Nicola Tappenden (born 21st February 1982) is an English model and former

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girl (credited under her modelling name Nicola T). She featured in the 2010 edition of ''

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'', where she was the sixth contestant evicted.

Early life and career

Tappenden was born in

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. She went to

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in Croydon. She began her

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modelling career as a Page Three girl at the age of 20 in 2002, after winning ''The Sun'''s first ever Page 3 Idol competition whilst working for

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asset management. She has become a regular fixture since, as well as undertaking other glamour and retail

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ling assignments. In May 2007, Tappenden entered the

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contest as Miss Croydon. She was placed tenth. As an actress, Tappenden appeared in the film '' Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo'' in 2005. Tappenden was invited to take part in the reality television show ''

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'' (due to her relationship with

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striker

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), in which two teams of

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competed to run two fashion boutiques over a three-month period. Later, in 2007, she released an exercise video, ''WAGS Workout''. In January 2010, Tappenden was a housemate in the seventh ''

''. She was evicted from the reality show on 27 January in a surprise eviction, finishing in sixth place. She also appeared in ''50 Greatest Plastic Surgery Shockers'' in December 2010. Tappenden has recorded a single, called "Drunk", with rapper

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, which was released on 1 March 2010. She also took part in the

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single "

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", which was released in April 2010. The track features several other celebrities, including

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and

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. She also took part in a WAGs edition of '' Come Dine with Me''.

Personal life

Having dated

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striker

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for two years, Tappenden gave birth to their first child in November 2008, a daughter named Poppy.''OK Magazine'', April 2009 Tappenden's fashion icons include

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, Katie Price, and fellow WAG

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Discography

Singles

References

External links

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Biography page
from ''

'' from the

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