Keeley Hazell Explained

Keeley Hazell
Birth Name:Keeley Rebecca Hazell[1]
Birth Date:1986 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Lewisham, London, England
Eye Colour:Hazel
Hair Colour:Brown

Keeley Rebecca Hazell (born 18 September 1986) is an English model and actress. A former Page 3 girl, she also worked with magazines such as FHM, Loaded, Nuts and Zoo Weekly.[2] [1] She has made numerous television appearances and has appeared in films including Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) and the streaming television series Ted Lasso (2020).

Career

Modelling

In 2002, aged 16, Hazell left school to work as a hairdresser.[2] [1] Her colleagues persuaded her to try modelling.[2] [1] Aged 17, she competed in The Daily Star's "Search for a Beach Babe" contest and won,[2] [1] but she was not old enough to pose for Page 3 and so went to study fashion[2] at Lewisham College.[1] Later, a friend told her about The Sun's Page 3 Idol competition.[2] [1] Despite some initial uncertainty about entering the contest, she submitted some photos.[2] [1] She won the contest[1] [3] in December 2004.[2] She won a one-year exclusive glamour modelling contract with The Sun, in addition to £10,000 worth of clothing and a one-year membership to the Rex cinema and bar.[4] [5]

Hazell was regularly featured in Nuts and Zoo Weekly.[2] [1] [6] [7] In June 2005, she appeared on the cover of Maxim magazine and she also appeared on the front cover of FHM in September that year.[1] In January 2006, she appeared on the cover of Loaded.[1] She was on the cover of The Sun's 2006 and 2007 Page 3 calendars, in addition to releasing her own wall calendars;[1] her 2007 calendar sold 30,000 copies in its first few days of release.[4]

In 2008, Hazell and agent Ginny Mettrick co-founded a modelling agency called Muse Management.[8] In 2009, Peta Todd stated in Loaded that Hazell had given up modelling and was in the United States receiving acting lessons, with the intention of pursuing an acting career.[3] Her last appearance on Page 3 of The Sun was on 30 September 2009. In January 2013, Hazell made a return to modelling by appearing in FHM.

Other media appearances

Hazell was chosen to promote Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's Formula One 06[2] video game released in July 2006 for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable; and Formula One Championship Edition for PlayStation 3 the following year. She then became the face of (2008) for PlayStation 3.[9]

Hazell had a small role in the 2006 film Cashback after it had been reworked from a short into a full-length film.[10] The following year, she was in talks with producers to feature in a film based on the television series Baywatch.[11]

In 2007, Hazell and IT expert Gary Schwartz co-presented Byte Me TV, an online programme that tried to explain technology in an easy-to-understand way.[12] [13] The following year she appeared in the BBC Three documentary Page Three Teens;[14] [15] and released a pop music single called "Voyeur" on Polydor Records.[16]

In 2010, Hazell had her first lead role, in the short film Venus and the Sun, a comedic retelling of Ovid's myth, Venus and Adonis. She followed this up with a small role in the film Like Crazy, which won both the Grand and a Special Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.[17] [18]

In 2012, Hazell played a supporting role in the gangster film St George's Day. She then starred in the 2013 comedy film Awful Nice[19] and the 2015 horror film Whispers.[20] Also in 2015, she landed a television role, in E!'s first scripted drama, The Royals, as Violet.[21] She then appeared in the 2016 short film Queen of Hearts[22] and two years later appeared in the 2018 TV Movie Vows of Deceit. In 2020 she appeared in the streaming television series Ted Lasso as Bex, the girlfriend of the former owner of AFC Richmond, Rupert Mannion;[23] she co-wrote episode 8 of season 3.[24]

Writing

Hazell has written a forthcoming memoir titled Everyone's Seen My Tits, which will be published by Grand Central Publishing.[25]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006CashbackFrozen Girl in Sainsbury's
2010Venus & the SunKeeleyShort film
2011Like CrazySabrina
How to Stop Being a LoserKirsty
2012St George's DayPeckham Princess
2013Awful NicePetra
2014Horrible Bosses 2Rex's Assistant
2015WhispersCatherine Caldwell
2016Queen of HeartsAmyShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012The Beauty InsideAlex #26Web series, 5 episodes
2013Happily DivorcedBrook1 episode
2015–2018The RoyalsViolet7 episodes
2018Deadly MatrimonyCindy SteeleTelevision film
2020–2023Ted LassoBex7 episodes

Environmental and charitable work

Hazell was hailed by Conservative leader David Cameron in December 2006 as an "environmental hero" for her campaigns in The Sun, giving environmental tips such as turning lights off during the day. She was named alongside the likes of David Attenborough, Charles III and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Tories' list.[26]

Hazell backed a major breast cancer awareness campaign for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. The campaign, called 'TALK TLC', aimed to promote Breakthrough's breast health message about the need to be aware of the signs and symptoms of breast cancer. Hazell has also signed up to take part in the Breakthrough Generations Study consisting of 100,000 women and spanning 40 years; the study aims to be the largest and most comprehensive of its kind.

Hazell appeared naked in advertising posters for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), and she has been quoted as saying: "Once you learn how the fur trade treats animals, it's impossible to think of wearing fur as sexy or glamorous."

