Lucy Pinder

Lucy Pinder at FHM Awards 2007
Birthdate	20 December 1983 (1983-12-20) (age 26)
Birth location	Winchester, Hampshire, England
Birth name	Lucy Katherine Pinder
Measurements	32G–26–32 in. (86–66–86 cm)1
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)1
Shoe size	5-7 (UK)
Eye colour	Brown1
Hair colour	Brown1
Official web site
Lucy Pinder at IMDb

Lucy Katherine Pinder (born 20 December 1983²) is an English glamour model, from Winchester, Hampshire.

Modelling career

In the summer of 2003, Pinder, was spotted by a freelance photographer while sunbathing on Bournemouth beach. As a result of the photographs taken that day, she signed a professional modelling contract with Daily Star.^{2 3}

From the beginning of her career, Pinder was regularly partnered with Michelle Marsh, with whom she has appeared in magazines, television and corporate appearances. Pinder was also featured with other glamour models, including Danielle Lloyd, Sophie Howard, Jana Defi, Lindsey Strutt, and Saskia Howard-Clarke. Since then, she has appeared on the covers of magazines, such as Loaded, Maxim, Nuts, ZOO, Ice, Carnoisseur,⁴ Redline and Fast Car. Pinder has also appeared in prominent adverts for PlayStation 2, Yellow Pages and the National Lottery.⁵

Pinder currently runs a weekly advice column in Nuts magazine, entitled "The Truth About Women,"⁶ and also has embarked on a television career. She is represented by Neon Models.⁷

TV career

In 2004, Pinder appeared on Living TV's series I'm Famous and Frightened, spending the weekend at Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire investigating ghosts and spirits.⁸

On 31 December 2005, Pinder appeared on Sky Sports as a celebrity soccerette on Soccer AM during which she wore a Southampton jersey. She also sat on the famous orange sofa answering questions on topics such as modelling and football.⁹

In September 2007, Pinder appeared as a contestant on a special edition of the Weakest Link, entitled "Wags and Glamour Girls," where she was voted off before reaching the final.¹⁰¹¹

Pinder (right) with Michelle Marsh

Nuts Party Feb. 2009: Pinder (middle) with friends

From September to December 2007, Pinder presented a short nightly programme for Nuts TV called "Book at Bedtime", which is based on a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme. She read a passage from a well-known novel.¹²

On 15 January 2008, Pinder made her presenter debut for Nuts TV. She presented the Nuts TV live show on six further occasions in February and March 2008, and also presented "Overexposed" - a series on Nuts TV giving hints and tips to the aspiring amateur glamour photographer.¹³ Subsequently, she has appeared on MTV channel TMF,¹³ presenting in conjunction with Kayleigh Pearson, Pinder and Pearson's Late-Night Love-in; a "countdown of saucy music videos."

In February 2008, Pinder made a cameo appearance, along with Michelle Marsh, in Hotel Babylon on BBC1.¹³

In addition, Pinder has appeared in several cover DVDs and photo shoots for magazines, such as Loaded and Maxim.¹⁴¹⁵

Celebrity Big Brother UK (2009)

From 2 January 2009 she appeared in the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother UK. She revealed that she is "a bit of a Tory bird" and that 'thick' people irritate her. She was the first housemate to be voted out, on 9 January (Day 8) with 57% of the public vote.¹⁶Pinder declared her wish to leave the Big Brother house after being driven to distraction by the incessant rapping of another housemate.¹⁷

Television appearances

• Dream Team (unknown episode, 2004) ....Herself
• I'm Famous and Frightened! (unknown episodes, 2004) .... Herself
• Soccer AM (1 episode, "31 December 2005" 2005) .... Herself
• ``Bo! In The USA`` (1 episode, 2006) .... Herself
• The Weakest Link (1 episode, "Wags and Glamour", 2007) .... Herself
• Greatest Ever Disaster Movies (2007) (TV) .... Herself
• Hotel Babylon (1 episode, "Series 3, Episode 1", 2008) .... Herself
• Book at Bedtime with Lucy Pinder (approx. 30 episodes, Nuts TV, 2007) .... Herself, as Presenter ¹³
• Nuts TV live show (9 episodes, 2008) .... Herself, as Presenter ¹³
• Overexposed, Nuts TV (2008) .... Herself, as Presenter ¹³
• Make Me A Glamour Model, Nuts TV (9 episodes, 2008) .... Herself, as Presenter/Panellist ¹³
• Pinder and Pearson's Late Night Love-in (with Kayleigh Pearson), TMF (5 episodes, 2008) .... Herself, as Presenter ¹³
• Celebrity Big Brother (2009) .... Herself

Charity work

Pinder is an ambassador for Kick 4 Life, a charity that uses football (soccer) to fight poverty and disease in developing countries.¹⁸

See also

• List of glamour models

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lucy Pinder

• Official site
• Lucy Pinder at MySpace
• Lucy Pinder at the Internet Movie Database