Jodie Kidd
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Jodie Kidd is an English television personality and fashion model
.
.
Jodie's mother, Wendy Madeleine Kidd (née Hodge), is the daughter of Sir John Rowland Hodge, 2nd Baronet and runs the Holders Festival on Barbados
.
Jodie's father is British businessman and former showjumper John Edward Aitken Kidd, a maternal grandson of the first Lord Beaverbrook
.
Jodie has an elder sister, Jemma Kidd
(b. 1974), who married Arthur Gerald Wellesley, Earl of Mornington
, grandson of the Duke of Wellington, in June 2005.
She has a brother, the polo
player Jack Kidd (b. 1973), who is married and has several children.
on a beach in Barbados
. Her modelling career began when he introduced her to model agent Laraine Ashton. When Kidd began modelling at 16 there was an uproar – accusations were made that promotion of her slender figure encouraged teenage girls to become anorexic when they tried to mimic her looks. Her skeletal figure led to accusations, because she is tall 188 cm (6'2") and at the time her weight was a mere 48 kg (105 lbs) and her BMI
= 13.58 – so her first nickname was "the locust model". Kidd has admitted to being “a bag of bones” in her early modelling career but has strongly denied that she was anorexic, blaming her skinny physique on a bout of glandular fever. Kidd modelled with the leading models from Capellino to Chanel, Ernesto Esposito to Fendissime, Gai Mattiolo to Ghost, Lagerfeld to Malhas, Monsoon to Motorola and also featured in campaigns for Chloé 'Innocence' perfume and Yves Saint Laurent. She also appeared on the cover of Elle
magazine in Australia, Italy, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden and the United States.
During an eight month break in modelling, Kidd added weight to her tall and lanky frame, transforming it and becoming a healthy size eight.
Kidd's many magazine covers include Elle
in America, Portugal, Italy, Singapore
and Sweden, British Vogue
, The Face
and Comme des Garçons
.
and in 1999 she took on a minor role in the British film Mad Cows.
In April 2000, Kidd's attempts to secure a lead role in the film Mission Impossible 2 were dashed because film producers considered her to be too tall. She commented, "Everyone has told me I would look completely ridiculous starring alongside Tom Cruise
[at 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm)] because of my height. I have always dreamt of being an actress but agents have told me no one would cast me for a lead role because I am too tall."
In 2003, Kidd launched the Marie Curie
Daffodil Campaign which was supported by Yellow Pages
and founded to help people with cancer.
During 2004, Kidd presented the reality television show The Ultimate Playboy for Sky One
, was selected for the Maserati
racing team, and co-founded Pret-a-Polo, a venture to marry-up polo, fashion and partying. with Tarquin Southwell (her boyfriend at the time).
From 2004 to 2005, Kidd was the face of the high-street chain Monsoon
.
In December 2005, her interest in motor racing took a more substantive turn when, with co-driver Fabio Babini, she took second place in the Trofeo Maserati race at the Bologna Motorshow.
Kidd has been seen as an occasional guest and reporter on GMTV
and This Morning
and as the host of two series of Jodie Kidd's Fashion Avenue for Discovery
.
In 2003, Kidd appeared on They Think It's All Over
, and despite being a guest she was asked to take part in the "Feel the Sportsman Round", along with Rory McGrath. Once she was blindfolded her then boyfriend, the polo player Tarquin Southwell, came out and despite the blindfold she managed to identify him by smell.
During 2006, she was a judge on the BBC Only Fools or Horses series which was held to benefit Sport Relief
.
In early 2006, Kidd launched the new online DVLA
car tax service. Later in the year, she presented The Ultimate Bikini Guide for Channel 4
with her sister Jemma Kidd.
Kidd completed a commercial for the high profile re-launch of the Marks and Spencer credit card and will shortly launch her own range of branded golf shoes.
Jodie was co-presenter with James Cracknell
of the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series
for Channel 4
in the UK. She has also been seen in 2006 and 2007 as part of the BBC's Royal Ascot presenting team, memorably in a double act with 4 in 11 in (1.5 m), ex-jockey, Willie Carson
.
