Michelle Marsh Pictures, Biography, Images, Videos, News

Michelle Marsh was born on September 30, 1982, in Oldham, Lancashire, England. Growing up in a large, supportive family , Michelle took an early interest in modeling, singing and acting. Between the ages of 4 and 6, Michelle modeled with Kids and Co.; when she was 11, she began appearing in local and school productions of musicals like Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Oliver!, The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, and Annie.

In 1998, Michelle won first prize at a Manchester talent show, and was a finalist in a BBC Radio One songwriting competition. In 1999, she dropped out of school to pursue a career in showbiz. She first appeared on That's Entertainment, then landed roles on the popular British soaps Brookside, Hollyoaks and Coronation Street. Michelle also pursued modeling and singing, reaching the final 30 among women on Popstars, a TV singing competition.

In December 2000, Michelle took her first step toward modeling fame. She appeared as a bikini babe on the cover of the British tabloid the Daily Star. The following April, she was a runner-up in The Sun's Miss Cleavage competition, earning her further promotional work for the tabloid around Britain. In the spring of 2002, Michelle made her solo singing debut, albeit at a small pub in her hometown.

Michelle took a big step in October of 2002 when she appeared topless on page 3 of the Daily Star. On New Year's Eve, she had her first singing gig at a club, and the following March, Michelle was offered the ultimate Page 3 gig for the famed tabloid The Sun. Numerous photo shoots followed in rapid succession. As Michelle continued to pose, she also made commercials, appeared at motorcycle shows and even did a shoot at the Rugby World Cup. On top of all this, Michelle continued to foster her singing career, landing a regular monthly gig at the Marston Tavern in Royton.

2004 saw Michelle's success continue to grow. Michelle first embarked on a series of spreads posing with Lucy Pinder, another top Page 3 girl. Michelle then did a shoot for Playboy, and graced the covers of many other men's magazines, including Loaded and NUTS.

Michelle has gone international with her modeling, posing in such locales as the south of France, Portugal and Mexico. Yet Michelle still stays based in Oldham; she even helped judge a talent contest there in April of 2004. Michelle's family isn't at all taken aback by the revealing photos that pay her bills. "My mum and dad are absolutely fine about it, they collect everything I do," she says. "When they saw how happy I was they were really pleased for me. My dad runs my website."

In fact, Michelle is so dedicated to her hometown that she became engaged to one of Oldham's footballers, Will Haining, in 2005. Michelle is also a part of the 2006 season of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!