Michelle Marsh (born 30 September 1982) is an English glamour model.
Before modelling
She went to the Crompton House CE School on Rochdale Road in High Crompton, where she took GCSEs in 1999. She grew up on Harewood Drive in Royton, where her company is still based.
She was interested in singing, acting and modelling from a young age, and initially appeared as an extra on soap operas such as Brookside from 1999 after leaving school. She later entered the TV sound-alike contest Stars in Their Eyes as Emma Bunton and competed in ITV's singing competition Popstars, before focusing on modelling. Before becoming a model, she worked as a care assistant at the Royley House Nursing Home in Royton. In June 2002, she won the Rochdale Observer Face of the Year competition, held at the local Liquid Rock Nightclub in Rochdale, which allowed her to have free modelling by DK Model Management in Sheffield.
Modelling career
In 2002 she became a Page Three girl for The Star newspaper, and in 2003 she started a successful modelling partnership with Lucy Pinder. In 2003, she jointly hosted a Friday late-night programme on Oldham's The Revolution.
She has appeared in many lads' mags such as Loaded, Perfect 10, Nuts, Maxim, Zoo and Playboy. In the UK List of FHM 100 Sexiest Women poll 2005 Marsh was a new entry and finished 33rd overall. She finished in 47th in the 2006 poll. She has a tattoo of a religious cross with angel's wings bearing the word "Blessed" written across the middle on her lower back. It often appears in her current magazine shoots.
Music career
On 6 November 2006 Marsh released her first single "I Don't Do", which reached number five in the UK Indie Chart, but failed to appear in the Top 20 UK Singles Chart. It charted at 27 in the UK charts then dropped to 139 by its second week. 1
TV career
Marsh featured in the video to 4-4-2's single "Come On England", released ahead of UEFA Euro 2004. She has appeared on TV in The X Factor: Battle of the Stars, and Trust Me - I'm A Beauty Therapist.
In late 2006 to early 2007 she co-hosted the second season of The Steam Room with Richard Alexander, on the ITV digital channel Men and Motors. The first season of The Steam Room was hosted by another famous Page 3 model, Jo Guest.
In April 2007, Marsh made a guest appearance as a manager of a Boutique in ITV2's Reality TV show WAGs Boutique. And in September 2008, Michelle is to appear in ITV2's new reality series CelebAir, which sees celebrities trying to become Flight attendants
Film career
In January 2009 she will appear in the feature film Clubbed.2
Personal life
Marsh became engaged to St Mirren F.C. footballer, Will Haining on Valentines Day 2005. On 2 June 2007 Marsh and Haining married in Scotland at Auchen Castle near Moffat, with the groom telling guests that Marsh was pregnant with their first child.3 At age 25, she gave birth to her first child. Daughter, Maddison, was born on 16 December 2007 weighing 8 lb, 3 oz. 4
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