes, 2008) .... Herself, as Presenter 12
- Celebrity Big Brother (2009) .... Herself
Personal life
Pinder is an ambassador for Kick 4 Life, a charity that uses football to fight poverty and disease in developing countries.17 She was going to go to university but her modelling career took off.18 She has 11 GCSEs and two A Levels.2 She is a supporter of the Conservative Party (UK)citation needed and also a life long fan of Southampton Football Club.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Official site biography". http://www.lucypinder.info/html/biography.html. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- ^ a b c "Lucy Pinder's official biography". Lucypinder.info. http://www.lucypinder.info/html/about_me.html. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Carnoisseur Car Accessories, CoverStar Lucy Pinder". http://www.carnoisseur.com/catalogue/!-!/Sections/Customer+Cars/!+!/CLASS/Folder/DBID/8d2a193cc4f473435851cc7ca9cb2af2.
- ^ "Lucy Pinder's Official CV". http://www.lucypinder.info/html/cv.html.
- ^ "Official Website". http://www.lucypinder.info/html/nuts_-_the_truth_about_women.html. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ "Neon Models, a subsidiary of Neon Management.". http://www.neonmodels.net/model.php?id=1. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "I'm Famous and Frightened: I'm Famous And Frightened 4 - The Live Final". TV.com. 2005-02-07. http://www.tv.com/im-famous-and-frightened/im-famous-and-frightened-4---the-live-final/episode/399249/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ BSkyB (2005-05-11). "Sky Sports - The Best Sport Coverage From Around The World". Msn.skysports.com. http://msn.skysports.com/skysports/picturegalleries. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Broadcast schedule of Weakest Link edition". http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007zgw6.
- ^ "Article about Weakest link edition on current.com". http://current.com/items/88983976_footballers_girls_appearance_on_the_weakest_link_makes_the_average_mind_boggle.
- ^ "Lucy Pinder's latest TV work - page from her official website advertising her current TV appearances". http://www.lucypinder.info/html/lucy_s_book_at_bedtime_on_nuts.html.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Lucy Pinder's work on Nuts TV and MTV". Lucy-pinder.tv. http://www.lucy-pinder.tv. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Lucy's All Write" Lucy Pinder wins a unique publishing contract, Daily Star, 11 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ "Lucy Pinder tv". http://www.lucypinder.tv/blog/index.php?mode=viewid&post_id=2.
- ^ "Maxim Photo shoot". http://www.maxim.co.uk/maximtv/girls/9936/lucy_pinder.html.
- ^ "Lucy Pinder - Smeggy's Big Brother Housemates". Smeggy's Forums. 9 January 2009. http://www.smeggys.co.uk/big_brother_housemate.php?series=16&id_tag=lcy. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ^ "Home". Kick 4 Life. http://www.kick4life.org/. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Miss March 2006 Lucy Pinder Interview". BrianX.com. http://brianx.com/divas/miss-march-2006.html. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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