Kelly Brook was born on 23rd November 1979, is a well known model, television presenter and also now becoming more than an occasional actress.Studying at the famous Italia Conti stage school in London for three years, she went onto to become a professional model after she left.Her modelling career began at the tender age of 16. Her early work included a range of advertising campaigns including bras and lingerie for big-breasted women and also for Foster's beer.After some initial exposure, her eye catching figure caught the attention of the Daily Star newspaper and it wasn't long till Kelly Brook began featuring topless as a Page Three girl.More roles followed including the remake of The Italian Job and she has recently starred in a Marple drama on ITV.In December 2000 she played the exotic dancer Anya in the play "Eye Contact" at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, a role that gathered some tabloid publicity since the finale of the show involved her going topless.She initially decided to continue dancing on the show, she soon withdrew from the competition.After ending a long term relationship with Jason Statham, Brook met American actor Billy Zane while filming thriller Survival Island in Greece in 2004. Proposing to wed in Summer 2008 and having bought a farmhouse in Kent, after the death of her father in November 2007 Brook kept putting the date back, until the couple split in April 2008.
