Lucy Pinder

Lucy Katherine Pinder[1] (born 20 December 1983)[1][2] is an English[3] actress, television personality and former glamour model.[1][2] She came to prominence in 2003 after being discovered by a freelance photographer on Bournemouth beach and has appeared in such publications as Daily Star,[2] FHM,[1] Loaded and Nuts.

Lucy Pinder
Pinder in 2018
Born
Lucy Katherine Pinder

(1983-12-20) 20 December 1983
Winchester, Hampshire, England
NationalityEnglish
Occupation
Years active2003–present
Modeling information
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
AgencyInternational Artists Management

Career

Modelling career

Pinder first appeared topless in Nuts in 2007. With vital statistics of 32GG-24-34,[2][4] the Australian magazine Ralph declared that she had the "Best Breasts in the World" in 2007.[2]

Pinder has appeared on FHM's list of the "100 Sexiest Women in the World" 2007 (No. 92), 2006 (No. 35), and 2005 (No. 16),[1] and, in 2010, she was head of the Bennetts Babe Squad.[5]

Pinder was responsible for a weekly advice column in Nuts, entitled "The Truth About Women".[6]

Television appearances

In 2004, Pinder appeared on Living TV's series I'm Famous and Frightened!,[2] spending the weekend at Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire investigating ghosts and spirits.[7] She appeared on 4-4-2 band music video "Come On England" in 2004.[8]

Michelle Marsh and Lucy Pinder at Autosport International in 2004

On 31 December 2005, Pinder appeared on Sky Sports as a celebrity soccerette on Soccer AM,[2] during which she wore a Southampton FC[1] jersey. She also sat on the famous orange sofa answering questions on topics such as modelling and football.[9]

In September 2007, Pinder appeared as a contestant on a special edition of the Weakest Link,[2] entitled "Wags and Glamour Girls".[1][10]

On 15 January 2008, Pinder made her presenter debut for Nuts TV. She presented the Nuts TV live show on six further occasions in February and March 2008 and also presented Overexposed, which was a series on Nuts TV giving hints and tips to the aspiring, amateur glamour photographer.[11] Subsequently, she has appeared on the MTV channel's TMF,[11] presenting, in conjunction with Kayleigh Pearson, Pinder and Pearson's Late-Night Love-in – a "countdown of saucy music videos."

Lucy Pinder (middle) and friends at Nuts Party in 2009

In February 2008, Pinder made a cameo appearance, along with Michelle Marsh, in Hotel Babylon[2] on BBC1.[11]

In February 2010, Lucy Pinder appeared on BBC Three's The Real Hustle Undercover,[2] where she pulled a switch on an unsuspecting punter.[11]

In addition, Pinder has appeared on the cover of several DVDs and in photo shoots for magazines, such as Loaded and Maxim.[2][12][13]

Celebrity Big Brother

From 2 January 2009, Pinder appeared in the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother.[1] She revealed that "thick" people irritate her. She was the first housemate to be voted out,[1][2] on 9 January (Day 8) with 57% of the public vote.[14] Pinder declared her wish to leave the Big Brother house after being driven to distraction by the constant rapping of housemate Coolio.[15]

Charity work
Lucy Pinder volunteering at Cats Protection in 2012

Pinder has worked closely with a number of wildlife charities, getting involved in fund raising for TigerTime, the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, and International Animal Rescue. She was also an ambassador for Kick 4 Life, a charity that uses football to fight poverty and disease in developing countries.[2][16] She has also produced original works of art for sale in charity auctions for Keech Hospice Care[17] and Sports For All.[18]

Pinder has also volunteered her time at Cats Protection as part of the charity's campaign "I'm A Celebrity... Let Me Volunteer!",[19] and she was a judge for National Cat Awards' in the "Hero Cat" category in 2012.[20]

Pinder has worked with Help for Heroes, a British charity launched on in 2007 to help provide better facilities for British servicemen and women who have been wounded or injured in the line of duty,[21] and she has appeared in the 2011 and 2014 Hot Shots Calendar.[22]

