Lady Isabella Hervey
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| parents = [[Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol]]<br/>Yvonne, Marchioness of Bristol
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| birthname = Lady Isabella Frederica Louisa Hervey
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'''Lady Isabella Frederica Louisa Hervey''' (born [[9 March]] [[1982]]) is a British [[socialite]], model, and actress. She is the youngest daughter of the [[Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol|6th Marquess of Bristol]] and his third wife Yvonne Marie Sutton, half-sister of the [[John Hervey, 7th Marquess of Bristol|7th Marquess of Bristol]], and [[Lord Nicholas Hervey]], both deceased, and sister of the [[Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol|8th Marquess of Bristol]] and [[Lady Victoria Hervey]].
She is probably most well known for receiving a gold medal on the [[Channel 4]] [[reality TV]] show ''[[The Games (British TV)|The Games]]'' ([[2004]]), and for appearing as a contestant on [[ITV]]'s ''[[Celebrity Love Island]]'' ([[2005]]). In 2005, she was named "face of [[Playboy]] UK".<ref>[http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=150591918&p=y5x59z6z4 Hervey signs up with Playboy], ''Ireland On-Line'', [[July 25]], [[2005]]. Accessed [[May 17]], [[2008]].</ref> With the shoot taking place during a heatwave, she said “I nearly died, the sweat was dripping off me. I was very pleased not to be wearing very much.”<ref name=fernand>Fernand, Deirdre. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article547336.ece What’s a nice girl like you doing on a website like this?], ''The Sunday Times'', [[July 24]], [[2005]]. Accessed [[May 25]], [[2008]].</ref>
Her childhood hasn't been easy, with her father passing when she was three and being sent to boarding school at six. She developed bulimia as a teenager and saw a therapist for a time.<ref name=fernand/> Her bulimia started at 18 and says she first made herself sick Christmas Day 2000 remarking "...I felt a huge sense of relief afterwards." Her disorder lasted for three years, sometimes with her in bed, bingeing at night. She eventually told her mother, who took her to the eating disorders unit at the [[Priory Group]] hospital, where Isabella went once a week. She also joined [[Overeaters Anonymous]].<ref>[http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/167138/lady-isabella-hervey.html Lady Isabella Hervey], ''Marie Claire'', [[July 31]], [[2006]]. Accessed [[June 10]], [[2008]].</ref>
She has appeared as a contestant on [[Masterchef|Celebrity Masterchef]], and more recently in the UK [[Sky One]] television programme [[Vroom Vroom]]. She also competed in the [[Sky One]] show [[Cirque De Celebrite]].
She was awarded Sexiest Aristocrat in May 2006, and made the 62nd spot in [[FHM]]’s 100 Sexiest Women in the World.<ref name="FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006">{{cite web |title=FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006|url=http://uk.entertainment.yahoo.com/fhm-100-sexiest/ |accessdate=2007-11-27 }}
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On February 1, 2007, she received a head massage to promote Stress Down Day, which seeks to raise awareness of the effects of stress. The drive also encouraged office workers to pay £2 (supporting the Samaritans) to come to work in their slippers.<ref>[http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2007/02/01/lady-isabella-hervey/ Lady Isabella Hervey Backs Chill-Out Campaign], ''HELLO! Magazine'', [[February 1]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[May 17]], [[2008]].</ref>
In a 2005 interview, she stated that her title has held her back in her modeling career. "When I first started, the bookers assumed I didn't need the cash, so wouldn't put me forward for the big money jobs. At the end of the day, just because I'm a Lady, it doesn't mean I'm rich."<ref>Williams, Andrew. [http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/interviews/article.html?in_article_id=1176&in_page_id=11 Lady Isabella Hervey], ''Metro'', [[March 30]], [[2005]]. Accessed [[May 17]], [[2008]].</ref>
Her participation in "[[The Games (British TV)|The Games]]" inspired her to try a new career as a personal trainer. "The best thing is the change I see in people," she says. "They look younger, more confident." She primarily works with male city traders, who pay £120 for an hour.<ref>Hollingshead, Iain. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2007/08/27/hhervey127.xml The classiest circuits in the city with Lady Isabella Hervey], ''The Daily Telegraph'', [[August 27]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[May 17]], [[2008]].</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1441626 Lady Isabella Hervey on IMDb]
* [http://isabellahervey.com Isabella Hervey's personal trainer site]
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