Jodie Kidd

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Jodie Kidd
Date of birth	25 September 1978 (1978-09-25) (age 30)
Place of birth	Guildford, Surrey, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Hair colour	Blonde
Eye colour	Blue/green
Measurements	33-24-35 (UK & USA) 84-61-89 (EU)
Spouse(s)	Aidan Butler (2005-2007)

Jodie Kidd (born 25 September 1978(1978-09-25) in Guildford) is an English television personality and former fashion model.

Contents 1 Early life 1.1 Family 2 Career 2.1 Modelling break 2.2 Later work 3 Strictly Come Dancing 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Early life

Jodie was a showjumper as a child and attended St Michael's School, Petworth.

[edit] Family

Her paternal grandmother was the Hon. Janet Gladys Aitken (1908-88) who married Ian Campbell in 1927. This was the first marriage for both of them. Ian Campbell was to become the 11th Duke of Argyll and grandfather of the present Duke by a later marriage.

Jodie is the granddaughter from Janet's third marriage (1942) to Major Thomas Dealtry Kidd.

Jodie's mother, Wendy Madeleine Kidd (née Hodge), is the daughter of Sir John Rowland Hodge, 2nd Baronet Hodge.^[1]

Jodie's father is British businessman and former showjumper John Edward Aitken Kidd, himself a maternal grandson of the first Lord Beaverbrook.

Jodie has an elder sister, Jemma Kidd (b. 1974), who married Arthur Gerald Wellesley, Earl of Mornington, grandson of the Duke of Wellington, in June 2005.

She has a brother, Jack Kidd (b. 1973), who is married and has several children.

[edit] Career

[edit] Modelling break

Kidd was aged 15 when she was discovered by photographer Terry O'Neil whilst on a beach in Barbados. Her modelling career began when he introduced her to model agent Laraine Ashton. Accusations were made that promotion of her slender figure encouraged teenage girls to become anorexic when they tried to mimic her looks. During an eight month break in modelling Kidd added weight to her tall frame, becoming size eight. ^[2]

Kidd's magazine covers include Elle in America, Portugal, Italy, Singapore and Sweden, British Vogue, The Face and Comme des Garçons amongst many others.

[edit] Later work

In 1997, Kidd played the Lady of the lake in Prince Valiant and in 1999 she took on a minor role in the British film Mad Cows.

In 2003, Kidd launched the Marie Curie Daffodil Campaign which was supported by Yellow Pages and founded to help people with cancer.

During 2004, Jodie presented the reality television show The Ultimate Playboy for Sky One, was selected for the Maserati racing team, and co-founded Pret-a-Polo, a venture to marry-up polo, fashion and partying with Tarquin Southwell (her boyfriend at the time).

In the years 2004 to 2005, Kidd was the face of the high-street chain Monsoon.

It was in December 2005 that her interest in motor racing took a more substantive turn when, with co-driver Fabio Babini, she took second place in the Trofeo Maserati race at the Bologna Motorshow.

Kidd has been seen as an occasional guest and reporter on GMTV and This Morning and as the host of two series of Jodie Kidd's Fashion Avenue for Discovery.

During 2006 she was one of the judges on the BBC "Only Fools on Horses" series which was held to benefit Sport Relief.

In early 2006, Kidd launched the new online DVLA car tax service. Later in the year, she presented The Ultimate Bikini Guide for Channel 4 with her sister Jemma Kidd.

Kidd completed a commercial for the high profile re-launch of the Marks and Spencer credit card and will shortly launch her own range of branded golf shoes.^{[citation needed]}

Jodie was co-presenter with James Cracknell of the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series for Channel 4 in the UK. She has also been seen in 2006 and 2007 as part of the BBC's Royal Ascot presenting team, memorably in a double act with 4ft 11in, ex-jockey, Willie Carson.

In 2008, Kidd appeared on the BBC television programme Who Do You Think You Are? and managed to trace her ancestry back to the early 17th century.

[edit] Strictly Come Dancing

Jodie was announced as one of the sixteen celebrities participating in the sixth series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. She is partnered with professional Ian Waite. In January/February 2009 Tour Jodie danced a Jive and an American Smooth with Ian Waite .

Performances

Week #	Dance/Song	Judges' score				Total	Result
		Revel Horwood	Phillips	Goodman	Tonioli
1	Cha Cha/"Moulin Rouge"					--	Not Judged
2	Foxtrot/"I’ve Got The World On A String"	5	6	7	7	25	Bottom Two
3	Swing (dance)/"Choo Choo Cha Boogie"					--	Not Judged
4	Rumba/"I Just Can’t Stop Loving You"	4	6	6	6	22	Safe
5	American Smooth/"Witchcraft"	7	7	8	8	30	Safe
6	Paso Doble/"Song Number 2"	6	6	7	7	26	Safe
7	Waltz/"Sandy's Song"	7	8	8	8	31	Safe
8	Samba/"Help Yourself"	3	6	7	7	23	Safe
9	Quickstep/"Mr. Pinstripe Suit"	7	8	9	9	33	Safe
10	Jive/"Great Balls of Fire"	7	7	8	8	30	Eliminated

[edit] Personal life

Off the catwalk, Kidd's hobbies include polo, motor car racing, golf, and horse riding. She has also taken part in several rallies of the Gumball 3000. ^[3][4]

She drives a Maserati and is noted for both completing the fastest Celebrity Lap on the Top Gear car show and of holding on that position for some time.

Following a year-long romance and engagement, Jodie married internet entrepreneur Aidan Butler on 10 September 2005 at St. Peter's Church, Twineham, West Sussex - only for the couple to split after 18 months of marriage. ^[5]

[edit] Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Prince Valiant		uncredited
1999	Mad Cows	Tracey
2006	Gumball 3000: Drivin' Me Crazy
2008	Who Do You Think You Are?		Appears as herself to trace her family tree
2008	Clarkson: Thriller		Appears as herself to race Jeremy Clarkson in a Fiat 500.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jodie Kidd at the Internet Movie Database
• Jodie Kidd at Fashion Model Directory
• Jodie Kidd's Profile on Merlin Elite Management openwater-interactive.com

Persondata
NAME	Kidd, Jodie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	English model
DATE OF BIRTH	1978-09-25
PLACE OF BIRTH	Guildford, Surrey, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH