Rebecca Loos

Infobox Person
name = Rebecca Loos

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caption = Rebecca Loos at party hosted by Emma Basden, 2006
birth_date = birth date and age|1977|6|19|df=y
birth_place = Madrid, Spain
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birth_name = Rebecca Loos
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website = [http://www.rebeccaloos.com/ Official Homepage]
[http://www.rebeccaloos.org/ Official Fan Site]
networth = £1 Million (Estimated)
occupation = Kiss and Tell girl, Reality TV star, TV presenter, Glamour model
known_for = "Celebrity Love Island", "The Farm", "Extreme Celebrity Detox", "Temptation Island" and ""

Rebecca Loos (born on 19 June 1977 [http://www.rebeccaloos.com/ "Rebecca Loos Biography"] Official site. Retrieved 2007-11-16.] in Madrid, Spain) is a Dutch glamour model and aspiring singer [ [http://www.celebitchy.com/9842/rebecca_loos_new_single_what_happens_after_a_celebrity_sex_scandal/ Cele|bitchy » Blog Archive » Rebecca Loos new single: What happens after a celebrity sex scandal ] ] who was personal assistant to English football player David Beckham. She is primarily known to the public because she allegedly conducted an affair with the married Beckham, and has since carved a media career from this and continues to feature as a television personality.

Biography

Personal life

Loos was born in Madrid, Spain and only holds Dutch citizenship. [ [http://www.rebeccaloos.com/cms.php?pid=3 Offical Website Bioography] ] Her father was Leonard Loos Bartholdi, a Jewish Dutch diplomat, and her mother (Elizabeth) is Spanish Briton - originally from Surrey. [ [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-10116779-details/Posh+vs+Very+Posh/article.do Rebecca Loos Biography: Posh vs Very Posh] ] Growing up, she was privately educated. After moving back to Madrid in 2002, Loos worked for an American investment bank.

When former England football captain David Beckham moved to Real Madrid, Loos became his personal assistant during the transition period, alongside SFX agent and former Australian international Andy Bernal, who spoke Spanish fluently.

Beckham and Loos worked closely together both professionally and socially [http://www.theage.com.au/news/soccer/life-in-the-very-fast-lane-with-beckhams-buddies/2007/02/10/1170524347471.html "Life in the very fast lane with Beckham's buddies"] , "The Age", February 11, 2007.] and Loos claimed that she became an "alternative wife". Victoria Beckham was not initially happy in Madrid, and wanted to develop her UK music career, so she spent much of her time in England. Loos claimed this resulted in Beckham becoming bored, leading them to spend almost all their time together socially, and a four month affair was the alleged result. However this was never confirmed and Victoria Beckham was recently quoted in W magazine saying the alleged affair only made their marriage stronger. [http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/news/page.cfm?objectid=14136861&method=full&siteid=106694 "'Me & Beckham, by Rebecca Loos"] , "Sunday Mirror", April 11, 2004.] .

Loos sold her story to British tabloid newspaper "News of the World" in April 2004, claiming that they had had a whirlwind affair that included text messages of a sexual nature. The story generated a huge amount of publicity in the tabloid press, launching Loos's career in the public eye.

Shortly after the newspaper coverage of her relationship with David Beckham, Loos came out publicly as bisexual, saying "I am indeed bisexual and have been ever since I was a teenager" [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,1212302,00.html "When Hello means Bi for now"] "The Observer", May 9, 2004.] .

In 2005, to protest against America's laws on gay marriage, Loos "married" American fashion model Jenny Shimizu for the TV program "Power Lesbian UK" [http://www.divamag.co.uk/diva/features.asp?AID=287 "Jenny Shimizu & Rebecca Loos: what's the story?"] , by Jane Czyzselka, "Diva" magazine, November 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-16.] . It was broadcast in the USA as "Power Lesbians" on LOGO which profiled successful lesbians in Los Angeles. The two shared a relationship for a period afterwards.

Career

In 2004, Loos briefly presented "Shownieuws" on Dutch television together with former Eurovision Song Contest singer Gerard Joling who represented the Netherlands in 1988. Her appearance was short-lived, partly due to the strength of her English accent when speaking Dutch. Loos failed to attract the ratings producers had hoped for and was dropped from the showFact|date=March 2007. She has since posed nude for a pictorial in the Dutch edition of Playboy, with further appearances in lad mags Nuts, Zoo, FHM, and other magazines.

