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Jennifer Ellison (born
May 30, 1983) is an English glamour model, who has also been an actress, a
singer and a dancer. Ellison, who was born in Liverpool, is perhaps best known
for playing Emily Shadwick in the television soap opera Brookside until 2003,
though since then her regular photoshoots in men's magazines have kept her in
the public eye.
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Born: May 30, 1983 (age
23)
Liverpool, England
Occupation: Actress,
Singer, Model
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Career
Acting
Ellison's acting career
started in 1998 with her role as Emily Shadwick O'Leary on the British soap
opera, Brookside. Her stay in Brookside ended in 2003. The same year Ellison
ventured into film, where she played Meg Giry, Christine Daae's friend and
Madame Giry's daughter, in Joel Schumacher's adaptation of The Phantom of the
Opera. Ellison has also recently appeared in an episode of the ITV legal drama
The Brief. In 2007 she will appear in episodes of the British television shows
New street law and Hotel Babylon.
It was announced in
2005, that Ellison was to act in the lead role in the horror film "The Cottage",
Ellison was also cast as Cleopatra in a contemporary film version of the Caesar
and Cleopatra story.
Modelling
and magazine appearances
Ellison is currently
featured in Maxim magazine's Girls of Maxim gallery. She has appeared regularly
in almost all of the mainstream British "lads' magazines" over the last five
years, though her first appearance was in 1999 in a sexually suggestive shoot
for FHM at the age of only 16, under the heading "Jailbait". Recently, Ellison
took over a contract with lingerie giant Ultimo for its "Young Attitude" line
from fellow model Jordan barely two months after she had been signed on. Though
Ultimo boss Michelle More had chosen Jordan for being "sexy, fun and outgoing,"
she later changed her mind, stating, "Jordan was just the wrong choice for [us].
Jennifer is a far better option and far classier." In 2005 Ellison was voted
"world's sexiest blonde" by readers of the UK magazine, Nuts, beating model
Victoria Silvstedt, who came second, and pop superstar Britney Spears, who was
voted third. Ellison is also a regular in the yearly FHM "100 Sexiest Women in
the World" feature. She first appeared in 2003 at number 50, then at number 40
in 2004, and by 2005 she was at number 23. In FHM's current 2006 poll, Ellison
is listed at number 31.
Dance
Since the age of three
years old, Ellison has trained as a dancer. Her achievements in the field
included world titles as well as winning the National Ballet and Modern Dance
Championships two years running in 1996 and 1997. She also trained with the
Royal Ballet School until she was sixteen.
Theatre
Ellison had a run in
the London West End theatre version of the musical Chicago, and returned from 10
July to 9 August 2006 playing the leading role of Roxie Hart. Ellison was
actually supposed to finish on 12 August, but was forced to pull out three days
early due to a knee injury. Ellison will be touring the UK in Chicago from 25
September 2006 until 5 May 2007, appearing in Birmingham, Manchester,
Sunderland, Nottingham, Southampton, Stoke-on-Trent and Liverpool
She will also soon
appear in the west end play Marlon Brando's corset.
Music
Ellison has also
flirted with a pop rock[1] career. Her first hit single was Baby I Don't Care,
released in June 2003, which reached number six in the charts. The song was
originally released by Transvision Vamp in 1989. The following year in July,
after being brought back into the public eye after winning Hell's Kitchen,
Ellison released her second single, Bye Bye Boy, which reached number 13 in the
UK charts.
Reality television
In 2004 Ellison
appeared on the reality television show Hell's Kitchen, which she went on to
win. In spring 2007 she will appear in the BBC reality TV show 'The Verdict',
based on a fictional courtroom, alongside the likes of Jeffery Archer and Sara
Payne.
Trivia
Ellison is a fan of
Everton Football Club, although she was once the girlfriend of Liverpool player
Steven Gerrard.
The question of whether
or not her breasts (size 32DD) are real or as a result of plastic surgery is
often the subject of much press speculation. Ellison herself strenuously denies
that she ever got implants, giving as evidence the facts that since she grew up
on camera (having been a member of the cast of Brookside since she was a
pre-teen), and that any sudden increase (as would have been the result of
surgery) could easily be detected. In addition, she was formerly a dancer, and
when she stopped dancing she subsequently put weight on all over her body,
resulting in her now-curvy figure.
In 2005 she appeared in
the celebrity challenge show With a little help from my friends and guest
presented the children's programme Ministry of mayhem.
Welsh singer Charlotte
Church recently rubbished the idea that Jennifer Ellison is "curvy". She said:
"Jennifer Ellison is like a size f***ing six - she's not curvy... curvy's when
you've got a bit of weight all over, instead of having heavy tits."
Released her own
fitness DVD Jennifer Ellison's West end workout in December 2006.
Discography
Singles
2003 - "Baby I Don't
Care" #6 UK
2004 - "Bye Bye Boy"
#13 UK
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