Jakki Degg
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Jakki Degg is an English glamour model and actress. While the bulk of her work has been done in England
, she has appeared in American
film and television, and has posed for posters and magazine pictorials.
. Degg studied dance as a child, particularly ballet, and won several competitions. She went on to hairdressing school and managed a salon of her own by age 20.
magazine babes competition. Following this she became a Page 3 girl
for The Sun
newspaper, and was voted "greatest ever Page 3 girl" in 2001. She has posed topless and semi-nude for lad mags such as Front
.
Degg took a break from topless modelling, preferring to remain more covered up. Jakki returned to page 3 of The Sun in August 2006 after a four-year absence.
(Sky One
) and played the lead in the short film Remember My Dream, directed by Joao Costa Menezes
. She was also a stand-in for the TV show The Games but was not used. She wielded a shotgun on Channel 4
's Banzai as viewers were encouraged to wager on how many balloons she would pop with it.
Degg won the Page 3 model charity special edition of BBC1
's The Weakest Link
, beating Leilani Dowding
in the sudden death round, with her winnings going to the RSPCA. However, her appearance on the show's 1,000th episode was short lived, as she was the first contestant eliminated on a countback.
In 2004 she won the Celebrity 24 Hour Quiz
on ITV
with her winnings also going to the RSPCA.
She also appeared in The Poker Academy, and the American film Eurotrip
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, she has appeared in American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film and television, and has posed for posters and magazine pictorials.
Early life
Although born in Stone, Degg is from Hednesford, Staffordshire, EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Degg studied dance as a child, particularly ballet, and won several competitions. She went on to hairdressing school and managed a salon of her own by age 20.
Modeling
Jakki became famous when, at her mother's encouragement, she entered and won the inaugural Max PowerMax Power (magazine)
Max Power was a UK-based magazine, headquartered in Peterborough, which covered the performance-tuning car market, boy racers and softcore pornography....
magazine babes competition. Following this she became a Page 3 girl
Page Three girl
Page Three is a tabloid newspaper feature consisting of a topless photograph of a female glamour model, usually printed on the paper's third page...
for The Sun
The Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
newspaper, and was voted "greatest ever Page 3 girl" in 2001. She has posed topless and semi-nude for lad mags such as Front
Front (magazine)
Front was first published by Cabal Communications in 1998, it was created to rival IPC's publication Loaded, catering to a demographic of 16- to 25-year-old males. It began as part of the British "lads' mag" genre of magazines though the covers rejects this description with the statement "Front is...
.
Degg took a break from topless modelling, preferring to remain more covered up. Jakki returned to page 3 of The Sun in August 2006 after a four-year absence.
Acting
Jakki has appeared on television several times. She had a small role in the drama Is Harry on the Boat?Is Harry on the Boat?
Is Harry on the Boat? was a 2001 British made for TV film, based on the lives of holiday reps in Ibiza. A television drama series then followed, airing on Sky One from 2002 to 2003.-Background:It's based on the book of the same name by Colin Butts...
(Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
) and played the lead in the short film Remember My Dream, directed by Joao Costa Menezes
Joao Costa Menezes
Joao Costa Menezes is a London-based Portuguese film actor, film producer and film director.After a degree in Law by the University of Coimbra and three years working as a lawyer in Portugal, Joao decided to move to London in 1998, to follow an acting career. He got his first acting job in 1999, in...
. She was also a stand-in for the TV show The Games but was not used. She wielded a shotgun on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's Banzai as viewers were encouraged to wager on how many balloons she would pop with it.
Degg won the Page 3 model charity special edition of BBC1
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
's The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
, beating Leilani Dowding
Leilani Dowding
Leilani Dowding is an English former Page Three girl, glamour model, television celebrity, and Miss Universe contestant.-Early life:...
in the sudden death round, with her winnings going to the RSPCA. However, her appearance on the show's 1,000th episode was short lived, as she was the first contestant eliminated on a countback.
In 2004 she won the Celebrity 24 Hour Quiz
24 Hour Quiz
24 Hour Quiz was a British game show broadcast on ITV in early 2004, presented by Shaun Williamson and Matt Brown. It was shown from 5pm to 6pm. Several protest groups complained after several nude scenes appeared and a contestant was ejected due to offensive behaviour.ITV2 provided live streaming...
on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
with her winnings also going to the RSPCA.
She also appeared in The Poker Academy, and the American film Eurotrip
EuroTrip
EuroTrip is a 2004 teen comedy film directed by Jeff Schaffer and written by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Schaffer. The main plot follows Scotty "Scott" Thomas from Hudson, Ohio who travels across Europe to search for his German pen pal Mieke , whom he initially mistakes for a man named Mike...
.