Jodie Louisa Marsh (born 23 December 1978) is an English media personality, model and bodybuilder. She has appeared on numerous reality television shows, including '' Essex Wives'' (2002), ''Back to Reality'' (2004), '' Love on a Saturday Night'' (2004), ''

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'' (2006, 2012), and ''

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'' (2011–2013). She also featured in her own reality show titled '' Totally Jodie Marsh'' (2007). Marsh began glamour modelling in 2002 on

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of ''

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'', for which she appeared six times in total. Her autobiography, ''Keeping It Real'', reached the top 10 on ''The Sunday Times'' Bestseller List.''Keeping it Real''
at Amazon.co.uk She is also known for her fitness regime and natural bodybuilding. Marsh currently operates an animal sanctuary in

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Early life

Jodie Louisa Marsh was born on 23 December 1978 in

Brentwood, Essex Brentwood is a town in Essex, England, in the London metropolitan area, London commuter belt 20 miles (30 km) north-east of Charing Cross and close to the M25 motorway. The population of the built-up area was 55,340 in 2021. Brentwood is a t ...

to John Marsh and Kristina Marsh, who owned a scaffolding business. She has one brother. Marsh was educated at the independent Brentwood School. She acquired 11A*-A grade

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at school, followed by three

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. She has spoken extensively about her experiences of being bullied at school, which began when she was 11. She had

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aged 16 after experiencing bullying for her nose, which she broke in a

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accident.

Television career

Marsh was working as a

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at Stringfellows gentlemen's club in London when she appeared in the documentary television series '' Essex Wives'' in 2002. This led to a number of modelling jobs. She has subsequently participated in many reality television shows, including '' Trust Me – I'm a Holiday Rep'', Channel 4's '' The Games'' and E4's ''Fool Around... with Jodie Marsh'' on two occasions. In mid-2008 she had a cameo role in the first episode of

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's Friday night comedy show '' The Kevin Bishop Show''.

''Celebrity Big Brother''

In January 2006, Marsh appeared on '' Celebrity Big Brother 4''. Marsh's treatment by other contestants provoked debate about whether Marsh was being bullied. Australian feminist writer and ex-Big Brother contestant

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wrote a comment piece for ''The Guardian'' accusing the show's production company Endemol, presenter

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, and Marsh's fellow housemates, particularly George Galloway, of bullying. On 13 January, she was the first to be voted out of the Big Brother house — with 8 out of 10 possible nominations from her fellow housemates, and 42 percent of the public vote.

Post ''Celebrity Big Brother'' TV work

Marsh appeared on several of the spinoff shows including: '' Big Brother's Little Brother'', '' Big Brother's Big Mouth'' and '' Big Brother's EForum''. In its second UK series, Marsh showed viewers around her home on '' MTV's Cribs'' in 2008. Also in 2008, Marsh appeared on Channel 4's documentary '' It's Me or the Dog''. She was given training tips at home to deal with her six dogs – two

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s (Paddy and Lyla) and four chihuahuas (Bean, Baby, Teddy, and Tommy). Marsh appeared as a contestant in Channel Five's reality show '' The All Star Talent Show'', hosted by

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and Andi Peters. Following this, Marsh began presenting her own series, ''Get A Life'' for

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on 1 March 2007. It was cancelled after two episodes. On 29 September 2010, Marsh appeared in the one-off documentary ''Jodie Marsh Tattoo Apprentice'' which was screened on the channel DMAX. On 25 January 2012, Marsh appeared on Channel 5's ''Bullied: My Secret Past''. She spoke of the effect bullying had on her and how it has made her who she is today. She also met other victims of bullying. In April 2013, Channel 5 broadcast the first of two shows titled ''Jodie Marsh: Bullied''. The show features Marsh venturing to the United States to investigate how American schools tackle bullying. In March 2015,

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broadcast ''Jodie Marsh On… Women Who Pay For Sex And Drugs'', about women who pay for the services of male escorts. Marsh has regularly appeared as a TV panelist since 2023 for

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commentating on the daily headlines.

