Jodie Marsh
{{short description|English glamour model and television personality (born 1978)}}
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| birth_name = Jodie Louise Marsh
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| birth_place = Brentwood, Essex, England
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| education = Brentwood School, Essex
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Jodie Louise Marsh (born 23 December 1978) is an English media personality, model and bodybuilder. She has appeared on numerous reality television shows, including Essex Wives (2002), Back to Reality (2004), Love on a Saturday Night (2004), Celebrity Big Brother (2006, 2012), and Big Brother's Bit on the Side (2011–2013). She also featured in her own reality show titled Totally Jodie Marsh (2007).
Marsh began glamour modelling in 2002 on Page 3 of The Sun, for which she appeared six times in total. Her autobiography, Keeping It Real,{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jan/25/broadcasting.bigbrother |title='I could've been a lawyer. But I've taken the easiest, quickest route to making as much money as I can' |last=Barton |first=Laura |author-link=Laura Barton |date=25 January 2006 |work=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=2021-05-06 }} reached the top 10 on The Sunday Times Bestseller List.[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1843581574 Keeping it Real] at Amazon.co.uk She is also known for her fitness regime and natural bodybuilding. Marsh currently operates an animal sanctuary in Great Dunmow, Essex.
Early life
Jodie Louise Marsh was born on 23 December 1978{{Cite web |title=Jodie Louisa MARSH personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/hKpRyaS0N3cC0ftTsJYIBIvIAUw/appointments |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}}{{cite web |title=What I see in the mirror: Jodie Marsh {{!}} Beauty {{!}} The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/mar/30/what-see-mirror-jodie-marsh |website=amp.theguardian.com |access-date=30 April 2024}} in Brentwood, Essex to John Marsh and Kristina Marsh, who owned a scaffolding business.{{Cite web|date=2012-07-05|title=The Mag: How Jodie Marsh built a new body|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/espn/story/_/id/8133209/jodie-marsh-ditched-old-lifestyle-become-champion-bodybuilder-espn-magazine|access-date=2021-06-23|website=ESPN.com|language=en}} She has one brother.{{cite web |url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Jodie+Marsh-18590.html |title=Jodie Marsh's Christmas wish |publisher=Femalefirst.co.uk |date=26 November 2007 |access-date=14 September 2011 |archive-date=2 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202090133/http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Jodie+Marsh-18590.html |url-status=dead }}
Marsh was educated at the independent Brentwood School.{{cite book|title=Summary of Marsh's Autobiography "Keeping It Real"|id={{ASIN|1843581469|country=uk}}}} She acquired 11A*-A grade GCSEs at school, followed by three A-levels. She has spoken extensively about her experiences of being bullied at school, which began when she was 11.{{Cite web|date=2008-07-26|title=Rachel Cooke on the uncertain future of reality TV|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/27/realitytv.bigbrother|access-date=2021-06-23|website=The Guardian|language=en}} She had rhinoplasty aged 16{{Cite web|title=Jodie Marsh on Plastic Surgery|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/c6q8rr/jodie-marsh-on-plastic-surgery/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Radio Times|language=en|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625023540/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/c6q8rr/jodie-marsh-on-plastic-surgery/|url-status=dead}} after experiencing bullying for her nose,{{Cite web|last=Marsh|first=Jodie|date=2013-03-30|title=What I see in the mirror: Jodie Marsh|url=http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/mar/30/what-see-mirror-jodie-marsh|access-date=2021-06-23|website=The Guardian|language=en}} which she broke in a hockey accident.
