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Nancy Sorrell (born 13 July 1974) is an English
model A model is an informative representation of an object, person, or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin , . Models can be divided in ...
, actress and
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from
Chigwell Chigwell is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. It is part of the urban and metropolitan area of London, and is adjacent to the northern boundary of Greater London. It is on the Central line of the Londo ...
.


Early career

Sorrell who began her career as a
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, has modelled for
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brands including M&S,
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and
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and was the face of
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.


Television career

Sorrell appeared as Greta in the movie ''
Love Actually ''Love Actually'' is a 2003 Christmas film, Christmas romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The film features an ensemble cast, composed predominantly of British actors, many of whom had worked with Curtis in previous pro ...
''. She appeared as a celebrity guest alongside her husband, comedian
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(Vic Reeves) on
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's ''
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'' in 2003, investigating famous
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with the crew. She was a contestant in the 2004 series of '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'', and was later joined in the jungle by her husband. Sorrell was the first to be voted out of the jungle. In June of that year, she performed live with rock guitarist
Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023) was an English musician. He rose to prominence as the guitarist of the rock band the Yardbirds, and afterwards founded and fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, ...
at the
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, for a rendition of the song, " Cry Me a River". She also collaborated with Beck the previous year for his solo album, ''
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'', providing vocals on several tracks. She has also presented ''
Trust Me – I'm a Holiday Rep ''Trust Me – I'm A Holiday Rep'' is a reality television show that was broadcast by Five in the United Kingdom. The programme chronicles attempts by celebrities to work as holiday reps for tour group Olympic Holidays. The first series was pre ...
'' on Channel 5 with
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, has appeared on a special celebrity edition of Channel 4's ''
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'' with
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,
Nicky Clarke Nicky Clarke (born 17 June 1958) is an English hair stylist and media personality. Early life Clarke grew up in a working-class family and lived in a council flat in London. His mother was a Greek immigrant who met his father when he was stat ...
and
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and was a guest on the BBC's '' Hole in the Wall'' and ''Celebrity
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'' with her husband. In 2023, Moir and Sorrell debuted their
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birdwatching show ''Painting Birds With Jim And Nancy Moir''.


Personal life

Sorrell married
Jim Moir James Roderick Moir (born 24 January 1959), commonly known by his stage name Vic Reeves, is an English comedian and artist. He has a double act with Bob Mortimer as Reeves & Mortimer. He is known for his surrealism, surreal sense of humour. In ...
(comedian Vic Reeves) in January 2003, and the couple have twin girls, born in May 2006. She is also the stepmother to his two children from a previous marriage. As of 2007 the family live in
Charing Charing () is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent, in south-east England. It includes the settlements of Charing Heath and Westwell Leacon. It is located at the foot of the North Downs and reaches up to the escarpment ...
, near
Ashford, Kent Ashford is a town in the Borough of Ashford, Ashford district, in the county of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Great Stour at the southern or Escarpment, scarp edge of the North Downs, about by road southeast of centr ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sorrell, Nancy 1974 births English female models English television presenters Living people People from Chigwell People from Charing Actresses from Essex Models from Essex Actors from Epping Forest District Actors from the Borough of Ashford