In October 2004, she appeared on the reality television programme "The Farm", a Channel 5 version of the RTE show "Celebrity Farm". At one point, Loos was famously given the task of masturbating a pig to collect its semen. The broadcast of this provoked controversy and attracted complaints. The RSPCA weighed in on the controversy, criticising the show's producers for "morbid and sordid fascination with farm animals".

The incident generated tabloid headlines once again for Loos. It was also viewed by some commentators as an apt example of the depths to which minor celebrities would plumb for public exposure, and the lengths to which the producers of reality television would go to in order to satisfy the interests of viewers [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/aug/10/realitytv.broadcasting ...the shady world of the celebrity booker...] ] .

In 2005, Loos appeared on the ITV reality show "Celebrity Love Island", where she sparked up a relationship with the model Calum Best. Their relationship managed to cause a stir in the British tabloids when the pair discarded their microphones and disappeared in the resort's toilets together for fifteen minutes [ [http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/050602/344/fkbm0.html Rebecca and Callum's toilet antics] Yahoo! Entertainment News, June 2, 2005] . In 2006, she played for the England Women's football team in a Sky TV charity event. In April of the same year, Loos ran in the London Flora Marathon, and raised over £7000 in sponsorship for the British Red Cross.

In May 2006 Loos, alongside James Hewitt, appeared in in which she famously received a negative reception from one of the judges, Sharon Osbourne and the show's audience alike. Sharon Osbourne publicly humiliated her after one of her performances saying, "You should try doing tomorrow's performance with your knickers on, because it will help warm up your voice... You have a very bad vibe that comes from you... you have nice boobs, though, you've had a very nice boob job." [ [http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_tv/s/214/214393_x_factor_sharon_refuses_to_apologise_for_loos_blast.html X Factor Sharon refuses to apologise for Loos blast] ]

The pair were voted out in the 4th (out of 8) shows on 1 June 2006.

In October 2006, she met and got together with former All Black and New Zealand Rugby League player, Matthew Ridge during the filming of New Zealand television show Celebrity Treasure Island, and in February of the next year was caught performing fellatio on him underneath a blanket in business class on a flight from Los Angeles to London. [ [http://www.gambling911.com/Rebecca-Loos-Matthew-Ridge-Mile-High-Club-030107.html Rebecca Loos, Matthew Ridge Join Mile High Club ] ] .

In 2007 Loos was a contestant in the new season of the Spanish version of "Survivor" in which she came third. In November 2007 she appeared in Sky TV's Cirque de Celebrite in which she was one of two new contestants introduced mid-way through the series. The two would go head-to-head in a public vote to see which would stay on for the remainder of the series. A week later she was voted out by the public.

inging career

In 2008 Rebecca Loos sent her first single to Radio stations as she began her singing career. [ [http://www.celebitchy.com/9842/rebecca_loos_new_single_what_happens_after_a_celebrity_sex_scandal/ Cele|bitchy » Blog Archive » Rebecca Loos new single: What happens after a celebrity sex scandal ] ] [ [http://www.holymoly.co.uk/news/blogs//-2638.html Rebecca Loos Tries To Release New Pop Single ] ] [ [http://www.me-me-me.tv/2008/03/04/this-is-rebecca-loos-single-we-shitteth-you-not/ This is Rebecca Loos’ single. We shitteth you not ] ]

Major media appearances

* 2004 - Presenter, Dutch television with Gerard Joling
* October 2004 - Participant on "The Farm".
* 2004 - "Dream Team", a Sky football-based TV series. She played a bisexual masseuse.
* 2004 - "Extreme Celebrity Detox" for Channel 4.
* Summer, 2005 - Participant on the ITV reality show "Celebrity Love Island"
* Autumn, 2005 - Presenter of documentary "Power Lesbian UK" for the Logo (TV channel)
* January 2006 - Celebrity model in the Dutch edition of "Playboy" magazine.
* April 2006 - Participant in the Belgian/Dutch version of the reality show "Temptation Island".
* April 2006 - England team member in Sky1's Celebrity World Cup Soccer Tournament (losing 2-1 vs. Brazil in the final).
* May 2006 - Contestant in "" celebrity show, singing along with James Hewitt.
* February 2007 - Appeared on New Zealand's reality TV show "Treasure Island: Pirates Of The Pacific".
* May 2007 - Contestant on the Spanish version of Survivor. She came third.
* November 2007 - Contestant on Sky TV's Cirque de Celebrite. Voted out by the public after just a week.

References

External links

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