Television career
Marsh was working as a stripper at Stringfellows gentlemen's club in London when she appeared in the documentary television series Essex Wives in 2002.{{Cite news|last=Cooke|first=Rachel|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/27/realitytv.bigbrother|title=Rachel Cooke on the uncertain future of reality TV|date=2008-07-26|work=The Observer|access-date=2020-03-02|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712}}{{cite web|last=Williams |first=Andrew |url=https://metro.co.uk/2007/02/28/60-seconds-jodie-marsh-135672/ |title= 60 SECONDS: Jodie Marsh |date=28 February 2007 |website=Metro UK |publisher=Associated Newspapers |access-date=28 February 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.getreading.co.uk/whats-on/tv-film/hips-lips-and-balls-4272308|title=Hips, lips and balls|date=2003-01-13|website=getreading|access-date=2020-03-02}} This led to a number of modelling jobs. She has subsequently participated in many reality television shows, including Trust Me – I'm a Holiday Rep, Channel 4's The Games and E4's Fool Around... with Jodie Marsh on two occasions.{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/F/foolaround/story/story.jsp?id=86|title=Picker's Diary: Jodie Marsh|date=7 March 2008|publisher=Channel4.com|access-date=18 April 2008}}
In mid-2008 she had a cameo role in the first episode of Channel 4's Friday night comedy show The Kevin Bishop Show.[http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/the_kevin_bishop_show/episodes/1/1/ The Kevin Bishop Show – Episode 1.1. Episode One – British Comedy Guide]. Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-10-12.
=''Celebrity Big Brother''=
In January 2006, Marsh appeared on Celebrity Big Brother 4. Marsh's treatment by other contestants provoked debate about whether Marsh was being bullied.{{Cite web|date=2006-01-13|title=Column five: Germaine Greer|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jan/13/realitytv.bigbrother|access-date=2021-06-23|website=The Guardian|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2006-01-13|title=Jodie Marsh: Is she being bullied by Celebrity Big Brother?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2006/jan/13/jodiemarshisshebeingbulli|access-date=2021-06-23|website=The Guardian|language=en}} Australian feminist writer and ex-Big Brother contestant Germaine Greer wrote a comment piece for The Guardian accusing the show's production company Endemol, presenter Davina McCall, and Marsh's fellow housemates, particularly George Galloway, of bullying.
On 13 January, she was the first to be voted out of the Big Brother house — with 8 out of 10 possible nominations from her fellow housemates, and 42 percent of the public vote.{{cite web|title=Celebrity Big Brother Jodie Marsh contestant profile|url=http://www.bigbrotheronline.co.uk/celebritybigbrother4/contestants/jodie_marsh.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418090257/http://www.bigbrotheronline.co.uk/celebritybigbrother4/contestants/jodie_marsh.htm|archive-date=18 April 2008|access-date=18 April 2008|publisher=bigbrotheronline.co.uk}}
= Post ''Celebrity Big Brother'' TV work =
