Nicola Tappenden Explained

Nicola Tappenden
Birth Date: df=y 2 December 1982
Birth Place:Croydon, Surrey, England
Children:2
Occupation:Model
Haircolour:Brown

Nicola Tappenden (born 2 December 1982) is an English model and former Page 3 girl (credited under her modelling name Nicola T). She featured in the 2010 edition of Celebrity Big Brother, where she was the sixth contestant evicted.

Early life and career

Tappenden was born in Croydon, Surrey.[1] She went to Shirley High School in Croydon.[2] She began her topless modelling career as a Page Three girl at the age of 20 in 2002, after winning The Sun's first ever Page 3 Idol competition whilst working for Citigroup asset management. She has become a regular fixture since, as well as undertaking other glamour and retail fashion modelling assignments.

In May 2007, Tappenden entered the Miss Great Britain contest as Miss Croydon.[3] She was placed tenth.[4] [5]

As an actress, Tappenden appeared in the film in 2005.[6]

Tappenden was invited to take part in the reality television show WAGs Boutique (due to her relationship with Fulham F.C. striker Bobby Zamora), in which two teams of WAGs competed to run two fashion boutiques over a three-month period. Later, in 2007, she released an exercise video, WAGS Workout.[7] [8]

In January 2010, Tappenden was a housemate in the seventh Celebrity Big Brother. She was evicted from the reality show on 27 January in a surprise eviction, finishing in sixth place.[9]

She also appeared in 50 Greatest Plastic Surgery Shockers in December 2010.[10]

Tappenden has recorded a single, called "Drunk", with rapper Coolio, which was released on 1 March 2010.[11]

She also took part in the Race for Life single "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", which was released in April 2010. The track features several other celebrities, including Kym Marsh, Danielle Lloyd, Lisa Scott Lee and Kelli Young.

She also took part in a WAGs edition of Come Dine with Me.

Personal life

Having dated Leeds United midfielder Simon Walton for two years,[12] Tappenden gave birth to their first child in November 2008, a daughter named Poppy.[13]

Discography

Singles

ChartYearTitlePeak positionAlbum
UK Singles Chart2010"Drunk" (feat. Coolio)
UK Singles Chart2010"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006.
  2. Web site: Celebrity Big Brother: Profile of all 2010 contestants.
  3. News: 21 May 2007 . Miss Great Britain: The Wag Factor . 4 January 2010.
  4. News: 21 May 2007. Helen Husbands. Croydon Beauty in Battle For Miss Great Britain Crown. yourlocalguardian.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20090911114429/http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/1414875.croydon_beauty_in_battle_for_miss_great_britain_crown/. 11 September 2009. live. 4 January 2010.
  5. Web site: 2007. Final '07: Contestants in final place order. Miss Great Britain. 4 January 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218130126/http://miss-gb.co.uk/contestants.asp?view=place. 18 February 2009.
  6. Web site: Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo. 12 August 2005. 1 June 2016. IMDb.
  7. https://www.amazon.co.uk/WAGS-Workout-DVD/dp/B000WZJH34 WAGS Workout 2007 DVD
  8. News: 11 December 2007. Look like a WAG this Christmas. 3 January 2010.
  9. Web site: Nicola Evicted!. Sarah Rollo. 27 January 2010. Digital Spy. 4 January 2016.
  10. Web site: 50 Greatest Plastic Surgery Shockers. 4 December 2010. 1 June 2016. IMDb.
  11. Web site: Coolio on Twitter. Twitter. 4 January 2016.
  12. News: 15 January 2006. John Aizlewood. The top 10 footballers' p. 3 playmates. The Times. News International. I love Bobby because he’s Bobby, not because he is a footballer. 3 January 2010.
  13. OK Magazine, April 2009