Lucy Pinder

{{Short description|British actress and model (born 1983)}}

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{{Infobox model

| name = Lucy Pinder

| image = Lucy Pinder 6-18 Jerri Jarmeh 2.jpg

| caption = Pinder in 2018

| birth_name = Lucy Katherine Pinder

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|12|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Winchester, Hampshire, England

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model}}

| years_active = 2003–present

| height = 165 cm

| hair_color = Brown

| eye_color = Brown

| agency = McLean-Williams Limited

}}

Lucy Katherine Pinder{{cite web|url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/lucy-pinder|title=Lucy Pinder — Pert sexpert|author=|date=|website=FHM|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714044238/http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/lucy-pinder|archive-date=14 July 2011}} (born 20 December 1983) is a British actress and model. She rose to international fame for her work as a glamour model in men's magazines, and made her film debut in the comedy horror Strippers vs Werewolves (2012), which was followed by supporting roles in several films.

Career

=2003–2010: Modeling and television appearances=

Pinder began her career in 2003 after being discovered by a freelance photographer on Bournemouth beach, and has appeared in such publications as the Daily Star tabloid newspaper{{cite web|url=http://www.mandatory.com/girls/lucy-pinder/|title=Lucy Pinder|author=|date=|website=Mandatory|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106110007/http://www.mandatory.com/girls/lucy-pinder/|archive-date=6 January 2013}} and magazines FHM, Loaded and Nuts.

Pinder first appeared topless in Nuts in 2007, and was responsible for a weekly advice column in Nuts, entitled "The Truth About Women".{{cite web|url=http://www.lucypinder.info/html/nuts_-_the_truth_about_women.html|title=Nuts - The Truth About Women|author=|date=|website=LucyPinder|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611120139/http://www.lucypinder.info/html/nuts_-_the_truth_about_women.html|archive-date=11 June 2007}} With vital statistics of 32F-26-34,{{cite web|url=http://www.girlmanagementuk.com/lucy-pinder/|title=Lucy Pinder - Girl Management|author=|date=22 November 2012|website=GirlManagementUK|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304064025/http://www.girlmanagementuk.com/lucy-pinder/|archive-date=4 March 2013}} the Australian magazine Ralph declared that she had the "Best Breasts in the World" in 2007. Pinder has appeared on FHM{{'s}} list of the "100 Sexiest Women in the World" 2007 (No. 92), 2006 (No. 35), and 2005 (No. 16), and, in 2010, she was head of the Bennetts Babe Squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/wanted-2010-bennetts-babes-16976.html|title=Wanted! 2010 Bennetts Babes|author=Alina Dumitrache|date=17 February 2010|website=autoevolution|access-date=10 February 2023}} In addition, Pinder has appeared on the cover of several DVDs and in photo shoots for magazines, such as Loaded and Maxim.{{cite web|url=http://www.loaded.co.uk/girls/lucy-pinder/|title=Lucy Pinder|author=|date=|website=Loaded|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020034147/http://www.loaded.co.uk/girls/lucy-pinder/|archive-date=20 October 2007}}{{cite web|url=http://www.maxim.co.uk/maximgirls/covergirls/9795/lucy_pinder.html|title=Lucy Pinder - Independent Woman|author=Mark Pickering|date=January 2008|website=Maxim|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725090050/http://www.maxim.co.uk/maximgirls/covergirls/9795/lucy_pinder.html|archive-date=25 July 2008}}

File:Michelle Marsh and Lucy Pinder.jpg at Autosport International in Birmingham, 2004]] In 2004, Pinder appeared on Living TV's series I'm Famous and Frightened!, spending the weekend at Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire investigating ghosts and spirits.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/im-famous-and-frightened/im-famous-and-frightened-4---the-live-final/episode/399249/summary.html|title=I'm Famous and Frightened: I'm Famous And Frightened 4 - The Live Final|author=|date=|website=TV|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205135644/http://www.tv.com/im-famous-and-frightened/im-famous-and-frightened-4---the-live-final/episode/399249/summary.html|archive-date=5 December 2008}} Pinder appeared in the music video for the 4-4-2 song "Come On England" along with Michelle Marsh.{{cite web|url=https://stusfootballflashbacks.com/2018/06/05/englands-top-20-football-songs/|title=England's Top 20 Football Songs|author=Stuart Steelyard|date=5 June 2018|website=Stu'sFootballFlashbacks|access-date=15 April 2019}}

On 31 December 2005, Pinder appeared on Sky Sports as a celebrity soccerette on Soccer AM, during which she wore a Southampton F.C. jersey. She also sat on the sofa answering questions on topics such as modelling and football.{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/news/13873/5793265/soccerette-noughties|title=Soccerette Noughties!|author=|date=23 December 2009|website=SkySports|access-date=10 February 2023}}

