Marnie Simpson

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Marnie Simpson
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Simpson in 2018
Born
Marnie Hampton

(1992-01-17) 17 January 1992 (age 32)
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active2011–present
Television Geordie Shore
Celebrity Big Brother
Spouse
(m. 2023)
Children2
Relatives Sophie Kasaei (cousin)

Marnie Simpson (born 17 January 1992) is an English television personality from Consett, County Durham. She appeared on the MTV reality series Geordie Shore . In 2016, she finished in fourth place on the eighteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother , and appeared on the eighth series of Ex on the Beach .

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Career

Simpson joined Geordie Shore in 2013, she had previously appeared in a club scene from series 1 in episode 4. Simpson left the series in 2015 at the end of the eleventh series, but returned in the twelfth series. In 2016, she took part in the eighteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother where she finished in fourth place. In 2017, she returned to Big Brother 18 , as a special guest for a shopping task. [1] Simpson also took part in series eight of Ex on the Beach . Later in 2017, she released her own range of contact lenses, under the brand 'I Spy Eyes'. [2] In 2019, Simpson began starring in the MTV series Geordie Shore OGs , a spinoff series of Geordie Shore. [3]

Personal life

Before appearing on Geordie Shore, Simpson was a runner-up in Miss Newcastle, [4] and she worked as a waitress. [5] She was previously engaged to then boyfriend Ricky on Season 11 of Geordie Shore, but then broke it off & returned to the show in Season 12. Her cousin is a fellow Geordie Shore cast member, Sophie Kasaei. [6] In April 2019, she announced that she was pregnant, [7] and 29 October 2019, she gave birth to her son with partner Casey Johnson. [8] They have a second son born in May 2022.

Filmography

As herself
YearTitleNote
2011, 2013–2018, 2022– Geordie Shore Cast member
2016 Celebrity Big Brother Housemate; 18th series
2017 Big Brother VIP houseguest; 18th series
2017Single AFCast member
2018 In Therapy Series 3, Episode 4
2018 Ex on the Beach Main cast; 8th series
2019–2021 Geordie Shore OGs Main cast
2020 Geordie Shore: Their History Cast member
2021, 2023– Geordie React Cast member
2022That’s What She SaidCo-host (season 6)
2023 All Star Shore Contestant; Season 2

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