Lady Isabella Hervey
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Lady Isabella Frederica Louisa Hervey (born 9 March 1982) is a British socialite
, model, and actress. She is the youngest daughter of the 6th Marquess of Bristol
and his third wife Yvonne Marie Sutton, half-sister of the 7th Marquess of Bristol
, and Lord Nicholas Hervey
, both deceased, and sister of the 8th Marquess of Bristol
and Lady Victoria Hervey
.
She was educated at Woldingham School
and is probably most well known for receiving a gold medal on the Channel 4
reality TV show The Games (2004), and for appearing as a contestant on ITV
's Celebrity Love Island (2005). In 2005, she was named "face of Playboy
UK".
Her father died when she was three, and she was sent to boarding school at the age of six. She developed bulimia at 18 and says she first made herself sick Christmas Day 2000 remarking "...I felt a huge sense of relief afterwards." Her disorder lasted for three years, sometimes with her in bed, bingeing at night. She eventually told her mother, who took her to the eating disorders unit at the Priory Group
hospital, where Isabella went once a week. She also joined Overeaters Anonymous
.
She has appeared as a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef, and more recently in the UK Sky One
television programme Vroom Vroom
. She also competed in the Sky One
show Cirque De Celebrite
, and the BBC1 show Hole In The Wall
.
She was awarded Sexiest Aristocrat in May 2006 and made the 62nd spot in FHM
s 100 Sexiest Women in the World.
In a 2005 interview, she stated that her title has held her back in her modelling career. "When I first started, the bookers assumed I didn't need the cash, so wouldn't put me forward for the big money jobs. At the end of the day, just because I'm a Lady, it doesn't mean I'm rich." Her father died before setting up a trust fund for her as he had for her two older siblings.
Her participation in The Games inspired her to try a new career as a personal trainer.
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....
, model, and actress. She is the youngest daughter of the 6th Marquess of Bristol
Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol
Victor Frederick Cochrane Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol , was a British aristocrat and businessman. He is notable for having served a jail term for jewel theft...
and his third wife Yvonne Marie Sutton, half-sister of the 7th Marquess of Bristol
John Hervey, 7th Marquess of Bristol
Frederick William John Augustus Hervey, 7th Marquess of Bristol , also known as John Jermyn and John Hervey, was a British aristocrat and businessman, notable for his wealth, drug addiction, imprisonment on drugs charges, homosexuality and flamboyant lifestyle.-Family:John was born five years into...
, and Lord Nicholas Hervey
Lord Nicholas Hervey
Lord Frederick William Charles Nicholas Wentworth Hervey was the only child born to the 6th Marquess of Bristol by his second wife Lord Frederick William Charles Nicholas Wentworth Hervey (26 November 1961–26 January 1998) was the only child born to the 6th Marquess of Bristol by his second...
, both deceased, and sister of the 8th Marquess of Bristol
Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol
Frederick William Augustus Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol , succeeded his elder half-brother the 7th Marquess in January 1999 as Marquess of Bristol...
and Lady Victoria Hervey
Lady Victoria Hervey
Lady Victoria Frederica Isabella Hervey is an English model, socialite, aristocrat and former "It girl".- Background :Lady Victoria is the elder daughter of the 6th Marquess of Bristol and his third wife Yvonne Marie Sutton. She is the older sister of the 8th Marquess of Bristol and of Lady...
.
She was educated at Woldingham School
Woldingham School
Woldingham School is an all-girls, independent, Roman Catholic, boarding and day school in Woldingham, Surrey, England.-History:The school was founded as the Convent of the Sacred Heart in 1842 in Berrymead, London by the Society of the Sacred Heart...
and is probably most well known for receiving a gold medal on the 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...
reality TV show The Games (2004), and for appearing as a contestant 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...
's Celebrity Love Island (2005). In 2005, she was named "face of Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
UK".
Her father died when she was three, and she was sent to boarding school at the age of six. She developed bulimia at 18 and says she first made herself sick Christmas Day 2000 remarking "...I felt a huge sense of relief afterwards." Her disorder lasted for three years, sometimes with her in bed, bingeing at night. She eventually told her mother, who took her to the eating disorders unit at the Priory Group
Priory Group
The Priory Group is an independent provider of mental health care facilities in the United Kingdom. They also manage schools, some for students with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism...
hospital, where Isabella went once a week. She also joined Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous is a twelve-step program for people with problems related to food including, but not limited to, compulsive overeaters, those with binge eating disorder, bulimics and anorexics...
.
She has appeared as a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef, and more recently in the UK 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...
television programme Vroom Vroom
Vroom Vroom
See also Vrooom Vrooom, a live album by King CrimsonSee also TapirVroom Vroom was a British television series. shown on Sky One. The presenters were Brendan Coogan , Jon Desborough , Lisa Rogers , and Emma Parker Bowles...
. She also competed in the 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...
show Cirque De Celebrite
Cirque de Celebrité
Cirque de Celebrité was a celebrity reality TV show broadcast on Sky One. The show features celebrities training for and then performing various circus acts. The winner of the 2006 series was Grace Adams-Short....
, and the BBC1 show Hole In The Wall
Hole in the Wall (UK game show)
Hole in the Wall was a game show that airs on BBC One in the United Kingdom. This game is an adaptation of the Japanese game Brain Wall in which players must contort themselves to fit through cutout holes of varying shapes in a large polystyrene wall moving towards them as they stand in front of a...
.
She was awarded Sexiest Aristocrat in May 2006 and made the 62nd spot in FHM
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
s 100 Sexiest Women in the World.
In a 2005 interview, she stated that her title has held her back in her modelling career. "When I first started, the bookers assumed I didn't need the cash, so wouldn't put me forward for the big money jobs. At the end of the day, just because I'm a Lady, it doesn't mean I'm rich." Her father died before setting up a trust fund for her as he had for her two older siblings.
Her participation in The Games inspired her to try a new career as a personal trainer.