Nina Carter

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Nina Carter
Born
Penelope Jane Mallett

(1952-10-04) 4 October 1952 (age 71)
Other namesPenny Mallett
Occupation(s)Glamour model, singer
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Spouse(s)Terry Trenerry (? - ?)
Rick Wakeman (1984–2004)
Douglas Harrison
(m. 2010)
Children2
Website ninacarter.com

Nina Carter (born Penelope Jane Mallett [1] on 4 October 1952) is an English model and occasional singer.

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Career

As Penny Mallett, she appeared nude on the cover of the magazine Mayfair in 1971 (Vol.6, No.9), as well as featuring in a fully nude pictorial occupying the centre pages. This was her second nude photoshoot, but she claimed in a 1978 Evening Times interview to have been unaware the photos "were going to be anything but tasteful" or they would appear "in one of the really naughty magazines". [2] Later, as Nina Carter, she was a popular topless Page 3 girl in The Sun; the Evening Times article stated her measurements were 34-23-34, earning her the nickname 'The Body'.

Together with Jilly Johnson, Carter formed a musical duo, Blonde on Blonde, which was successful in Japan. She also had a cameo in the movie An American Werewolf in London , featuring in a television advertisement for a kiss-and-tell article ("The Naked Truth About Naughty Nina") in the News of the World prior to David Naughton's first "transformation" into the titular beast. [3]

Personal life

Carter married former Yes keyboard player Rick Wakeman in 1984, and they divorced in 2004. [4]

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References

Citations
  1. Wakeman 1995, p. 170.
  2. Michael Cable (4 September 1978), "The girl they call The Body", Evening Times: 14–15
  3. Bruce G. Hallenbeck (2009). Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914-2008. McFarland. p. 120. ISBN   978-0-7864-3332-2.
  4. Cuddeford, Callum (29 January 2022). "ITV The Chase: Rick Wakeman's four marriages including to a Page 3 model and suffering three heart attacks in his 20s". MyLondon.
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