Jodie Louise Marsh is an English media personality, model and bodybuilder. She has appeared on numerous reality television shows, such as ''

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'' (2002), ''Back to Reality'' (2004), '' Love on a Saturday Night'' (2004), ''

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'' (2006, 2012), and ''

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'' (2011–2013). She also featured in her own reality show titled '' Totally Jodie Marsh'' (2007). Marsh began glamour modelling in 2002 on

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of '' The Sun'', for which she appeared six times in total. Her autobiography, ''Keeping It Real'', reached the top 10 on

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.''Keeping it Real''
at Amazon.co.uk She is also known for her fitness regime and natural bodybuilding.

Early life

Jodie Louise Marsh was born in

Brentwood, Essex Brentwood is a town in the Borough of Brentwood, in the county of Essex in the East of England. It is in the London commuter belt, situated 20 miles (30 km) east-north-east of Charing Cross and close by the M25 motorway. In 2017, the p ...

to John Marsh and Kristina Marsh, who owned a

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business. She was educated at the independent Brentwood School. She has one brother. Marsh has spoken extensively about her experiences of being bullied at school, which began when she was 11. She had

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aged 16 after experiencing bullying for her nose, which she broke in a

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accident. Marsh acquired 11A*-A grade

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at school, followed by three A-Levels.

Television career

Marsh was working as a

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at Stringfellows gentlemen’s club in London when she appeared in the documentary television series ''

'' in 2002. This led to a number of modelling jobs. She has subsequently participated in many reality television shows, including '' Trust Me - I'm A Holiday Rep'', Channel 4's '' The Games'' and E4's ''Fool Around... with Jodie Marsh'' on two occasions. Marsh won a celebrity version of ''

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'' in 2006 In mid-2008 she had a cameo role in the first episode of

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's Friday night comedy show ''

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''.

''Celebrity Big Brother''

In January 2006, Marsh appeared on '' Celebrity Big Brother 4''. Marsh's treatment by other contestants provoked debate about whether Marsh was being bullied. Australian feminist writer and ex-Big Brother contestant

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wrote a comment piece for ''The Guardian'' accusing the show's production company Endemol, presenter

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, and Marsh's fellow housemates, particularly

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, of bullying. On 13 January, she was the first to be voted out of the Big Brother house — with 8 out of 10 possible nominations from her fellow housemates, and 42 percent of the public vote.

Post ''Celebrity Big Brother'' TV work

Marsh appeared on several of the spinoff shows including: ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Big Brother's EForum''. In its second UK series, Marsh showed viewers around her home on '' MTV's Cribs'' in 2008. Also in 2008, Marsh appeared on Channel 4's documentary ''

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''. She was given training tips at home to deal with her six dogs – two

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(Bean, Baby, Teddy, and Tommy). Marsh appeared as a contestant in Channel Five's reality show ''

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'', hosted by

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and

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. Following this, Marsh began presenting her own series, '' Get A Life'' for

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on 1 March 2007. It was cancelled after two episodes. On 29 September 2010, Marsh appeared in the one-off documentary ''Jodie Marsh Tattoo Apprentice'' which was screened on the channel DMAX. On 25 January 2012, Marsh appeared on Channel 5's ''Bullied: My Secret Past''. She spoke of the effect bullying had on her and how it has made her who she is today. She also met other victims of bullying. In April 2013, Channel 5 broadcast the first of two shows titled ''Jodie Marsh: Bullied''. The show features Marsh venturing to the United States to investigate how American schools tackle bullying. In March 2015, TLC broadcast ''Jodie Marsh On… Women Who Pay For Sex And Drugs'', about women who pay for the services of male escorts.

''Totally Jodie Marsh''

In May 2007, the website Marry Me Jodie Marsh was launched with the teaser "I'm getting married this September... Only problem is that I don't have a man!" Men were invited to submit an application for a series of open auditions for the chance to marry Marsh that September. MTV filmed the search and subsequent wedding. The reality series documenting Marsh's search to find a husband, entitled ''Totally Jodie Marsh: Who'll Take Her Up the Aisle?'', premiered in July 2007. Marsh eventually chose Matt Peacock, an ex-boyfriend of fellow glamour model

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. The couple married on 1 September 2007. A second ceremony at her mother’s home was shown on MTV on 2 September 2007. They decided to separate in December 2007. Marsh later admitted to ''Love It'' magazine in its 8 January 2008 issue that ".. the marriage was for TV. It was never for real" and "I'm not hiding the fact I did the TV show for money. Of course I did".

Modelling career

Following her appearance on ''Essex Wives'', Marsh modelled for ''The Sun'''s

, which she appeared on six times in total. Marsh worked with – and appeared in – magazines such as ''

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'', '' Loaded'', '' Nuts'' and ''

Zoo Weekly ''Zoo'' was a British (and formerly an Australian and South African) lad's mag published weekly by Bauer Media Group in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 29 January 2004, and for a time was the UK's only men's weekly after the similar an ...

''. In June 2009, Marsh appeared on the cover of ''Zoo Weekly'' for the first time; she also appeared in a number of subsequent issues.

Other work

Bodybuilding

At the end of January 2010, Marsh was featured on LA Muscle TV in an hour long show called ''6 pack in 4 weeks''. Jodie's work on the show resulted in a photo shoot for ''Muscle and Fitness'' magazine. In October 2011, Marsh entered the UK Natural Physique Association Bodybuilding Championships in

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, where she was placed 5th overall. Marsh appeared on '' Daybreak'' and '' The Late Late Show'' in October 2011. Marsh's new physique resulted in photoshoots and interviews with various magazines. ''

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'' magazine featured an "at home" interview on 11 October 2011. ''

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'' magazine followed on 12 October 2011. In 2012, Marsh featured in two TV shows for the DMAX network. The first, ''Jodie Marsh: Bodybuilder'' chronicled Marsh's attempts to compete with only weeks of training. The second show, ''Jodie Marsh: Brawn in the USA'', featured Jodie winning gold in the International Natural Bodybuilding Federation Bodybuilding Championships in

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in June 2012. Marsh owns a nutritional

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s firm called JST Nutrition. In 2021, she was named by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK's advertising watchdog, on a list of 122 Instagram influencers who have repeatedly violated ASA regulations.

Writing

In 2005, Marsh published her autobiography ''Keeping It Real''. The hardback was released in 2005, followed by a paperback version in 2006. The hardback version reached the top 10 on the Amazon best-sellers list. Marsh was previously ''Zoo Weekly'' magazine's "sexpert", advising men on sex-related issues. Her choice as an

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angered some established professionals. She defended herself against these claims, stating, "I haven't exactly got a degree in psychology but I just love sex, don't I?"

Personal life

In December 2006, Marsh announced her engagement to Brentwood DJ David Doyle (II), after dating for 11 days. Eschewing the traditional engagement ring, Marsh instead tattooed Doyle's full name on her hand and the couple appeared together in ''OK!'' magazine announcing their plan to marry in a fetish ceremony in a

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. The relationship ended between late December and mid-January 2007. Marsh claimed Doyle had been unfaithful. In 2015, Marsh married personal trainer James Placido. She claimed that she was

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for 5 years before she met Placido. The couple got divorced after eight months in April 2016.

Controversies

In 2004, Marsh sold a story to the ''

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'' claiming that she had had a sexual liaison with Chelsea F.C. midfielder

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. Lampard denied the claims and filed a complaint with the

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. The complaint was not upheld.

Filmography

Television

As herself

Film

References

External links

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