In September 2007, Pinder appeared as a contestant on a special edition of The Weakest Link, entitled "Wags and Glamour Girls".{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007zgw6|title=The Weakest Link, Wags and Glamour Girls|author=|date=|website=BBC|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206121238/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007zgw6|archive-date=6 December 2008}}

On 15 January 2008, Pinder made her presenter debut for Nuts TV. She presented the Nuts TV live show on six further occasions in February and March 2008 and also presented Overexposed, which was a series on Nuts TV giving hints and tips to the aspiring amateur glamour photographer.{{cite web|url=http://www.lucy-pinder.tv/|title=The Lucy Pinder Television site|author=|date=|website=Lucy-Pinder|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309043654/http://www.lucy-pinder.tv/|archive-date=9 March 2010}} Subsequently, she has appeared on the MTV channel's TMF, presenting, in conjunction with fellow model Kayleigh Pearson, Pinder and Pearson's Late-Night Love-in – a "countdown of saucy music videos." In February 2008, Pinder made a cameo appearance, along with Michelle Marsh, in Hotel Babylon on BBC One.

File:Lucy Pinder and friends.jpg From 2 January 2009, Pinder appeared in the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother. She revealed that "thick" people irritate her. She was the first housemate to be voted out, on 9 January (Day 8) with 57% of the public vote.{{cite web|url=http://smeggys.co.uk/big_brother_news_topic.php?match=lcy&news_topic=181456&page=1|title=Lucy Pinder is 1st out of CBB!!|author=|date=9 January 2009|website=Smeggy's|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128155519/http://smeggys.co.uk/big_brother_news_topic.php?match=lcy&news_topic=181456&page=1|archive-date=28 November 2011}} Pinder declared her wish to leave the Big Brother house after being driven to distraction by the constant rapping of housemate Coolio.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/big-brother/4210955/Glamour-model-Lucy-Pinder-first-out-of-Celebrity-Big-Brother.html|title=Glamour model Lucy Pinder first out of Celebrity Big Brother|author=|date=9 January 2009|website=Telegraph|access-date=10 February 2023}}

In February 2010, Pinder appeared on BBC Three's The Real Hustle Undercover, in which she pulled a switch on an unsuspecting punter.

=2012–present: Film career=

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Pinder began her professional film career in 2012, when she played her first supporting role in the comedy horror Strippers vs Werewolves.{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/721842-lucy-pinder-snares-role-in-strippers-vs-werewolves|title=Lucy Pinder Snares Role in Strippers vs. Werewolves|author=Ryan Turek|date=4 May 2011|website=ComingSoon|access-date=23 February 2024}} In 2016, Pinder made her Bollywood debut with the action drama film Waarrior Savitri.{{cite web|url=http://indialive.today/super-model-lucy-pinder-has-been-learning-hindi-for-her-debut-bollywood-movie/|title=Super model Lucy Pinder has been learning Hindi for her debut Bollywood movie|author=Rohit Jamwal|date=26 March 2015|website=IndiaLive|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331053809/http://indialive.today/super-model-lucy-pinder-has-been-learning-hindi-for-her-debut-bollywood-movie/|archive-date=31 March 2015}}

In 2017, she starred in the American made-for-television science fiction comedy disaster film Sharknado 5: Global Swarming.

Charity work

File:Lucy Pinder at Cats Protection.jpg in 2012]] Pinder has worked closely with a number of wildlife charities, getting involved in fundraising for TigerTime, the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, and International Animal Rescue.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/internationalanimalrescue/posts/10156860550009910|title=Lucy Pinder's Birthday Fundraiser for International Animal Rescue|author=International Animal Rescue|date=4 December 2018|website=Facebook|access-date=10 February 2023}} She was also an ambassador for Kick 4 Life, a charity that uses football to fight poverty and disease in developing countries.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/783910.lucy-kicks-off-soccer-challenge/|title=Lucy kicks off soccer challenge|author=Ushma Mistry|date=6 June 2006|website=DailyEcho|access-date=10 February 2023}} She has also produced original works of art for sale in charity auctions for Keech Hospice Care{{cite web|url=http://www.lucy-pinder.tv/forum/buy-lucy-s-painting-live-auction-on-ebay-now-t304.html|title=Buy Lucy's Painting. Live Auction on Ebay Now!|author=xxLynnexx|date=24 March 2010|website=Lucy-Pinder|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705134132/http://www.lucy-pinder.tv/forum/buy-lucy-s-painting-live-auction-on-ebay-now-t304.html|archive-date=5 July 2010}} and the Sports for All campaign.{{cite web|url=http://www.typhootea.co.uk/today-celebriteaPots.html|title=Celebriteapots|author=|date=|website=Typhootea|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114082501/http://www.typhootea.co.uk/today-celebriteaPots.html|archive-date=14 November 2009}}

