English model and reality TV personality
Sophie Anderton
Sophie Anderton on the fashion runway
Born Sophie Louise Anderton
[1] (1977-05-14 ) 14 May 1977 (age 46)
[2] Nationality British Occupation(s) Model Reality television personality Years active 1996–present Spouse
Kazimierz Balinski-Jundzill
(
m. 2021)
Relatives
Ella Balinska (stepdaughter) Modelling information Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Hair colour Brown Eye colour Green
Website
https://www.sophieanderton.com/
Sophie Louise Balinska-Jundzillova
[1] (born 14 May 1977
[2] ) is an English model and
reality television personality.
Her modelling career included a campaign for
Gossard bras in 1996, and later included appearances for a range of other brands. Since 2000 she has also appeared in television programmes including
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and
Celebrity Big Brother .
Career
Anderton was born in
Bristol , England.
[2]
[3] In 1996 she appeared in the
Gossard Glossies and Gossard Wonderbra "Girl in the grass" national advertising campaign shot by
Herb Ritts , which included the
strapline "Who said a woman couldn't get pleasure from something soft?"
[4]
[5] The campaign attracted a record number of complaints (321) to the
Advertising Standards Authority , none of which were upheld.
[6]
[7]
At Intimate Body and Beach fashion show, London, 30 July 2007
Anderton has modeled for Gossard (1998),
[8] the
Flora
London Marathon ,
[8] British Berries summer fruits (2006),
[9]
Maxim ,
[10]
Peacocks
[11] and
La Senza and graced the cover of British
GQ .
[4]
In 2004, Anderton was a contestant on the fourth series of
ITV 's
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! .
[4]
[5]
[8]
[12]
[13] She appeared in the TV series
Simply the Best
[14] and a celebrity edition of the UK version of
Fear Factor .
[4] In 2005, she appeared on the programme Cold Turkey , which documented her attempts to quit smoking cigarettes;
[15] she later became a representative for a
smoking cessation program called QS7D (Quit Smoking in 7 Days).
[4]
In 2006, Anderton was a contestant on ITV's
Love Island .
[5] In the same year, she appeared on
Sky1's
Cirque de Celebrité but withdrew after sustaining
ligament damage.
[16]
In August 2013, Anderton became a housemate on the
twelfth series of
Celebrity Big Brother .
[3]
[17]
[18] She was eliminated from competition in an episode that aired on 3 September 2013.
[13]
Personal life
Sophie Anderton, London 2007
From 2004 until 2007, Anderton was a patron of
Action on Addiction in London, a charity and addiction research centre investigating drug and alcohol dependence.
[19]
She was misdiagnosed and treated for
bipolar disorder in 2006.
[5] She said, "I had depression. They wrongly diagnosed me and put me on a bucket load of blood pills. It was absolutely bonkers."
[5]
In 2009, Anderton complained to the police about dozens of text messages left on her mobile phone.
[20] A man was eventually charged with harassment and convicted.
[20]
[21]
In 2013, just before she participated in
Celebrity Big Brother 12 , Anderton acknowledged past difficulties with substance abuse.
[3]
In 2021, Anderton married Count Kazimierz Balinski-Jundzill,
[22] the father of
Ella Balinska .
[23]
Film and television
Film
Television appearances
References
^
a
b Anderton, Sophie (6 September 2013).
"I shouldn't have to do this but here is my passport to prove I am 36! :-)" .
Twitter . Retrieved 22 September 2013 .
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b
c
d
Sophie Anderton Celebrity Profile
Archived 6 September 2014 at the
Wayback Machine ,
Nova FM radio network website. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
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b
c
d
Bristol model Sophie Anderton fears of drug relapse in Big Brother house
Archived 29 August 2013 at the
Wayback Machine ,
Bristol Post , 25 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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b
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d
e
Huffington Post bio of Sophie Anderton . Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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b
c
d
e Egan, Barry,
Sophie Anderton: Back from the brink ,
Belfast Telegraph , 23 August 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
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"Gossard" (PDF) . Superbrands 2007/2008 . Superbrands UK. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 27 February 2008.
^
Rickey, Melanie (10 May 1997).
"Ad Watch" . The Independent . UK: findarticles.com. Archived from
the original on 1 June 2013.
^
a
b
c Hancock, Tiffany,
Keep on running: model Sophie Anderton
The Daily Telegraph , 4 April 2006. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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"Model Anderton launches campaign for British berries" . Brand Republic. Retrieved 12 December 2015 .
^
"Maxim Cover Sophie Anderton" . istudio. Retrieved 12 December 2015 .
^
"Sophie Anderton" . Rent a Date for Charity. Retrieved 12 December 2015 .
^ Gammell, Caroline (26 November 2004).
"Harvey gets himself out of the jungle" . The Scotsman . Edinburgh. Archived from
the original on 30 January 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2010 .
^
a
b
Sophie Anderton latest eviction from Celebrity Big Brother ,
The Independent , 5 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
^
"Simply the Best Episode #1.7" . IMDB. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2015 .
^ Scriven, Angela; Garman, Sebastian (2007).
Public Health: Social Context and Action . McGraw-Hill Education. p. 100.
ISBN
9780335221509 .
^ Williams, Lowri,
Sophie Anderton Quits Cirque De Celebrite
Archived 6 September 2014 at the
Wayback Machine ,
Entertainmentwise , 20 November 2006. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
^ Kendall, Ben,
Celebrity Big Brother 2013: Meet Dustin Diamond, Charlotte Crosby, Carol McGiffin and the rest of the new housemates ,
The Independent , 23 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
^
"Celebrity Big Brother": Mario Falcone Warned For Hitting Sophie Anderton During Play Fight ,
Huffington Post , 28 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
^
UK Government Charity Commission website, Action on Addiction listing . (Retrieved 1 May 2013).
^
a
b
"Man faces Sophie harassment charge" .
This Is London . 4 June 2009. Archived from
the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2009 .
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"Man convicted of harassing model Sophie Anderton" . BBC News . 25 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010 .
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"Sophie Anderton describes wedding as 'happiest day of my life' " . belfasttelegraph .
ISSN
0307-1235 . Retrieved 16 October 2021 .
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" '90s It girl Sophie Anderton marries Count Kaz Balinski-Jundzill" . 9 August 2021.
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