Danielle Lineker
| Danielle Maria Bux | |
|---|---|
| Born | Danielle Maria Bux 15 June 1979 Cardiff, Wales |
| Other names | ' |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Hair colour | Brown |
| Eye colour | Hazel |
| Agency | Conway Van Gelder |
| Website | |
| http://www.daniellebux.co.uk | |
Danielle Maria Lineker (née Bux), (born 15 June 1979) is a Welsh lingerie model,[1] television personality and actress. She is married to former English footballer Gary Lineker.
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[edit] Early life
Born in Cardiff to Kim and Roy Bux (of Anglo Indian descent), who divorced while she was young. Then later her mother, three half-siblings and stepfather, Alex "Said" Mohamed,[2] in Butetown, Cardiff. She attended Cantonian High School in Fairwater.[3]
[edit] Modelling career
Lineker started modelling (working as Danielle Bux) at the age of 18 after winning a place in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic contest in Las Vegas, USA. After training as an air stewardess and working for Virgin Atlantic,[1][4] she became a lingerie model and has since modelled for various brands, including La Senza,[5] and appeared on the cover of various magazines including Maxim[6] and Fabulous.
[edit] Television career
Bux assisted Sir Trevor McDonald onstage at the 2008 National TV Awards.
She finished in third place in the 2009 series of ITV's Hell's Kitchen.[1]
Billed as Danelle Lineker, she made her stage debut in Calender Girls at the Bristol Hippodrome, beginning 26 January 2011.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Danielle Bux bans WAGs from her wedding to Gary Lineker". Western Mail. 13 April 2009. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/cardiff-news/2009/04/13/danielle-bux-has-banned-wags-from-her-wedding-to-gary-lineker-91466-23373077/. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ "Gary Lineker's fiancee Danielle Bux heartbroken over mum's arrest". NOW! magazine. 23 September 2008. http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/274707/gary-lineker-s-fiancee-danielle-bux-heartbroken-over-mum-s-arrest/1/. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ "Gary Lineker's fiancée 'wracked with worry' as mother is arrested over suspected burglary". Daily Mail. 23 September 2008. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1059625/Gary-Linekers-fianc-e-wracked-worry-mother-arrested-suspected-burglary.html. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ "Danielle Bux". AskMen.com. http://uk.askmen.com/celebs/women/model/danielle-bux/index.html. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ "Hell's Kitchen star Danielle Bux turns up the heat in new La Senza lingerie ad". Mail Online. 15 April 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1170228/Hells-Kitchen-star-Danielle-Bux-turns-heat-new-La-Senza-lingerie-ad.html. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "Danielle Bux". Maxim. http://www.maxim.co.uk/maximgirls/covergirls/14937/danielle_bux.html. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