Pinder and Rhian Sugden continue to support the MCAC (Male Cancer Awareness Campaign), and they took part in the five mile "London Strut" awareness initiative in December 2013.[23]

Pinder supported the "Stars & Stripes 2014 Celebrity Auction" by donating an original drawing of hers that was auctioned off, with the proceeds going to Tiger Time.[24]

Filmography
TitleYearRoleNotes
Strippers vs Werewolves2012Carmilla
The Seventeenth Kind2014Melissa
Age of Kill2015Jenna
LiveJustine2015Justine Cyfiawnder
Waarrior Savitri[25]2016Candy
A Suburban Fairytale[26]2017Dawn
Dangerous Game2017Nicola
Fanged Up[26]2017Kathyn
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming2017Swedish AmbassadorTV film
Nightmare on 34th Street2019Louise
Me, Myself and Di[26]2020Diana VickersPost-production

Television

TV series
TitleYearRoleNetworkNotes
Dream Team2004HerselfSky One
Bo! in the USA2006HerselfChannel 4Series 5, episode 3
Hotel Babylon[2]2008HerselfBBC OneSeason 3, episode 1
The Royals[26]2018BridgetE!Season 4, episode 2: "Confess Yourself to Heaven"

TV series
TitleYearNetworkNotes
I'm Famous and Frightened!2005Living TVSeason 4, episode 1
Soccer AM[2]2005Sky Sports1 episode (31 December 2005)
Book at Bedtime with Lucy Pinder[11]2007Nuts TVApprox. 30 episodes as presenter (2007)
The Weakest Link2007BBC Two1 episode (8 September 2007)
Celebrity Big Brother2009Channel 4Season 6, episodes 1–11, 27, 28
Hell's Kitchen2009ITVSeason 4, episode 9
Big Brother's Little Brother2010Channel 41 episode (13 January 2010)
The Real Hustle[2][11]2010BBC ThreeSeason 8, episode 7 – as Nicole, con artist

See also

References
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  2. "Lucy Pinder". mandatory.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. Bolton, Ash (9 January 2009). "Lucy Pinder backed by Winchester civic chiefs". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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  5. "Bennetts Babe 2010".
  6. "old Official Website". Archived from the original on 4 June 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  7. "I'm Famous and Frightened 4 – The Live Final". TV.com. 7 February 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  8. Stuart Steelyard (5 June 2018). "England's Top 20 Football Songs". Stu'sFootballFlashbacks. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  9. "Sky Sports". Msn.skysports.com. 11 May 2005. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  10. "Broadcast schedule of Weakest Link edition".
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  12. "Lucy Pinder tv".
  13. "Maxim Photo shoot". Archived from the original on 7 September 2014.
  14. "Lucy Pinder – Smeggy's Big Brother Housemates". Smeggy's Forums. 9 January 2009. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  15. "Glamour model Lucy Pinder first out of Celebrity Big Brother". The Daily Telegraph. London. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  16. "Home". Kick 4 Life. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  17. "Lucy Pinder Butterfly Painting Auction announcement". Lucy-pinder.tv. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  18. "Lucy Pinder Celebriteapot Auction announcement". Lucy-pinder.tv. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  19. "Cats Protection – I'm a celebrity... Let me volunteer". Cats.org.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  20. "Cats Protection | National Cat Awards | Meet the overall winner judges". Cats.org.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  21. "Lucy Pinder supporting the troops". Facebook.
  22. "Hot Shots Calendar". hotshotscalendar.com.
  23. "Lucy Pinder, Rhian Sugden MCAC London Strut". malecancer.org. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014.
  24. "Lucy Pinder's donated drawing to Tiger Time". tigertime.info. p. 17.
  25. "SUPER MODEL LUCY PINDER HAS BEEN LEARNING HINDI FOR HER DEBUT BOLLYWOOD MOVIE". indialive.today. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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