Tamara Ecclestone
| Tamara Ecclestone | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 June 1984 Milan, Italy |
| Occupation | TV presenter, socialite, model, heiress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Parents | Bernie Ecclestone Slavica Ecclestone (née Radić) |
| Relatives | Petra Ecclestone (sister) |
| Website | |
| tamaraecclestone.com | |
Tamara Ecclestone (born 28 June 1984)[citation needed] is a British socialite, television personality and model.
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Early life [edit]
Tamara Ecclestone was born in Milan[1] to Formula 1 "supremo" Bernie Ecclestone, and former Armani model from Croatia, Slavica Ecclestone. Ecclestone has an older paternal half sister Deborah, and younger sister Petra Ecclestone.
Ecclestone was educated at the Francis Holland School in London and later studied but did not complete courses at the London School of Economics and University College London.[2]
Career [edit]
Ecclestone was the presenter of Sky Sports Italia's coverage of the 2009 Formula 1 season. She has also been involved in a range of other lifestyle and glamour productions, after making her television debut in 2006 presenting the Red Bull Air Race World Championship for Channel 4.[2] In 2011, she starred in her own reality television show Tamara Ecclestone: Billion $$$ Girl on Channel 5.[3] She was also named the face of Ultimo lingerie line.
Charity work [edit]
Ecclestone has been involved in fundraising for the Great Ormond Street Hospital and other activities to benefit sick children.[4] She also posed for an anti-fur advertisement for PETA.[5]
Personal life [edit]
Ecclestone was engaged to Jonathan Ketterman in 2002; he has legally changed his name to Derek Rose and is on trial at Southwark Crown Court with Jakir Uddin for attempting to blackmail her.[6]
She had been dating Omar Khyami since 2010[7] but split from him in July 2012 after seeing a "sex tape" which had been sent to her father showing Omar with other women.[8]
In February 2013, Tamara announced her engagement [9] to former Pacific Continental senior broker Jay Rutland [10] one month after they met.
References [edit]
- ^ "HindustanTimes, Lifestyle -Tamara Ecclestone". Hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ a b Hussain, Ali (April 25, 2010). "Fame & Fortune: Tamara Ecclestone". The Times (London). Retrieved 2010-06-12.
- ^ "Tamara Ecclestone: Billion $$ Girl". Channel 5. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ "Championing the cause of sick babies". August 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ "Formula One heiress Tamara Ecclestone strips off for PETA anti-fur campaign". August 10, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ "Tamara Ecclestone's former boyfriend denies blackmail". Bbc.co.uk. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ "Ringing the changes..". July 19, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
- ^ We didn't have sex for a year, The Sun, 28 July 2012
- ^ "Tamara Ecclestone confirms her engagement to HELLO! in an exclusive interview". hellomagazine.com. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ February 25, 2013 (2013-02-25). "PHOTOS: Broker Jay Rutland is F1 Heiress Tamara Ecclestone's Boyfriend/ Fiance (Bio, Wiki)". Daily Entertainment News. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
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