Caprice Bourret (born October 24, 1971) is an American businesswoman, singer, model, actress and television personality. She runs her companies, By Caprice
and JJLove Productions. She has appeared in over 300 Films and TV Shows
Modelling
Bourret has appeared on more than 250 magazine covers including ''
Vogue'', ''
GQ'', ''
Cosmopolitan
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Internationalism
* World citizen, one who eschews traditional geopolitical divisions derived from national citizenship
* Cosmopolitanism, the idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral community
* Cosmopolitan ...
'', ''
Esquire
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'', ''
Maxim
Maxim or Maksim may refer to:
Entertainment
*Maxim (magazine), ''Maxim'' (magazine), an international men's magazine
** Maxim (Australia), ''Maxim'' (Australia), the Australian edition
** Maxim (India), ''Maxim'' (India), the Indian edition
*Maxim ...
'', ''
FHM,'' and the ''Swimsuit Issue'' of ''
Sports Illustrated
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''. She was named the world's sexiest woman by ''
News of the World
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'', ''GQ''s Woman of the Year and ''Maxim''s International Woman of the Year in three consecutive years. She has been featured in television ad campaigns for
Diet Coke
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and
Pizza Hut.
Business
In 2000, Bourret entered into a licensing agreement with British department store
Debenhams
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The company was founded in 1778 as a single store in London and gr ...
for the use of her name on a lingerie range. Six years later, she bought back the licence and founded ''By Caprice Products'', selling internationally to retailers and department stores. She designs, models and markets lingerie, swimwear and sleepwear.
In 2010, she launched ''Bedding By Caprice''.
In 2023, Bourret launched her production company JJLove Productions Ltd.
Early life and education
Bourret attended
Bishop Amat Memorial High School in
La Puente, California.
Film and television
As of 2025, Bourret is set to release another Christmas movie, ''A Scottish Christmas Secret'' ''–'' in which she both produced and performed as the lead role of Tiffany Bennett. She is also starring in ''A Royal Romance in Ibiza'' as the lead role of Dylan Harper.
In 2024, Bourret produced and starred as the lead in ''A European Christmas''
'','' where she played Ivy Allen. Additional, in 2024, Ms Bourret was the executive producer on ''A Toast to Love''
'','' in which she also played the antagonist, Eliza Van Deuzen. In 2019 Bourret starred as Mrs. Ferdi in her first Christmas movie, ''Christmas in the Highlands''
. She has also performed in the films ''Hollywood Flies'', ''Nailing Vienna'' and ''Jinxed In Love'', all produced for
HBO
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. She also appeared in the British soap operas ''
Hollyoaks
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'' and ''
Dream Team'' and the comedy series ''Hospital''. In 1998, Bourret hosted another British television series, ''Caprice's Travels''. The show followed Bourret's tour through several major holiday destinations. She has appeared on ''Friday Night's All Wright'' and several award shows, including the European
MTV
MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...
awards and the
World Music Awards, the British National Television Awards and several series for the television channels
VH1
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and
E! Entertainment Television
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. In 2000, she featured in the
Channel 4
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documentary ''Being Caprice'', in which a hidden camera recorded her life for ten days.
Also that year, she hosted an evening at
The Oscars and the red carpet event for the
American Music Awards
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both of which were broadcast live on
ABC Network.
Bourret was set to take part in the
second season of ''
Celebrity Big Brother UK'', but pulled out. She later appeared on the
third season of ''Celebrity Big Brother''. She continued to make appearances on its companion series ''
Big Brother's Little Brother'' until 2010.
Bourret was a cast member on the fifth season of the VH1 reality series ''
The Surreal Life'' and appeared in other reality shows including ''Celebrities Under Pressure'', ''Celebrities Disfigured'', ''Three Celebrities and a Baby'' and ''
Road Raja''. In June 2006, she starred in the British independent film ''Perfect Woman''. This followed an earlier appearance in the film ''
The Man with Rain in His Shoes'' alongside
Penélope Cruz.
In 2007, Bourret was a judge on
Sky One
Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non- terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, ...
's ''
Project Catwalk'' and ''
Britain's Next Top Model''. Three years later, she was head judge on
TV3's show ''Style Wars'' in Ireland. In 2008, she came joint-second with
Jimmy Osmond
James Arthur Osmond (born April 16, 1963) is an American singer and businessman. He is the youngest member of the sibling musical group the Osmonds. As a solo artist, Osmond has accumulated six RIAA certification, gold records, one RIAA certific ...
in a ''
Celebrity Come Dine with Me'' episode. In 2017, Bourret competed in series 4 of Channel 4's ''
The Jump''.
In 2014, Bourret starred in the reality show ''
Ladies of London''.
In September 2019, Bourret competed in the second season of the
5Star
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reality series ''
Celebs on the Farm'', in which she finished as a runner-up. In January 2020, she competed in the
twelfth season of ''
Dancing on Ice.''
Theatre
Bourret played Maureen in the musical ''
Rent'' at
The Prince of Wales Theatre
The Prince of Wales Theatre is a West End theatre in Coventry Street, near Leicester Square in London. It was established in 1884 and rebuilt in 1937, and extensively refurbished in 2004 by Sir Cameron Mackintosh, its current owner. The theatre ...
. She also performed in ''
The Vagina Monologues'' at the
Arts Theatre in London's West End.
Bourret produced and played the lead role of Lisa, in the off-Broadway production ''
Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical'' at the Tesson Theatre in Johannesburg.
Music
Bourret was signed to
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group. They were originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman (musician), ...
and subsequently released her first single, "Oh Yeah" (
UK No. 24), and the 2001 follow-up single, "Once Around the Sun" (also UK No. 24).
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Female models from California
American television actresses
American television hosts
American film actresses
American stage actresses
American pop artists
American businesspeople in fashion
Actresses from California
1971 births
Living people
People from Hacienda Heights, California
American expatriate actresses
American expatriates in England
American women television hosts
Participants in American reality television series
21st-century American women
Bishop Amat Memorial High School alumni