Jodie Marsh
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Jodie Marsh (born 23 December 1978) is best known for working as a topless model and as a Page Three girl.
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[edit] Early life
Marsh was born in Brentwood, Essex in England where her father ran a successful scaffolding business which allowed her to enjoy an affluent-lifestyle. She has had notorious and ongoing feuds with fellow glamour model, Jordan. Coincidentally, Marsh has a younger brother named Jordan. In her autobiography she jokingly mentions that he was an "accident."
She went to Brentwood School in Essex, and says that she was subjected to such bad bullying that she contemplated suicide. Today she is a supporter of the anti-bullying charity Beatbullying. She left school with 11 GCSEs, and also has 3 A-levels.
She was once turned down as a Page Three girl, and has the rejection letter framed. She was featured on the reality TV show Essex Wives and consequently landed a topless contract.
[edit] Relationships and sex life
Marsh has had a string of high-profile relationships widely reported in the British tabloid newspapers, including club boss Fran Cosgrave, male model Calum Best, Westlife singer Kian Egan and ex-Blazin' Squad singer and Celebrity Big Brother 2005 runner-up James MacKenzie.
Marsh is no stranger to group sex. According to her online blog, Marsh was until recently having a sexual relationship with two men, which she describes as a "threesome relationship" [1]. This has since ended, though Marsh claims to have enjoyed the experience, and would prefer to be with five men next time[2]. In her autobiography she wrote about an earlier experience, where she spent five hours having sex with a group of four men and another woman in barn.
[edit] Notable television appearances
She has taken part in a variety of reality TV shows, including Trust Me I'm A Holiday Rep (with other celebs such as Syd Little), Channel 4's The Games and Sky One's Celebrity Penthouse.
In January 2006, she appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in the UK. She clashed with a number of other housemates, most notably Pete Burns, Michael Barrymore and George Galloway. She appeared, however, to establish a close friendship with fellow housemate Chantelle Houghton. On Friday 13th January, Marsh was first to be voted out of the Big Brother house - with 8 out of 10 possible nominations (the highest ever margin) from her fellow housemates and 41% of the public vote. She cried during her post-eviction interview with Davina McCall describing the experience as "horrific." As part of a task in the house, she had to take an unofficial IQ test. Davina told her in the interview that she had scored 136, higher than average under normal circumstances.
Her most recent television appearances to date include a stint on The All Star Talent Show where she performed a ballroom dance. She won her heat and gained a place in the finals. In November 2006 she appeared on Celebrity Scissorhands.
[edit] Writing
Marsh wrote a weekly column for celebrity gossip mag, Sneak magazine until its closure in August 2006, and updates the blog on her website periodically. Her outspoken comments about other celebrities led Liberal Democrat education spokesman Phil Willis in March 2006 to liken her to a bully and call for the Beatbullying charity to dissociate itself from her. The charity has continued to value her as a supporter.
She has also written her autobiography entitled Keeping It Real which hit the top ten sales chart in the UK. She recently landed a book deal and is in the process of penning her first fiction novel.
[edit] Charity work
Marsh is a vegetarian, and a supporter of PETA, along with anti-bullying charities.
