Nicola June McLean (born 18 September 1981) is an English

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; and television and media personality. She was a contestant in '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2008, and ''

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'' in

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and again in the show’s 19th series in 2017, which was an All-Star vs. New Star season. McLean returned as an All-Star and left the house on the final night in fifth place, beating her original season's position of seventh place.

Early life

McLean's parents are Scottish: her father is from

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and her mother is from

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. She was born in London and has one sister. Before becoming a model, McLean was an Army cadet.

Modelling

McLean modelled for

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of '' The Sun'' between September 1999 and July 2004; and Page 3 of the '' Daily Star'' from 2000 until 2006. One of the UK's most successful

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, she appeared on Page 3 in ''The Sun'' and ''Daily Star'' almost every week for around five years - notching up almost 300 appearances in total. After having

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surgery to increase the size of her bust from 32C to 32E in 2004, McLean left ''The Sun'' and continued doing Page 3 for ''Daily Star'', until she became pregnant in 2006. In November 2007, she underwent her second breast enlargement, which took her up to a 32G. In addition to Page 3, McLean also appeared on the covers of

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including ''

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'', '' Nuts'', ''

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'', '' loaded'' and ''Ice''.

Television

During her time as a glamour model, McLean often featured on tabloid showbiz gossip pages and latterly as a guest on television shows including ''

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'' (Page 3 special), ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (

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Special) and ''The Sexiest Girls In Britain''. McLean retired from modelling in 2006 after giving birth. She decided to return to modelling, TV work and acting in early 2008, after being asked to feature as a main subject in the Channel Five TV documentary ''Help! I've Got a High Maintenance Wife''. Since then, she starred in the TV show ''WAGS' World… With Nicola McLean'' on

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and Channel Five's ''Generation Sex''. She returned to glamour modelling assignments in February 2008 with the ''Daily Star'', and she has also appeared on more lads' mags covers. McLean was a contestant in the November 2008 edition of

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reality TV show ''I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!''. She clashed with fellow camp mate

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during the series. On Day 18 McLean become the seventh celebrity to be eliminated and finished in sixth place. On 22 November 2008, McLean was chosen by lingerie brand Ultimo to model. On 5 January 2012, McLean became a housemate on Channel 5's ''

''. She clashed with cast member

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in a now-infamous row dubbed ''Pantsgate'' by the press and viewers and controversially shredded her fellow housemates' letters from home in order to gain her own, shouting "Shred Shred Shred!" as she did so. She was nominated on Day 7 of the series, but survived this eviction on Day 9. She was nominated again on Day 14, but survived this eviction on Day 16. McLean was the sixth housemate to be evicted, on Day 21 of the series, finishing in seventh place overall. After her popular and controversial stint in ''Celebrity Big Brother'', McLean become a regular fixture on the side show ''

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'' and in the episode aired on 18 September 2015, had a significant row with reality television star

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. McLean entered the ''

'' house for the second time in January 2017 as an ''All Star'' housemate. She was nominated for eviction on Day 20 of the series, but survived this eviction on Day 22. On Day 25, she was nominated for eviction but survived this eviction once again on Day 27. On Day 29, after surviving the final public vote of the series, McLean become one of the show's finalists. During the final on Day 32, McLean finished in fifth place. She returned for '' Big Brother 18'' as a special guest during a shopping task, along with fellow ex-celebrity housemates

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and

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. The trio stayed for three days before departing during a live show, during which Nicola gave immunity to

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. McLean stayed in the ''Big Brother'' house for a total of 56 days, one of the longest tenures of any celebrity in the show's history.

Charity work

McLean is a supporter of

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. In May 2009, she was spotted at a protest in London holding a sign that read "Unhappy Birthday

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Personal life

McLean married footballer Tom Williams on 13 June 2009. The couple have two sons, Rocky and Striker Williams.

References

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