Samantha Brick (born 10 February 1971) is a British television producer, writer, and

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journalist.

Life and career

Brick was born in the Birmingham suburb of

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. Her parents were both Catholic and worked in mental health. Brick worked for

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where she produced or directed shows including '' Ibiza Uncovered'', ''Dinner Dates'' and ''Baby School''. Brick was

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's head of entertainment and factual where she commissioned shows including ''Temptation Island'', ''Vegas Uncovered'', ''The Villa'' and ''Single Girls''. She then moved to

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as head of programming in January 2002, later moving to the company's Los Angeles office to become executive vice president of programming and development. In October 2005 Brick launched her own independent production company, Sam Brick Entertainment, which produced shows including ''Chubby Children'' for

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. In March 2006 the ''Daily Mirror'' reported that

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had signed an exclusive deal with Sam Brick Entertainment to host a reality TV diet show. Brick's production company collapsed later that year. On 3 April 2012 the ''

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'' published an article by Brick titled "Why do women hate me for being beautiful?" The article became an internet phenomenon, leading to Brick's thoughts becoming an internet meme. This led to Brick appearing on a number of TV shows including ITV's ''

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'' and the

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chat show ''

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''. Later in the year Brick was a contestant on ''

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''. On 31 August 2012 she became the fourth person to be evicted from the ''Big Brother'' house. In 2013 Brick published a book, ''Head Over Heels in France'', in which she wrote about the collapse of her production company.

Personal life

Brick's first marriage was aged 30, to Damon Pettit. Brick is now married to a French man, Pascal Rubinat.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brick, Samantha 1971 births Living people British journalists British television producers British women television producers English people of Irish descent Writers from Birmingham, West Midlands