BIOGRAPHYKELLY BROOK born Kelly Ann Parsons; 23 November 1979 is an English model, actress, occasional swimwear designer, television presenter and Playboy girl, having appeared nude in various online and offline publications.
Brook was born in Rochester, Kent, England. She is the daughter of Sandra, a cook, and Ken, a scaffolder; she has a younger brother, Damian, and an older half-sister named Sasha.Ken Parsons died from cancer on 26 November 2007, during Brook's time on Strictly Come Dancing.
Brook attended The Thomas Aveling School in Warren Wood, Rochester, Kent. She then studied at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London for three years before becoming a professional model.
Modelling career
Brook's modelling career began at 16 after winning a beauty competition, in which she was entered by her mother. She later worked on a range of advertising campaigns, including for Foster's Lager, Renault Megane, Walkers crisps, Piz Buin and Bravissimo, a company that specialises in bras and lingerie for large-breasted women. Her figure eventually caught the eye of the editorial team of the Daily Star tabloid,which began featuring her as a Page Three girl.
Brook's picture soon began appearing in other lad mags such as GQ, Loaded and FHM. In April of the same year, a poll over 5,000 women for Grazia magazine considered her to have the best British female body. She also topped the 'FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World' list in 2005, which was said to have polled 15 million people. Appearing in this list every year since 1998, she ranked #7 in 2010, #67 in 2009 and #34 in 2008. She was the cover star of FHM's World Cup 2010 special issue.
In 2006, she signed a contract, reported to be worth around £1m, to present Unilever's Lynx body spray, known as "Axe" in the US and in continental Europe. She has appeared on billboards, in newspapers, and on-line as part of their advertising campaign. She has also appeared in commercials for Sky + and T Mobile, and modelled for Reebok.
In 2010, she was chosen as the "new face and body" of lingerie maker Ultimo's advertising campaign. In September of 2010, Brook appeared in the American edition of Playboy magazine. In October 2010, Kelly Brook appeared live in a Clapham picture house to surprise cinemagoers as part of a promotion for Carlsberg and Sky 3D. In November 2010, Brook presented an award at MTV's EMA's in Madrid.
In February 2011, Brook posed nude for Exhibition magazine smeared in lipstick.
Personal life
Brook met American actor Billy Zane while filming thriller Survival Island in Greece in 2004.Brook and Zane were engaged to be married in the summer of 2008 and acquired a house in Kent, but Brook postponed the wedding upon the death of her father in November 2007. The couple split in April 2008 and briefly got back together before ending their relationship in August 2008.
Filmography
* Sorted (2000), Sarah
* Ripper (2001), Marisa Tavares
* Absolon (2003), Claire
* The Italian Job (2003), Lyle's Girlfriend
* School for Seduction (2004), Sophia Rosselini
* House of 9 (2005), Lea
* Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005), Beautiful Woman in Painting
* Survival Island (also known as Three) (2005), Jennifer
* In the Mood (short film) (2006), Eva
* Fishtales (2007), Neried
* Piranha 3-D (2010), Danni
* Removal (2010), Kirby
Television movies
* The (Mis)Adventures of Fiona Plum (2001), Fiona Plum
* Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005), Linda Fashiobella
* Kelly Brook & Shahid (2009), Adrew Flint
TV appearances
* Smallville, Victoria Hardwick 4 episodes in season 1 (2002)
* Marple: Elsie Holland - in the episode "The Moving Finger" (2006)
* Hotel Babylon, Lady Catherine Stanwood - in season 2's episode 3 (2007)
* Moving Wallpaper (2009), "Kelly Brook", a fictional version of herself 5 episodes
o Renaissance (2009), a pilot within Moving Wallpaper, which will be screened on itv.com[26]
* Britain's Got Talent (2009), a judge on the judging panel 2 episodes
* Skins: Cameo as Fitness Instructor