Marsh appeared on several of the spinoff shows including: Big Brother's Little Brother, Big Brother's Big Mouth and Big Brother's EForum.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}
In its second UK series, Marsh showed viewers around her home on MTV's Cribs in 2008.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} Also in 2008, Marsh appeared on Channel 4's documentary It's Me or the Dog. She was given training tips at home to deal with her six dogs – two bulldogs (Paddy and Lyla) and four chihuahuas (Bean, Baby, Teddy, and Tommy).[http://www.channel4.com/programmes/its-me-or-the-dog/episode-guide/series-3/episode-1 It's Me or the Dog – Series 3 – Episode 1 – It's Me or the Dog]. Channel 4. Retrieved on 2011-10-12. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215165220/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/its-me-or-the-dog/episode-guide/series-3/episode-1 |date=15 December 2010 }}
Marsh appeared as a contestant in Channel Five's reality show The All Star Talent Show, hosted by Myleene Klass and Andi Peters.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} Following this, Marsh began presenting her own series, Get A Life for Living TV on 1 March 2007. It was cancelled after two episodes.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/programming/a43988/living-gives-jodies-show-the-axe.html|title= Living gives Jodie's show the axe|access-date=27 March 2007|last=Oatts |first=Joanne|date=16 March 2007| publisher=Digital Spy}}
On 29 September 2010, Marsh appeared in the one-off documentary Jodie Marsh Tattoo Apprentice which was screened on the channel DMAX.[http://press.discovery.com/uk/dmax/programs/jodie-marsh-tattoo-apprentice/ "Jodie Marsh Tattoo Apprentice"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202015950/http://press.discovery.com/uk/dmax/programs/jodie-marsh-tattoo-apprentice/ |date=2 December 2010 }} Discovery.com
On 25 January 2012, Marsh appeared on Channel 5's Bullied: My Secret Past. She spoke of the effect bullying had on her and how it has made her who she is today. She also met other victims of bullying.[http://metro.co.uk/2012/01/03/jodie-marsh-i-wanted-to-be-famous-so-people-would-like-me-now-i-dont-care-271837/ Jodie Marsh: I wanted to be famous so people would like me, now I don’t care], Metro newspaper, 3 January 2012
In April 2013, Channel 5 broadcast the first of two shows titled Jodie Marsh: Bullied. The show features Marsh venturing to the United States to investigate how American schools tackle bullying.{{cite web|url=http://www.channel5.com/shows/jodie-marsh-bullied/articles/resources|title=Resources|work=Five|access-date=8 January 2016}}
In March 2015, TLC broadcast Jodie Marsh On… Women Who Pay For Sex And Drugs, about women who pay for the services of male escorts.{{Cite web|title=Jodie Marsh: 'My show on women who pay for sex is my best work'|url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/leisure/showbiz/11865087.jodie-marsh-my-show-on-women-who-pay-for-sex-is-my-best-work/|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Bucks Free Press|date=19 March 2015 |language=en}}
Marsh has regularly appeared as a TV panelist since 2023 for GB News commentating on the daily headlines.