Polls and honours

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keeley Hazell - About Me. 7 November 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20070213064500/http://www.strutt.org/keeleyhazell/aboutme.htm . 13 February 2007.
  2. Web site: Biography . https://web.archive.org/web/20070122083759/http://keeleyhazell.com/bio.php . 22 January 2007 . 2 May 2006 . Keeley Hazell.com.
  3. Web site: Keeley Hazell. February 2010. 18 April 2016. Maxim. 73. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002431/http://hq.bangtidy.net/Keeley-Hazell_bangtidy-net_105628.jpg. 4 March 2016. dmy-all.
  4. News: Keeley Hazell: Angel is a centrefold. The Independent. 7 November 2008. London. 26 November 2006.
  5. FHM (United States), August 2006, pg. 88
  6. Zoo Weekly, 31 March 2006, Issue 111, pg. 42, "The HOT List: #7 - Keely Gets Dressed. Goes on TV"
  7. Keeley Hazell . Z News: Keeley joins the ZOO team! . Zoo. 31 March 2006. 8-11.
  8. Web site: Muse Management. Myspace.com. 18 December 2008.
  9. Web site: Keeley Hazell Turns Up The Heat To Launch Motorstorm Pacific Rift For Playstation 3. PaddockTalk. 7 November 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081112210829/http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=98411 . 12 November 2008. dmy.
  10. Web site: Keeley Hazell. IMDb. 18 December 2008.
  11. Keeley Hazell . Keeley Hazell: truly the chest of British . FHM . 1 . 8 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081217141354/http://www.fhm.com/girls/keeley-hazell-the-interview-20070509 . 17 December 2008.
  12. Web site: Byte Me TV. 7 November 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081216095256/http://www.bytemetv.com/ . 16 December 2008.
  13. Web site: Byte Me TV (TV Series). IMDb. 18 September 2007. 22 April 2016.
  14. Web site: BBC Three Programmes - Page Three Teens. BBC Three. 7 November 2008.
  15. Web site: Page Three Teens (TV Movie 2008). 27 April 2008. IMDb. 22 April 2016.
  16. Web site: Voyeur - Keeley Hazell | Album | AllMusic . .
  17. Web site: IMDb Sundance Film Festival. . 30 April 2011.
  18. Web site: Sundance: 2011 Winners: 'Like Crazy' Wins Grand Jury Dramatic Prize, 'How To Die In Oregon' Wins Documentary. 30 January 2011. 30 April 2011.
  19. Web site: Awful Nice (2013). 8 March 2013. IMDb. 22 April 2016.
  20. Web site: Whispers (2015). IMDb. 22 April 2016.
  21. Web site: The Royals. 15 March 2015. IMDb. 9 July 2016.
  22. Web site: Queen of Hearts (2016). IMDb. 22 April 2016.
  23. Web site: 4 March 2021 . Kirkpatrick . Emily . Jason Sudeikis's Rumored Girlfriend Wears the Tie-Dye Hoodie He Made Famous on the Golden Globes . . has a small role in Ted Lasso playing Keeley, the girlfriend of an older man caught in a love triangle..
  24. Web site: Ted Lasso . 14 February 2023 . . 14 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230214211251/https://directories.wga.org/project/1190886/ted-lasso/ . live.
  25. Web site: Petski . Denise . 18 October 2022 . 'Ted Lasso's Keeley Hazell Inks Book Deal With Grand Central Publishing For 'Everyone's Seen My Tits' Memoir . 20 October 2022 . Deadline . en-US.
  26. Web site: The Latest Cameron Mantra: Praise a Page 3 Girl . This Is London . 30 December 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070216183749/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23379870-details/The%2Blatest%2BCameron%2Bmantra%3A%2BPraise%2Ba%2BPage%2B3%2Bgirl/article.do . 16 February 2007 . dmy.
  27. News: 27 April 2006. FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World. live. London Evening Standard. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20151009135544/http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/fhms-100-sexiest-women-in-the-world-7188699.html . 9 October 2015. 15 August 2016. dmy.
  28. News: 26 April 2007. Alba crowned 'world's sexiest woman'. live. London Evening Standard. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20150920141409/http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/alba-crowned-worlds-sexiest-woman-7188296.html . 20 September 2015. 15 August 2016. dmy.
  29. Web site: 'Location' Star Homes In On Sexiest List. 24 April 2008. Sky News. London. 11 August 2016.
  30. Web site: IGN BABE ELECTION. ign.com. 22 April 2016.
  31. FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World '09. April 2009. FHM. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20090629100629/http://www.fhm.com/100-sexiest-2009/Keeley-hazell/ . 29 June 2009. 16 November 2016.
  32. News: 29 April 2010. Full list of FHM's top 100 world's sexiest women. live . Metro. London. 1469-6215 . 225917520 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130101015705/http://metro.co.uk/2010/04/29/fhms-top-100-worlds-sexiest-women-2010-full-list-272632/ . 1 January 2013. 15 August 2016. dmy.
  33. Web site: Rihanna Tops FHM Magazine's 100 Sexiest Women List . 2 May 2012. Fuller. Bonnie. Bonnie Fuller. Hollywoodlife.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160120135058/http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/05/02/fhm-100-sexiest-women-2012-rihanna-selena-gomez-kim-kardashian-kristen-stewart/ . 20 January 2016. live. 15 August 2016. dmy.

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