In 2008, Kidd appeared on the BBC television programme Who Do You Think You Are? and managed to trace one line of her ancestry back to English Puritans who settled in Massachusetts
nearly 20 years after the landing of the Mayflower
. Her English ancestors helped found the New England
cities of Rowley
and Haverhill
in Massachusetts
. One direct ancestor she discovered was Moses Hazen
, a Brigadier General, who fought in the American Revolution
. The discovery was met with shock by Kidd who never knew any of her ancestors had left England for America and subsequently returned full circle.
She is an expert polo player and often plays for the Apes Hill Polo team in Barbados, where she lives.
She appeared on A Question of Sport
on 21 December 2009. She has appeared as guest on 8 Out of 10 Cats
.
She is currently appearing as the host on Cotswold Outdoor's new outdoor short video series; 'Fresh Air TV' soon to be released on the YouTube and the Cotswold Outdoor's own website.
's Strictly Come Dancing
. She was partnered with professional Ian Waite
. In the January/February 2009 Tour Jodie danced a jive
and an American smooth with Waite.
Off the catwalk, Kidd's hobbies include polo, motor car racing, golf, and horse riding. She has also taken part in several rallies of the Gumball 3000
.
She drives a Maserati
and is noted for both completing the fastest Celebrity Lap on the Top Gear
car show and of holding on to that position for some time.
Following a year-long romance and engagement, Kidd married Internet entrepreneur Aidan Butler on 10 September 2005 at St. Peter's Church, Twineham
, West Sussex. The couple split up after 18 months of marriage.
On 4 July, Kidd completed a one mile (1.6 km) charity swim in London. She raised money for the children's charity Help A London Child.
In March 2011, announced she is pregnant with her first child, due in August 2011 with boyfriend Andrea Vianini. The couple welcomed a boy named Indio Vianini Kidd on 5 September 2011.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
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Early life
Jodie was a showjumper as a child and attended St Michael's School, PetworthPetworth
Petworth is a small town and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the junction of the A272 east-west road from Heathfield to Winchester and the A283 Milford to Shoreham-by-Sea road. Some twelve miles to the south west of Petworth along the A285 road...
.
Family
Jodie is the granddaughter from Hon. Janet Gladys Aitken's (1908–1988) third marriage (1942) to Major Thomas Dealtry Kidd.Jodie's mother, Wendy Madeleine Kidd (née Hodge), is the daughter of Sir John Rowland Hodge, 2nd Baronet and runs the Holders Festival on Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
.
Jodie's father is British businessman and former showjumper John Edward Aitken Kidd, a maternal grandson of the first Lord Beaverbrook
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
William Maxwell "Max" Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Bt, PC, was a Canadian-British business tycoon, politician, and writer.-Early career in Canada:...
.
Jodie has an elder sister, Jemma Kidd
Jemma Wellesley, Countess of Mornington
Jemma Madeleine Kidd, Countess of Mornington , is an English countess, a make up artist, Cult Beauty Expert, and a fashion model....
(b. 1974), who married Arthur Gerald Wellesley, Earl of Mornington
Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington
Arthur Gerald Wellesley, Earl of Mornington , is the son of Charles Valerian Wellesley, Marquess of Douro, and after his father heir to the Dukedom of Wellington...
, grandson of the Duke of Wellington, in June 2005.
She has a brother, the polo
Polo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
player Jack Kidd (b. 1973), who is married and has several children.
Modelling
Kidd was 15 when she was discovered by photographer Terry O'NeilTerry O'Neill (photographer)
Terry O'Neill is an English photographer, who achieved his greatest success documenting the fashion style, and celebrities of the 1960s. He attracted attention for photographing his subjects in unconventional or candid settings....
on a beach in Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
. Her modelling career began when he introduced her to model agent Laraine Ashton. When Kidd began modelling at 16 there was an uproar – accusations were made that promotion of her slender figure encouraged teenage girls to become anorexic when they tried to mimic her looks. Her skeletal figure led to accusations, because she is tall 188 cm (6'2") and at the time her weight was a mere 48 kg (105 lbs) and her BMI
Body mass index
The body mass index , or Quetelet index, is a heuristic proxy for human body fat based on an individual's weight and height. BMI does not actually measure the percentage of body fat. It was invented between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet during the course of developing...
