Amii Anne J. Grove (born 5 September 1985) is an English former
glamour model
A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography. Though m ...
and
Page 3
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girl. She has appeared in publications such as ''
The Sun'', ''
Nuts
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* Nut (hardware), fastener used with a bolt
Nut or Nuts may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Com ...
'', ''
Zoo Weekly
''Zoo'' was a British (and formerly an Australian and South African) lad's mag published weekly by Bauer Media Group in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 29 January 2004, and for a time was the UK's only men's weekly after the similar an ...
'', ''
FHM
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'' and the ''
Hot Shots Calendar
Hot Shots Calendar is a promotional calendar featuring glamour models for the UK based arms firm Edgar Brothers, the calendar has been in existence since 2009.
Fifty-percent of the money made from sales of the calendar and associated products goe ...
''.
Life and career
Grove was born in
Solihull
Solihull (, or ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in West Midlands County, England. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 Census. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe ...
. In 2004, she competed for the title of Miss Bikini World but failed to place, she also competed in
Miss England
Miss England is a national beauty pageant in England.
History
The contest, title owned by the Miss World organisation is organised each year by Angie Beasley, a winner of 25 beauty contests in the 1980s and has organised beauty pageants ar ...
later that year, but again failed to win the title. In 2007, she was listed at position 66 in
''FHMs 100 Sexiest Women in the World.
TV appearances
In 2007, Grove appeared on
BBC Two
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game show ''
The Weakest Link
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''. In 2009, she was interviewed during a
topless
Toplessness refers to the state in which a woman's breasts, including her areolas and nipples, are exposed, especially in a public place or in a visual medium. The male equivalent is barechestedness, also commonly called shirtlessness.
Expose ...
shoot by
Kirsten O'Brien
Kirsten Lindsey O'Brien (born 23 February 1972) is an English television presenter and actress. She is perhaps best known for her work presenting for the BBC, including the popular CBBC art programme '' SMart'' from 1999 to 2009, and CBeebies ...
for a
documentary entitled ''Kirsten O'Brien's Topless Ambition''. In 2010, she appeared on UK morning show ''
Breakfast''.
Acting career
In 2010, Grove appeared as "Amii" in the Steven Lawson
horror film
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Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apo ...
''
Dead Cert'', and as "Jenny" in the Steven Lawson comedy film ''Just for the Record''. In 2011, she was cast as a "Forest Woman" in the
James Franco
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in '' 127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider- ...
fantasy film ''
Your Highness
''Your Highness'' is a 2011 American stoner comic fantasy film directed by David Gordon Green. It stars Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel and Justin Theroux. Written by McBride and Ben Best, the film was releas ...
''.
Personal life
Grove was previously engaged to footballer
Jermaine Pennant
Jermaine Lloyd Pennant (born 15 January 1983) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. Pennant made over 350 league appearances for 15 clubs, and scored 25 league goals.
Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his lo ...
. In 2007 Pennant was issued with a
Fixed Penalty Notice
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following a row with Grove at the couple's home in
Hale Village.
See also
*
Lad culture
Lad culture (also the new lad, laddism) was a media-driven, principally British and Irish subculture of the 1990s and early 2000s. The image of the "lad"—or "new lad"—was that of a generally middle class figure espousing attitudes typically at ...
*
Lad mags
Lad mag was a term principally used in the UK in the 1990s and early 2000s to describe a then-popular type of lifestyle magazine for younger, heterosexual men, focusing on "sex, sport, gadgets and grooming tips". The lad mag was notable as a new t ...
References
External links
*
Amii Grove at mandatory.com
1985 births
Glamour models
Living people
Page 3 girls
People from Solihull
Models from the West Midlands (county)
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