Tamara Ecclestone Rutland (born 28 June 1984) is a British model, socialite, television personality, and the daughter of Bernie Ecclestone, the former chief executive of the

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, and model Slavica Radić.

Early life

Ecclestone was born in

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, Italy, the sister of

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. She was educated at

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in London and

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in Kent. She speaks English, Croatian, and Italian.

Career

Ecclestone was the presenter of Sky Sports Italia's coverage of the 2009 Formula 1 season. She has also been involved in a range of other lifestyle and glamour productions after making her television debut in 2006 presenting the

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for

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. In 2011, she starred in her own

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show ''Tamara Ecclestone: Billion $$$ Girl'' on Channel 5. Ecclestone posed nude for ''

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'' in May 2013. ''Tamara's World'' premiered in October 2017 on

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Personal life

In 2002, at age 17, Ecclestone dated Jonathan Ketterman (who later changed his name to Derek Rose). The relationship ended acrimoniously and they had no contact for the next 10 years. In 2013, Ketterman was found guilty of attempting to blackmail her for $200,000 and sentenced to four years in prison. Ecclestone married Jay Rutland in June 2013. They have two daughters, Sophia and Serena. The family resides in a house in

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that was purchased for £45 million in 2011. On 13 December 2019, Ecclestone's house was burgled and jewellery with a reported total value of £50 million stolen, despite 24-hour security patrols and extensive surveillance measures. In January 2020, a Romanian woman and her son were arrested in possession of some of the jewels at Heathrow Airport and subsequently charged with conspiracy to commit burglary. The pair were subsequently cleared of all charges.

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