Jilly Johnson ( Gosden; 17 November 1953) is a British former model, actress and ''

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'' girl.

Biography

Johnson was born Jilly Gosden on 17 November 1953 in Australia. Her family moved back to Surrey, England when she was eight, and she attended Horsell Primary School and Sheerwater Secondary School in

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, Surrey. In the 1970s and 1980s together with Nina Carter, she was in the girl group

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. Johnson was also featured on the album cover for the album '' Moontan'' by Dutch hard rock band

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in 1973. In 1975, she became the first model to appear topless in the ''

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''. She has written two novels: ''Double Exposure'' (1994) and ''Playing for Love'' (1997). She has been married twice and has one daughter from her first marriage. Johnson is now a housewife and grandmother. She is also noted for her love of

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Filmography

Film

Television

Published books

* ''Playing for Love'', published by Simon & Schuster (1997) * ''Double Exposure'', published by Smith Gryphon (1994)

References

External links

* 1953 births British women singers Living people Page 3 girls People from Woking {{UK-musician-stub