Alicia Douvall | |
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| Born | Sarah Howes 24 July 1979 West Sussex, England |
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| Partner(s) | David Anstiss (2025–present; engaged) |
| Children | 2 |
Alicia Douvall (born Sarah Howes 24 July 1979) is an English former glamour model, television personality, and entrepreneur. Douvall became known in the 90s for her glamour modeling, specifically nude for publications such as Page 3, her appearances on British reality television, such as Celebrity Love Island (2006), and Celebrity Big Brother (2015), as well as undergoing numerous cosmetic surgeries.
She is the founder of the vegan skincare brand The Douvall's, which is sold across the United Kingdom and some select stores in America.
Alicia Douvall was born Sarah Howes on 24 July 1979, and raised in Horsham, West Sussex. [1] [ citation needed ] At the age of 12, Douvall developed anorexia nervosa as a coping mechanism for the emotional distress caused by her father who often called her "ugly and stupid", resorting to extreme dieting, consuming minimal food, and often went days without eating. [2] [3] After she became pregnant with her first daughter at 15, she was pulled from school and kicked out by her parents. [1]
In the late 1990's, she changed her name to Alicia Yasmin Douvall, and began her modeling career, posing for Page 3 and presenting on Playboy TV, earning £5000 a month. [1] [4] [5] Douvall underwent her first breast augmentation at just 17, which she viewed as a way to "enhance" her features and feel more feminine. [6] According to Douvall, over the years, she has undergone more than 350 procedures, including at least 18 breast augmentations, 11 rhinoplasties, liposuction, a chin implant, butt implants, facelifts, and even had her toes shortened equaling out to over £1 million. [2] [5]
After birth of her youngest daughter in 2011, Douvall pledged to never have cosmetic surgery again after being diagnosed with sepsis, having a swollen lymph node and lump. [7] In 2015, Douvall said she regretted getting plastic surgery, saying: "I would have not had surgery at all. I can't believe I was so gullible and believed what that they told me," she later said that cosmetic procedures should not be accessible to anyone under 21. [6]
In 2006, Douvall appeared on ITV's Celebrity Love Island for its second series, where she was the first evictee. [8] In 2009, Douvall partook in the Sky Living reality series, Rehab, which documented her, along with other celebrities, being treated at a rehabilitation center in Malibu, California, trying to overcome her addiction to plastic surgery. [9]
In 2010, Douvall and her eldest daughter, Georgia, were the subject of the BBC Three documentary, Glamour Models, Mum and Me, which showed Douvall and Georgia, traveling to Nashville, Tennessee, in hopes to getting Georgia a modeling contract in Los Angeles, the program documented Alicia often encouraging Georgia to seek plastic surgery. [10] In 2012, there was a follow up documentary entitled, Glamour Model Mum, Baby and Me, this time, focusing on the pregnancy, and later delivery of Douvall's second child, Papaya Coco Piri. [11]
On January 7, 2015, Douvall joined the fifteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother, which premiered on Channel 5. [12] She became the second housemate to be evicted on Day 17, placing eleventh overall. [13]
In 2011, Alicia and her eldest daughter, Georgia, founded the organic skincare brand, The Douvall's, which is vegan and cruelty free. The line has expanded to argan, body, and hair oils, makeup, candles and room spray, shampoo and conditioner, body wash, and children sleep spray. The Douvall's is sold at Sephora, Debenhams, Superdrug, Walmart, Amazon, and many online boutiques. [14]
In 2015, she published her autobiography, Don't Call Me Ugly. The memoir recounts her childhood struggles, and experiences with fame, plastic surgery, as well as her six month affair with Simon Cowell in 2011, with whom she claimed to have sex eleven times in one night. [15]
Douvall is dyslexic. In an interview with The Sun , she said, "Because I'm dyslexic I left school at 14 without learning to read or write, so I don’t have any of the basics other people have, like the alphabet," [16] </ref>[ citation needed ]
Douvall has two daughters. Her first, Georgia, was born two months prematurely. Her second daughter, Papaya, was born in 2012.
In 2009, Douvall entered the Passages Addiction Treatment Centre in Malibu, California, claiming to be addicted to plastic surgery, stemming from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), which she had been diagnosed with years prior. [2]
In April 2025, Douvall announced her engagement to David Anstiss.
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2002 | Diners | Episode: 3 June 2002 |
| 2003 | The Pilot Show | Episode: 12 December 2003 |
| 2005 | VH1 News Presents | Episode: "Plastic Surgery Obsession" |
| 2006 | Celebrity Love Island | Contestant; Evicted Week 1 |
| 2007 | The Real Extras | Episode: "Casualty and Cuba" |
| 2008 | WAG's World | Episode: "Alicia Douvall" |
| 2008 | Balls of Steel | Series 3, Episode 1 |
| 2009 | Rehab | Episode: "Alicia Douvall" |
| 2009 | The Jeremy Kyle Show | Episode: 9 September 2009 |
| 2009-2010 | Live from Studio Five | Series 1, Episodes 59 & 94 |
| 2010 | The Podge and Rodge Show | Series 5, Episode 10 |
| 2010 | Glamour Models, Mum and Me | BBC Three documentary |
| 2012 | Glamour Model Mum, Baby & Me | BBC Three documentary |
| 2015 | Celebrity Big Brother | Series 15 Housemate; Evicted Day 17 |
| 2015 | Big Brother's Bit On The Side | Panelist; 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Celebrity Botched Up Bodies | Series 1, Episode 3 |