Keeley Hazell

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Keeley Hazell
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Hazell in 2007
Born
Keeley Rebecca Hazell [1] [2] [3]

(1986-09-18) 18 September 1986 (age 37) [1] [2]
Lewisham, London, England [1] [2] [3]
Occupations
Modelling information
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [2]
Hair colourBrown
Eye colourHazel

Keeley Rebecca Hazell (born 18 September 1986) is an English model and actress. [3] [4] Hazell was a Page 3 girl and has worked with magazines such as FHM , [3] Loaded , Nuts and Zoo Weekly . [1] [2] [4] She has also made numerous television appearances and has focused on her acting career, appearing in films such as Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) and the streaming television series Ted Lasso (2020)

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Early life

Hazell was born on 18 September 1986 in Lewisham, London, England, to parents Amber and Roy, who later separated, [1] [2] and grew up in Grove Park.

Career

Modelling

In 2002, at 16 years of age, Hazell left school to work as a hairdresser. [1] [2] Her colleagues persuaded her to try modelling. [1] [2] At 17 years of age, she competed in The Daily Star 's "Search for a Beach Babe" contest and won. [1] [2] Still not old enough to pose on Page 3, she went to study fashion [1] at Lewisham College. [2] Later, a friend told her about The Sun 's Page 3 Idol competition. [1] [2] Despite some initial uncertainty about entering the contest, she submitted some photos. [1] [2] She was eventually chosen the winner [2] [5] in December 2004. [1] [3] She won £10,000 worth of "sexy clothes" and "a one-year membership of the Rex cinema and bar". Another part of Hazell's Page 3 Idol win was a one-year exclusive glamour modelling contract with The Sun. [6] [7]

Hazell had been regularly featured in Nuts and Zoo Weekly . [1] [2] [8] [9] In June 2005, she appeared on the front cover of Maxim magazine and she also appeared on the front cover of FHM in September that year. [2] In January 2006, she appeared on the front cover of Loaded magazine. [2] She was on the cover of The Sun's 2006 and 2007 Page 3 calendars in addition to releasing her own wall calendars, [2] her own 2007 edition selling 30,000 copies in its first few days of release. [6]

In 2008, Hazell and agent Ginny Mettrick co-founded a modelling agency called Muse Management. [10] In 2009, according to the August edition of Loaded, Peta Todd stated that Hazell had given modelling up to pursue a career in acting and that she was in America receiving acting lessons. [5] Her last appearance on Page 3 of The Sun was on 30 September 2009.[ citation needed ] In January 2013, Hazell made a return to modelling by appearing in FHM. [3]

Other media appearances

Hazell was chosen to promote Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's Formula One 06 [1] video game released in July 2006 for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable; and Formula One Championship Edition for PlayStation 3 the following year.[ citation needed ] She then became the face of MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (2008) for PlayStation 3. [11]

Hazell had a small role in the 2006 film Cashback after it had been reworked from a short into a full-length film. [12] The following year, she was in talks with producers to be in a film based on the television series Baywatch . [13]

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. [14] [15] The following year she appeared in the BBC Three documentary Page Three Teens; [16] [17] and released a pop music single called "Voyeur".[ citation needed ]

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 , [3] which won both the Grand and a Special Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. [18] [19]

In 2012, Hazell played a supporting role in the gangster film St George's Day . [3] She then starred in the 2013 comedy film Awful Nice [20] and the 2015 horror film Whispers. [21] Also in 2015, she landed a television role, in E!'s first scripted drama, The Royals , as Violet. [22] She then appeared in the 2016 short film Queen of Hearts [23] and two years later appeared in the 2018 TV Movie Vows of Deceit. [24] In 2020 she appeared in the streaming television series Ted Lasso as Bex, the girlfriend of the former owner of AFC Richmond, Rupert Mannion; [25] she co-wrote episode 8 of season 3. [26]

Writing

Hazell's July 2024 memoir Everyone's Seen My Tits will be published by Grand Central Publishing. [27]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Cashback Frozen Girl in Sainsbury's
2010Venus & the SunKeeleyShort film
2011 Like Crazy Sabrina
How to Stop Being a Loser Kirsty
2012 St George's Day Peckham Princess
2013 Awful Nice Petra
2014 Horrible Bosses 2 Rex's Assistant
2015WhispersCatherine Caldwell
2016Queen of HeartsAmyShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 The Beauty Inside Alex #26Web series, 5 episodes
2013 Happily Divorced Brook1 episode
2015–2018 The Royals Violet7 episodes
2018Deadly MatrimonyCindy SteeleTelevision film
2020–2023 Ted Lasso Bex7 episodes

Environmental and charitable work

Hazell was hailed by Conservative leader David Cameron in December 2006 as an "environmental hero" [3] 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. [28]

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.[ citation needed ]

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." [3]

Polls and honours

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Further reading

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Krystle Gohel
Page 3 Idol
2004
Succeeded by
Freya Haseldine