Lady Mary Olivia Charteris Furze (born 23 April 1987) is a British fashion model, DJ, and musician. She is a vocalist and keyboardist in the English electronic rock band

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Early life and family

Lady Mary Olivia Charteris was born on 23 April 1987 to James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March, and the Hon. Catherine Ingrid Guinness, a former colleague of

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and the daughter of Jonathan Bryan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne. She has an older brother, Francis Richard (Dick) Charteris, Lord Elcho.

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is her maternal aunt. She is a member of the Scottish noble Charteris family. Her parents divorced in 1988. Her mother remarried to Robert Hesketh in 1990. In 1995 her father remarried to

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. She was educated at

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in London, where she studied classical civilisation, art, and ethics.

Career

Modelling

As a teenager, Charteris began modelling after

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, a magazine editor and family friend, introduced her to the Storm Models agency. She has modelled for

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, and

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. She has been featured in print editorials and spreads in ''

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'', '' Vanity Fair'', ''

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'', '' Glamour Spain'', ''

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'', ''Flaunt'', and ''

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'' and has posed for

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, Olivier Zahm, Ellen Von Unwerth, Solve Sundsbo, David Bailey, and

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. In December 2012 Charteris was selected by

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to showcase their new collection for the launch of their premium women's fashion online store. In September 2018 Charteris walked the runway for

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during 2019 Spring-Summer

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Music

Charteris began her music career as a disc jockey, playing a fusion of retro and dance tracks at music festivals, weddings, and fashion events. She is a frequent attendee at music festivals like

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and

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. In June 2018 she performed as a DJ at the

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MPRSSS

In January 2013 Charteris announced an electronic music project she created called ''MPRSSS''. She was influenced by her relationship with her husband's band. She began experimenting in her husband's studio with beats and synths with different effects, which lead to the creation of ''MPRSSS''. The video was directed by Rob Hawkins.

The Big Pink

Charteris became involved with the electronic rock band

when she began dating her future husband, Robbie Furze. She joined the rock group on tour; selling merchandise, managing press, and assisting with stage lighting. In 2016 she joined the rock group as a keyboarder and vocalist. Charteris' first record as a member of the band, making her debut in the single ''Hightimes'', was the EP ''Empire Underground'' which released on 4 March 2016. In 2016 she began her first tour with the band as a vocalist on their North American tour. She and Robbie Fulze also perform sets as DJs together under ''Big Pink'' and ''Big Pink Stripped Back''.

Personal life

Charteris married rock singer Robertson "Robbie" Furze in 2012 at

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, her family's estate in

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. Guests included

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, and

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. Her wedding dress, designed by

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, was later put on exhibition at the

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. Charteris and her husband live in Los Angeles. Charteris has been noted for her outlandish and risque fashion sense. She is close friends with

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, and is often photographed at high society events. She gave birth to a daughter, Wilde Jessie, on 21 May, 2021.

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