Jodie Marsh

Jodie Louise Marsh is an English media personality, model and bodybuilder.

Jodie Louise Marsh was born in December 1978 in Brentwood, Essex to John Marsh and Kristina Marsh, who owned a scaffolding business.

She was educated at the independent Brentwood School.

She has one brother.

Marsh has spoken extensively about her experiences of being bullied at school, which began when she was 11.

She had rhinoplasty aged 16 after experiencing bullying for her nose, which she broke in a hockey accident.

Marsh acquired 11A*-A grade GCSEs at school, followed by three A-Levels.

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).

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, reached the top 10 on The Sunday Times Bestseller List.

She is also known for her fitness regime and natural bodybuilding.

Marsh currently operates an animal sanctuary in Great Dunmow, Essex.

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.

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.

Marsh won a celebrity version of The Weakest Link in 2006 In mid-2008 she had a cameo role in the first episode of Channel 4's Friday night comedy show The Kevin Bishop Show.

In January 2006, Marsh appeared on Celebrity Big Brother 4.

Marsh's treatment by other contestants provoked debate about whether Marsh was being bullied.

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.

Marsh appeared on several of the spinoff shows including: Big Brother's Little Brother, Big Brother's Big Mouth and Big Brother's EForum.

She also featured in her own reality show titled Totally Jodie Marsh (2007).

Following this, Marsh began presenting her own series, Get A Life for Living TV on 1 March 2007.

It was cancelled after two episodes.

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.

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.

In its second UK series, Marsh showed viewers around her home on MTV's Cribs in 2008.

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).

Marsh appeared as a contestant in Channel Five's reality show The All Star Talent Show, hosted by Myleene Klass and Andi Peters.

On 29 September 2010, Marsh appeared in the one-off documentary Jodie Marsh Tattoo Apprentice which was screened on the channel DMAX.

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.

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.

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.

Marsh has regularly appeared as a TV panelist since 2023 for GB News commentating on the daily headlines.