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This article is about the glamour model. For the Scottish beauty queen, see Nicola McLean (Scottish model).
Nicola McLean Born 16 September 1983 Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] Eye colour Blue Nicola McLean (born 16 September 1983)[2] in London[3] is an English glamour model and media personality. She finished in 6th place on the eighth season of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!
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Biography
Modelling
Before becoming a model, McLean was an Army Cadet.[4] She modelled for Page Three of The Sun newspaper between September 1999 and July 2004,[5] and the Daily Star from 2000 until 2006. One of the UK's most successful glamour models, she appeared on Page 3 in The Sun and The Daily Star almost every week for around 5 years - notching up almost 300 appearances in total.
After having her bust increased from 32C to a 32E in 2004, she left The Sun and continued doing Page Three for The Daily Star, until she became pregnant in 2006. In November 2007, she underwent her second breast enlargement, which took her up to a 32G.[6] McLean came fourth in The Sun poll for the "Best Page 3 Girl Of All Time, beating Samantha Fox, Jo Hicks, Leilani Dowding and Jordan,[7] whose rivalry with McLean has been widely publicised.[8]
In addition to Page Three, she also appeared on the cover of Lad's Mags including Zoo, Nuts, Front, Loaded and Ice.
Nicola on TV
During her time as a glamour model, McLean often featured on tabloid showbiz gossip pages, and latterly as a guest on television shows including The Weakest Link (Page 3 special), Richard & Judy, The Big Breakfast, Test The Nation (WAGs Special) and The Sexiest Girls In Britain.
McLean retired from modelling in 2006 after giving birth. She decided to return to modelling, TV work and acting in early 2008 after being asked to feature as a main star in the Channel Five TV documentary, Help! I've Got A High Maintenance Wife. Since then, she starred in the TV show, 'WAGS' World... With Nicola McLean' on Wedding TV and Channel Five's Generation Sex. She returned to glamour modelling assignments in February 2008 with the Daily Star,[9] and has also appeared on more Lad's mags covers. McLean was a contestant in the November 2008 edition of ITV's reality TV show I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here![10] where she notoriously celebrated her 'boobs first birthday'.
Rumours that she was paid a fee of £7,500 - the show's lowest appearance fee yet - were dismissed by Nicola, "I earned a lot more money than £7,500! There's no way I would have gone in to the jungle for two weeks, in those awful conditions, for a tiny fee of £7,500! The newspapers do make-up such rubbish sometimes. I got paid a generous fee that I was very happy with" said Nicola.
On 22 November 2008, it was announced that she had been chosen by Ultimo to model their range of D-G cup bras.[11] Appearing on The Cafe on 16 January 2009 McLean became irritated at host Aidan Power's repeated mispronunciation of her name, revealed her boobs had had their first birthday in the jungle and was confused when fellow guest Daithí Ó Sé misheard her say she was intending to grow a third boob. She scored a total of 14 in the darts and despite it being near the bottom of the scoring tried to move herself to the top and failed, being unable to reach she settled for third.[12]
Charity work
McLean is an avid supporter of PETA. In May 2009, she was spotted at a protest in London holding a sign that read "Unhappy Birthday Selfridges! Drop Cruel Foie Gras." [13]
Personal life
McLean married Kettering F.C. football player Tom Williams on 13 June 2009.[7][14] They also have a four-year-old son called Rocky. On 25 March 2010 in the early hours of the morning, Nicola gave birth to a second child, a baby boy named Striker who weighed 7 lbs 4.5 oz . Also McLean had stated in a interview that she has a eating disorder, losing 6 stone since having her son Striker last march. Since last talking about her weight issues McLean has stated that she has put on over a stone.
References
- ^ "Nicola McLean's IMDB Biography". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1544446/bio. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ "This WAG lost her mammary". The Sun (London). 2008-11-24. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/im_a__celebrity/1966761/Nicola-McLean-forgets-what-age-she-is.html.
- ^ "Nicola McLean Biography". Official Website of Nicola McLean. http://www.nicolamcleanofficial.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ "Nicola McLean Sun Vido". London: The Sun. 2007-10-05. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/video/article300101.ece?vxChannel=Page+3&vxClipId=1347_SUN2026. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ "Nicola McLean - Stat's". page3.com. http://www.page3.com/girl/nicola_mclean/index.shtml. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ "Diary of a 'Wannabee WAG'". Daily Mirror. 2008-01-18. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/01/18/diary-of-a-wannabee-wag-115875-20289112/. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ a b "Nicola McLean - Biography". page3.com. http://www.page3.com/girl/nicola_mclean/biog.shtml. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ Nicola's Jordan Rant
- ^ "Nicola McLean is Back!". star-new.netro42.co.uk. 2008-02-22. http://star-new.netro42.co.uk/news/view/30240/NICOLA-MCLEAN-IS-BACK/?printer=1. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ "Navratilova leads jungle line-up". BBC News. 2008-11-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7723165.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ "Nicola's sexy Down Underwear". London: The Sun. 2008-11-11. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/im_a__celebrity/article1959404.ece. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ The Cafe. RTE. January 16th 2009.
- ^ "Nicola McLean: PETA Protester". Gossip Girls. 2009-05-26. http://www.gossipgirls.com/nicola-mclean-peta-protester-315404. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ http://catwalkcreations.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/nicola-mcleans-wedding-jewels/
External links
- Nicola McLean Management Biog
- Bio at Page3.com
- Profile on I'm a Celebrity.. at ITV
- Nicola McLean's in the Metro.
- Nicola McLean at Football.co.uk with photogallerie
Joe Swash · Martina Navratilova · George Takei · David Van Day · Simon Webbe · Nicola McLean · Brian Paddick · Esther Rantzen · Timmy Mallett · Carly Cole (née Zucker) · Dani Behr · Robert Kilroy-SilkCategories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Footballers' wives and girlfriends
- I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! contestants
- Participants in British reality television series
- People from London
- English female models
- Army Cadets
- Page Three girls
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