= ''Totally Jodie Marsh'' =
In May 2007, the website Marry Me Jodie Marsh was launched with the teaser "I'm getting married this September... Only problem is that I don't have a man!" Men were invited to submit an application for a series of open auditions for the chance to marry Marsh that September. MTV filmed the search and subsequent wedding.{{cite web|url=http://www.marryjodiemarsh.com/|title=Will You Marry Me?|website=Marry Jodie Marsh|access-date=17 June 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602111120/http://www.marryjodiemarsh.com/|archive-date=2 June 2007}}
The reality series documenting Marsh's search to find a husband, entitled Totally Jodie Marsh: Who'll Take Her Up the Aisle?, premiered in July 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtvnetworks.co.uk/jodiemarsh|title=MTV's Totally Jodie Marsh: Who'll Take Her Up The Aisle?|access-date=18 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006124743/http://www.mtvnetworks.co.uk/jodiemarsh|archive-date=6 October 2008}} Marsh eventually chose Matt Peacock, an ex-boyfriend of fellow glamour model Jordan.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtvnetworks.co.uk/highlights/week33|title=Totally Jodie Marsh: Who'll Take Her Up The Aisle?: Episode Highlights|access-date=18 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006124321/http://www.mtvnetworks.co.uk/highlights/week33|archive-date=6 October 2008}}
The couple married on 1 September 2007. A second ceremony at her mother’s home was shown on MTV on 2 September 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/news/03092007/marsh_gets_married|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070922161829/http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/news/03092007/marsh_gets_married|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 September 2007|title=Marsh Gets Married|access-date=5 September 2007|last=Thorogood |first=Tom|publisher=MTV UK}} They decided to separate in December 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/tvgossip/Jodie_Marsh_splits_with_husband_Matt_Peacock_article_170171.html |title=Jodie Marsh Splits With Husband: Marriage to Matt Peacock fails after just three months |date=18 December 2007 |publisher=Now |access-date=18 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402053228/http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/tvgossip/Jodie_Marsh_splits_with_husband_Matt_Peacock_article_170171.html |archive-date= 2 April 2008 |url-status=dead }} Marsh later admitted to Love It magazine in its 8 January 2008 issue that ".. the marriage was for TV. It was never for real" and "I'm not hiding the fact I did the TV show for money. Of course I did".{{cite news|title=My Marriage Was Never Real to Me|last=Brookbanks |first=Amy|publisher=Love It}}
Modelling career
Following her appearance on Essex Wives, Marsh modelled for The Sun
In June 2009, Marsh appeared on the cover of Zoo Weekly for the first time; she also appeared in a number of subsequent issues.{{cite news |date=2 June 2009 |title=Jodie Marsh gets naked! |work=Zoo Today |url=http://www.zootoday.com/girls/archive/2009/06/02/jodie-gets-naked.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715192235/http://www.zootoday.com/girls/archive/2009/06/02/jodie-gets-naked.htm |archive-date=15 July 2010}}{{cite news |date=1 November 2010 |title=Jodie Marsh good girl or bad girl? |work=Zoo Today |url=http://www.zootoday.com/girls/archive/2010/11/01/jodie-marsh-good-girl-bad-girl-shoot.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106000816/http://www.zootoday.com/girls/archive/2010/11/01/jodie-marsh-good-girl-bad-girl-shoot.htm |archive-date=6 November 2010}}{{cite news |date=11 April 2011 |title=Zoo's 3D special with Jodie Marsh |work=Zoo Today |url=http://www.zootoday.com/lateststuff/archive/2011/04/11/zoos-3d-special-with-jodie-marsh.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713100219/http://www.zootoday.com/lateststuff/archive/2011/04/11/zoos-3d-special-with-jodie-marsh.htm |archive-date=13 July 2011}}{{cite news |date=3 January 2013 |title=Jodie Marsh gets naked for Zoo to mark 2013 as her rudest year yet |work=Zoo Today |url=http://www.zootoday.com/girls/archive/2013/01/03/jodie-marsh-gets-naked-for-zoo-to-mark-2013-as-her-rudest-year-yet.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405120149/http://www.zootoday.com/girls/archive/2013/01/03/jodie-marsh-gets-naked-for-zoo-to-mark-2013-as-her-rudest-year-yet.htm |archive-date=5 April 2013}} She also worked with – and appeared in – magazines such as FHM, Loaded, and Nuts.
In 2023, she stated that she has an OnlyFans account.
Other work
= Bodybuilding =