Pinder has also volunteered her time at Cats Protection as part of the charity's campaign "I'm a Celebrity... Let Me Volunteer!",{{cite web|url=http://www.cats.org.uk/media/celebrity-support-index/celeb-support-volunteer/|title=I'm a celebrity... Let me volunteer|author=|date=|website=Cats|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115210620/http://www.cats.org.uk/media/celebrity-support-index/celeb-support-volunteer/|archive-date=15 January 2013}} and she was a judge for National Cat Awards in the "Hero Cat" category in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.cats.org.uk/get-involved/nca/meet-the-nca-winner-judges/|title=Meet the overall winner judges - National Cat Awards|author=|date=|website=Cats|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627152347/http://www.cats.org.uk/get-involved/nca/meet-the-nca-winner-judges/|archive-date=27 June 2014}}

Pinder has worked with Help for Heroes, a British charity launched in 2007 which supports members of the British Armed Forces community with their physical and mental health, as well as their financial, social and welfare needs.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.141112309265368.21360.141060899270509|title=Supporting the Troops|author=Lucy Pinder|date=11 September 2010|website=Facebook|access-date=10 February 2023}} She also appeared in the 2011 and 2014 Hot Shots Calendar, who give fifty-percent of the money made from sales of the calendar and associated products to various UK and US military charities including the Special Operations Warrior Foundation and the aforementioned Help for Heroes.{{cite web|url=http://www.hotshotscalendar.com/products/hot-shots-calendar-2011|title=Hot Shots Calendar 2011|author=|date=|website=HotShotsCalendar|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006220826/http://www.hotshotscalendar.com/products/hot-shots-calendar-2011|archive-date=6 October 2014}}{{cite web|title=Hot Shots Calendar Selects SSD As Exclusive Media Partner|url=http://soldiersystems.net/2013/05/29/hot-shots-calendar-selects-ssd-as-exclusive-media-partner/|publisher=Soldier Systems: an industry daily|access-date=31 December 2013|date=29 May 2013}}

Pinder and Rhian Sugden continue to support the Male Cancer Awareness Campaign, and they took part in the five-mile "London Strut" awareness initiative in December 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.malecancer.org/news/item/85|title=Do you have the balls to do the London Strut?|author=|date=12 June 2013|website=MaleCancer|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925043126/http://www.malecancer.org/news/item/85|archive-date=25 September 2013}}

Pinder supported the "Stars & Stripes 2014 Celebrity Auction" by donating an original drawing of hers that was auctioned off, with the proceeds going to TigerTime.{{cite web|url=http://tigertime.info/blog/161/99/Stars-Stripes-2014-Celebrity-Auction|title=Stars & Stripes 2014 Celebrity Auction|author=|date=30 May 2014|website=TigerTime|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703024334/http://tigertime.info/blog/161/99/Stars-Stripes-2014-Celebrity-Auction|archive-date=3 July 2014}}

Filmography

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|+ Film roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Strippers vs WerewolvesCarmilla
2014The Seventeenth KindMelissaShort film
rowspan="2"|2015Age of KillJenna
LiveJustineJustine Cyfiawnder
2016Waarrior SavitriCandyBollywood debut
rowspan="3"|2017Dangerous GameNicola
Fanged UpKathyn
Sharknado 5: Global SwarmingSwedish AmbassadorTelevision film
rowspan="2"|2021A Suburban FairytaleDawn
Me, Myself and DiDiana Vickers
2022The BystandersJulia
2023Nightmare on 34th StreetLouise

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|+ Television roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Dream Teamrowspan="10"|Herself
rowspan="2"|2005I'm Famous and Frightened!Season 4, episode 1
Soccer AM1 episode (31 December 2005)
2006Bo! in the USASeries 5, episode 3
rowspan="2"|2007Book at Bedtime with Lucy PinderApprox. 30 episodes
The Weakest Link1 episode (8 September 2007)
2008Hotel BabylonSeason 3, episode 1
rowspan="2"|2009Celebrity Big BrotherSeason 6, episodes 1–11, 27, 28
Hell's KitchenSeason 4, episode 9
rowspan="2"|2010Big Brother's Little Brother1 episode (13 January 2010)
The Real HustleNicoleSeason 8, episode 7
2018The RoyalsBridgetSeason 4, episode 2: "Confess Yourself to Heaven"

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|+ Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenue
2018Worth a FlutterPaige/EmilyHope Theatre

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|+ Music videos

YearTitleArtistAlbum
2004"Come On England"4-4-2{{Non-album single}}

References

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