''Totally Jodie Marsh''

In May 2007, the website Marry Me Jodie Marsh was launched with the teaser "I'm getting married this September... Only problem is that I don't have a man!" Men were invited to submit an application for a series of open auditions for the chance to marry Marsh that September. MTV filmed the search and subsequent wedding. The reality series documenting Marsh's search to find a husband, entitled ''Totally Jodie Marsh: Who'll Take Her Up the Aisle?'', premiered in July 2007. Marsh eventually chose Matt Peacock, an ex-boyfriend of fellow glamour model

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. The couple married on 1 September 2007. A second ceremony at her mother’s home was shown on MTV on 2 September 2007. They decided to separate in December 2007. Marsh later admitted to ''Love It'' magazine in its 8 January 2008 issue that ".. the marriage was for TV. It was never for real" and "I'm not hiding the fact I did the TV show for money. Of course I did".

Modelling career

Following her appearance on ''Essex Wives'', Marsh modelled for ''The Sun'''s

, which she appeared on six times in total. In June 2009, Marsh appeared on the cover of ''Zoo Weekly'' for the first time; she also appeared in a number of subsequent issues. She also worked with – and appeared in – magazines such as '' FHM'', '' Loaded'', and '' Nuts''. In 2023, she stated that she has an OnlyFans account.

Other work

Bodybuilding

At the end of January 2010, Marsh was featured on LA Muscle TV in an hour long show called ''6 pack in 4 weeks''. Jodie's work on the show resulted in a photo shoot for ''Muscle and Fitness'' magazine. In October 2011, Marsh entered the UK Natural Physique Association Bodybuilding Championships in

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, where she was placed 5th overall. Marsh appeared on '' Daybreak'' and '' The Late Late Show'' in October 2011. Marsh's new physique resulted in photoshoots and interviews with various magazines. ''

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'' magazine featured an "at home" interview on 11 October 2011. ''

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'' magazine followed on 12 October 2011. In 2012, Marsh featured in two TV shows for the DMAX network. The first, ''Jodie Marsh: Bodybuilder'' chronicled Marsh's attempts to compete with only weeks of training. The second show, ''Jodie Marsh: Brawn in the USA'', featured Jodie winning gold in the International Natural Bodybuilding Federation Bodybuilding Championships in

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in June 2012. Marsh owns a nutritional food supplements firm called JST Nutrition. In 2021, she was named by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK's advertising watchdog, on a list of 122 Instagram influencers who have repeatedly violated ASA regulations.

Writing

In 2005, Marsh published her autobiography ''Keeping It Real''. The hardback was released in 2005, followed by a paperback version in 2006. The hardback version reached the top 10 on the Amazon best-sellers list. Marsh was previously ''Zoo Weekly'' magazine's "sexpert", advising men on sex-related issues. Her choice as an agony aunt angered some established professionals. She defended herself against these claims, stating, "I haven't exactly got a degree in psychology but I just love sex, don't I?"

Animal sanctuary

Marsh is the owner of Fripps Farm, an

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in Great Dunmow, Essex."Jodie Marsh: OnlyFans helps pay for my Essex animal sanctuary"
BBC.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023. The sanctuary is home to more than 400 animals and according to Marsh costs £16,000 a month to manage. Marsh has stated that she uses her OnlyFans account to raise funds for her sanctuary.

Personal life

In December 2006, Marsh announced her engagement to Brentwood DJ David Doyle (II), after dating for 11 days. Eschewing the traditional engagement ring, Marsh instead tattooed Doyle's full name on her hand and the couple appeared together in ''OK!'' magazine announcing their plan to marry in a fetish ceremony in a

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. The relationship ended between late December and mid-January 2007. Marsh claimed Doyle had been unfaithful. She was married to Matt Peacock between September and December 2007 as a TV stunt. They decided to separate in December 2007. In 2015, Marsh married personal trainer James Placido. She claimed that she was

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for 5 years before she met Placido. The couple got divorced after eight months in April 2016. Marsh has been a

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since the age of 5 and recently became

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Sexual liaison story

In 2004, Marsh sold a story to the ''

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'' that she had had a sexual liaison as a teenager with Chelsea F.C. midfielder

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who was in the year above her at Brentwood School. Lampard denied it and filed a complaint with the

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. The complaint was not upheld.

Filmography

Television

As herself

Film

References

External links

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