At the end of January 2010, Marsh was featured on LA Muscle TV in an hour long show called 6 pack in 4 weeks. Jodie's work on the show resulted in a photo shoot for Muscle and Fitness magazine.[http://www.theactivechannel.com/player/6pack-4weeks Jodie Marsh Part 2 with top personal trainer Tim Sharp The Active Channel]. Channelization.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-12. In October 2011, Marsh entered the UK Natural Physique Association Bodybuilding Championships in Sheffield, where she was placed 5th overall.{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/63731/Jodie-Marsh-Shocks-The-World-With-Her-New-Body |title=Jodie Marsh Shocks the World With Her New Body |first=Claire |last=Rutter |work=entertainment wise.com |date=4 October 2011 |access-date=4 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006155332/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/63731/Jodie-Marsh-Shocks-The-World-With-Her-New-Body |archive-date= 6 October 2011 }}
Marsh appeared on Daybreak{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/daybreak/entertainment/tv/jodie-marsh/ |title=ITV Daybreak | Competitions | Entertainment | Money | Lifestyle | Videos |publisher=ITV.com |date=2011-05-27 |access-date=2013-03-14}} and The Late Late Show in October 2011.
Marsh's new physique resulted in photoshoots and interviews with various magazines. OK! magazine featured an "at home" interview on 11 October 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.ok.co.uk/posts/view/40698/Jodie-Marsh-at-home-EXCLUSIVE-and-all-we-can-think-is-LOOK-Jodie-Marsh-at-home-EXCLUSIVE-and-all-we-can-think-is-LOOK-at-her-kitchen-Jodie-Marsh-at-home-EXCLUSIVE-and-all-we-can-think-is-LOOK-at-her-kitchen-Jodie-Marsh-at-home-EXCLUSIVE-and-all-we-can-think-is-LOOK-at-her-kitchen- |title=OK! Magazine: First For Celebrity News :: Latest Celebrity News :: Jodie Marsh at home EXCLUSIVE (and all we can think is LOOK at her kitchen) |publisher=Ok.co.uk |date=2011-10-11 |access-date=2013-03-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421050035/http://www.ok.co.uk/posts/view/40698/Jodie-Marsh-at-home-EXCLUSIVE-and-all-we-can-think-is-LOOK-Jodie-Marsh-at-home-EXCLUSIVE-and-all-we-can-think-is-LOOK-at-her-kitchen-Jodie-Marsh-at-home-EXCLUSIVE-and-all-we-can-think-is-LOOK-at-her-kitchen-Jodie-Marsh-at-home-EXCLUSIVE-and-all-we-can-think-is-LOOK-at-her-kitchen- |archive-date=21 April 2013}} Heat magazine followed on 12 October 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.heatworld.com/Celeb-News/2011/10/Jodie-Marsh-Every-single-person-is-jealous-of-my-body/ |title=Jodie Marsh: "Every single person is jealous of my body" |publisher=heatworld.com |date=2011-10-11 |access-date=2013-03-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812063405/http://www.heatworld.com/Celeb-News/2011/10/Jodie-Marsh-Every-single-person-is-jealous-of-my-body/ |archive-date=12 August 2012}}
In 2012, Marsh featured in two TV shows for the DMAX network. The first, Jodie Marsh: Bodybuilder chronicled Marsh's attempts to compete with only weeks of training. The second show, Jodie Marsh: Brawn in the USA, featured Jodie winning gold in the International Natural Bodybuilding Federation Bodybuilding Championships in Los Angeles in June 2012.{{cite web|date=13 June 2012|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/06/13/jodie-marsh-bodybuilding-championships-twitter_n_1592314.html |title=Jodie Marsh Wins Gold at INBF Bodybuilding Championships, Tweets Zillions of Pictures |work=Huffington Post|access-date=2013-03-14}}
Marsh owns a nutritional food supplements firm called JST Nutrition.{{cite news |last=Santillo, Erin and Clarke, Jodie (Press Association) |first= |date=May 19, 2021 |title=Jodie Marsh Instagram posts banned by regulator over supplement health claims |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/jodie-marsh-instagram-posts-banned-20625523 |work=Wales Online |location= |access-date=May 19, 2021}} In 2021, she was named by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK's advertising watchdog, on a list of 122 Instagram influencers who have repeatedly violated ASA regulations.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-16|title=Social media stars under fire for flouting rules on advertising|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jun/17/social-media-stars-under-fire-for-flouting-rules-on-advertising|access-date=2021-06-23|website=The Guardian|language=en}}
= Writing =
In 2005, Marsh published her autobiography Keeping It Real. The hardback was released in 2005, followed by a paperback version in 2006. The hardback version reached the top 10 on the Amazon best-sellers list.
Marsh was previously Zoo Weekly magazine's "sexpert", advising men on sex-related issues. Her choice as an agony aunt angered some established professionals. She defended herself against these claims, stating, "I haven't exactly got a degree in psychology but I just love sex, don't I?"{{cite news|url=http://society.guardian.co.uk/publichealth/story/0,,1272592,00.html |title=Beware the Sexperts|last=Boynton|first=Petra |date=30 July 2004|work=The Guardian |location=London}}
=Animal sanctuary=
Marsh is the owner of Fripps Farm, an animal sanctuary in Great Dunmow, Essex.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-67023670 "Jodie Marsh: OnlyFans helps pay for my Essex animal sanctuary"]. BBC.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023. The sanctuary is home to more than 400 animals and according to Marsh costs £16,000 a month to manage. Marsh has stated that she uses her OnlyFans account to raise funds for her sanctuary.
