Kelly Brook

Biography
Born Kelly Parsons on November 23, 1979, in Kent, Rochester, England, Kelly Brook is the daughter of Sandra, a cook, and Ken, a scaffolder. It was clear from the start that Kelly would be much more.

Her talent can be traced back to when she attended the prestigious Italia Conte stage school, where Naomi Campbell and Louise Nurding also studied. After three years of training in dance, singing and acting, Kelly was ready to start her career.

kelly brook in cosmopolitan
Kelly Brook's mom entered her in a beauty contest, which of course Kelly won, and this led to her interest in modeling. After some small modeling jobs at local firms, including the flooring company KMS, Kelly Brook was gracing the cover of GQ, FHM, Sky, Cosmopolitan, Tatler, The Face, and Company by the age of 16.

Her gorgeous physique also slipped into Lee Jeans as part of its advertising campaign, and she was known for playing the game show hostess "Nicky with the Ticky" for a Sure deodorant TV ad. She was finally making a larger salary as compared to her waitressing job at a tea shop.

kelly brook on big breakfast
More modeling jobs came Kelly Brook's way, such as print campaigns for Renault Megane, Walkers, Piz Buin, and the Triumph Flaunt underwear and bra line. The latter featured Kelly Brook on a billboard in London, said to be the largest billboard in the world -- all the more to see Kelly.

Although Kelly Brook was appearing in ads all over the UK, she hit it big time when she won the position of Big Breakfast presenter on Britain's Channel 4. It was Kelly's dream come true since she was more interested in being a presenter than in acting or singing.

kelly brook hosts mtv's select
Rumor has it that Kelly Brook quit Big Breakfast after the tabloids published that the show was going to fire her for being "too dumb." Well, she beat them to it and resigned.

After Big Breakfast, Kelly Brook was busy hosting MTV's Select. It was the perfect move for her, as she wanted to be involved with presenting hip music to young fans because of her interest in dance.

Kelly Brook was splitting her presenting duties and television appearances between Select, VLP and Babewatch for Granada, and The T-Spot for Trouble TV. She was also cohost for No Worries, made appearances on Short Change and Fist of Fun, and hosted the Oasis Live at Wembley concert on Sky One.

kelly brook in sorted
Forget about TV; Kelly Brook was seen on the big screen in 2000 in the film Sorted. She also made a guest-appearance on Mojo, and took her acting skills as a table dancer to the stage in a production of Eye Contact at Riverside Studios in London. You may also recognize her from Pulp's "Help the Aged" music video.

We got to see more of Kelly Brook when she was cast in The (Mis)adventures of Fiona Plum in 2001 -- the same year she released her first official calendar.

In 2002, she appeared on four episodes of Smallville, in 2003 she made an appearance in the flick The Italian Job and in 2005 she had a role in House of 9.

kelly brook is named no. 42 in 2008 top 99
In 2007, Kelly Brook joined the star-studded cast of the reality dance competition TV show Strictly Come Dancing. During the series her father passed away and, although she tried to stay committed to the show, she ended up withdrawing from the competition.



But it wasn't all heartbreak for Kelly Brook in 2007; she signed a contract worth $1.9 million with Unilever's Lynx (Axe in the U.S.) to be their new face. And in 2008, she ranked No. 42 on AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women list.