Personal life
In December 2006, Marsh announced her engagement to Brentwood DJ David Doyle (II), after dating for 11 days.{{cite web|url=http://www.mybrum.co.uk/birmingham/celebs-jodie-marsh.htm |title=Jodie to tie the knot |access-date=27 March 2007 |publisher=mybrum.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124120433/http://www.mybrum.co.uk/birmingham/celebs-jodie-marsh.htm |archive-date=24 January 2007 |url-status=dead }} Eschewing the traditional engagement ring, Marsh instead tattooed Doyle's full name on her hand and the couple appeared together in OK! magazine announcing their plan to marry in a fetish ceremony in a dungeon.{{cite web|url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/288082004.htm|title=Celebrity Big Brother — Jodie Marsh's Wedding Plans!|access-date=27 March 2007|date=11 January 2007|publisher=FemaleFirst|archive-date=4 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304194123/http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/288082004.htm|url-status=dead}} The relationship ended between late December and mid-January 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.co.uk/news/news/tm_method=full%26objectid=18508692%26siteid=93463-name_page.html| title=Sex with My Jodie Sizzled ... Until She Got Too Sozzled|access-date=27 March 2007|author=David Jeffs and Emma Donnan|date=21 January 2007|publisher=The People}} Marsh claimed Doyle had been unfaithful.[http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/234012/jodie-marsh-dumps-her-fianc/1/ "Jodie Marsh dumps her fiancé"] 24 January 2007, Now Magazine
She was married to Matt Peacock between September and December 2007 as a TV stunt.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/news/03092007/marsh_gets_married|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070922161829/http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/news/03092007/marsh_gets_married|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 September 2007|title=Marsh Gets Married|access-date=5 September 2007|last=Thorogood |first=Tom|publisher=MTV UK}} They decided to separate in December 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/tvgossip/Jodie_Marsh_splits_with_husband_Matt_Peacock_article_170171.html |title=Jodie Marsh Splits With Husband: Marriage to Matt Peacock fails after just three months |date=18 December 2007 |publisher=Now |access-date=18 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402053228/http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/tvgossip/Jodie_Marsh_splits_with_husband_Matt_Peacock_article_170171.html |archive-date= 2 April 2008 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|title=My Marriage Was Never Real to Me|last=Brookbanks |first=Amy|publisher=Love It}}
In 2015, Marsh married personal trainer James Placido. She claimed that she was celibate for 5 years before she met Placido. The couple got divorced after eight months in April 2016.
Marsh has been a vegetarian since the age of 5 and recently became vegan.[https://www.frippsfarm.co.uk/team "Jodie Marsh"]. frippsfarm.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
Sexual liaison story
In 2004, Marsh sold a story to the News of the World that she had had a sexual liaison as a teenager with Chelsea F.C. midfielder Frank Lampard who was in the year above her at Brentwood School. Lampard denied it and filed a complaint with the Press Complaints Commission.{{cite web|url=http://www.lawdit.co.uk/reading_room/room/view_article.asp?name=../articles/Frank%20Lampard%20Complains%20to%20PCC.htm|title=Frank Lampard Complains to PCC|publisher=Lawdit Solicitors|author=Daniel Doherty|date=14 April 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208054327/http://www.lawdit.co.uk/reading_room/room/view_article.asp?name=..%2Farticles%2FFrank%20Lampard%20Complains%20to%20PCC.htm|archive-date=8 December 2008}} The complaint was not upheld.
Filmography
= Television =
== As herself ==
class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Notes |
rowspan="2" |2003
| |
The Curse of Page 3
|Documentary |
2003, 2007
|Guest; 2 episodes |
rowspan="7" |2004
|2 episodes |
Celebrities Under Pressure
| rowspan="2" |1 episode |
The Games |
Back to Reality
|2 episodes |
The Weakest Link
|Celebrity edition |
The Luvvies
|TV special |
Bo' Selecta!
|1 episode |
2004–2015
|Guest panellist; 4 episodes |
rowspan="3" |2005
|1 episode |
Dick & Dom in da Bungalow
|Special guest; 1 episode |
Trust Me – I'm a Holiday Rep
|1 episode |
rowspan="3" |2006
|Contestant on week 6 |
Brainiac's Test Tube Baby
| rowspan="2" |1 episode |
It's Me or the Dog |
2006, 2012
| |
rowspan="2" |2007
| |
Get a Life
|Presenter; 3 episodes |
2007–2018
|Guest; 6 episodes |
rowspan="4" |2008
|1 episode |
Miss Naked Beauty
| |
The Kevin Bishop Show
|Cameo appearance; 1 episode |
CelebAir
|1 episode |
rowspan="2" |2009
|Celebrity edition |
Celebrity Juice
|1 episode |
2010
| |
2011–2013
|Big Brother's Bit on the Side |Guest panellist; 5 episodes |
rowspan="3" |2012
|My Secret Past | rowspan="2" |Documentary |
Jodie Marsh: Bodybuilder |
Bodyshockers
|1 episode |
2013
|5 episodes |
2015
|Jodie Marsh on... | |
= Film =
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|+ !Year !Title !Role |
2006
|Mandi |
2016
|Gangsters Gamblers Geezers |Jodi |
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- {{IMDb name|1535257|Jodie Marsh}}
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