= 13.58 – so her first nickname was "the locust model". Kidd has admitted to being “a bag of bones” in her early modelling career but has strongly denied that she was anorexic, blaming her skinny physique on a bout of glandular fever. Kidd modelled with the leading models from Capellino to Chanel, Ernesto Esposito to Fendissime, Gai Mattiolo to Ghost, Lagerfeld to Malhas, Monsoon to Motorola and also featured in campaigns for Chloé 'Innocence' perfume and Yves Saint Laurent. She also appeared on the cover of Elle
Elle (magazine)
Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in...
magazine in Australia, Italy, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden and the United States.
During an eight month break in modelling, Kidd added weight to her tall and lanky frame, transforming it and becoming a healthy size eight.
Kidd's many magazine covers include Elle
Elle (magazine)
Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in...
in America, Portugal, Italy, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and Sweden, British Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, The Face
The Face (magazine)
The Face was a British music, fashion and culture monthly magazine started in May 1980 by Nick Logan.-1980s:Logan had previously created the teen pop magazine Smash Hits, and had been an editor at the New Musical Express in the 1970s before launching The Face in 1980.The magazine was influential in...
and Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons, written コム・デ・ギャルソン in Japanese and French for "Like Boys," is a Japanese fashion label headed by Rei Kawakubo, who owns the company with her husband Adrian Joffe....
.
Later work
In 1997, Kidd played the Lady of the Lake in Prince ValiantPrince Valiant (1997 film)
Prince Valiant is a 1997 independent sword and sorcery film directed by Anthony Hickox. It is based on the long running Prince Valiant comic strip of Hal Foster, some panels of which were used in the movie.-Plot:...
and in 1999 she took on a minor role in the British film Mad Cows.
In April 2000, Kidd's attempts to secure a lead role in the film Mission Impossible 2 were dashed because film producers considered her to be too tall. She commented, "Everyone has told me I would look completely ridiculous starring alongside Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
[at 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm)] because of my height. I have always dreamt of being an actress but agents have told me no one would cast me for a lead role because I am too tall."
In 2003, Kidd launched the Marie Curie
Marie Curie Cancer Care
Marie Curie Cancer Care is a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom which provides nursing care, free of charge, to terminally ill people, giving them the chance to choose to be cared for at home...
Daffodil Campaign which was supported by Yellow Pages
Yellow Pages
Yellow Pages refers to a telephone directory of businesses, organized by category, rather than alphabetically by business name and in which advertising is sold. As the name suggests, such directories were originally printed on yellow paper, as opposed to white pages for non-commercial listings...
and founded to help people with cancer.
During 2004, Kidd presented the reality television show The Ultimate Playboy for Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
, was selected for the Maserati
Maserati
Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...
racing team, and co-founded Pret-a-Polo, a venture to marry-up polo, fashion and partying. with Tarquin Southwell (her boyfriend at the time).
From 2004 to 2005, Kidd was the face of the high-street chain Monsoon
Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
.
In December 2005, her interest in motor racing took a more substantive turn when, with co-driver Fabio Babini, she took second place in the Trofeo Maserati race at the Bologna Motorshow.
Kidd has been seen as an occasional guest and reporter on GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
and This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
and as the host of two series of Jodie Kidd's Fashion Avenue for Discovery
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
.
In 2003, Kidd appeared on They Think It's All Over
They think it's all over
They think it's all over is a well known quotation and football chant popular in England. It is taken from Kenneth Wolstenholme's BBC TV commentary in the closing moments of the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, where England beat West Germany 4–2 after extra time to win the FIFA World Cup.Soon after the...
, and despite being a guest she was asked to take part in the "Feel the Sportsman Round", along with Rory McGrath. Once she was blindfolded her then boyfriend, the polo player Tarquin Southwell, came out and despite the blindfold she managed to identify him by smell.
During 2006, she was a judge on the BBC Only Fools or Horses series which was held to benefit Sport Relief
Sport Relief
Sport Relief is a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, which brings together the worlds of sport and entertainment to raise money to help vulnerable people in both the UK and the world's poorest countries...
.
In early 2006, Kidd launched the new online DVLA
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is the organisation of the UK Government responsible for maintaining a database of drivers and a database of vehicles in Great Britain; its counterpart in Northern Ireland is the Driver & Vehicle Agency...
car tax service. Later in the year, she presented The Ultimate Bikini Guide for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
with her sister Jemma Kidd.
Kidd completed a commercial for the high profile re-launch of the Marks and Spencer credit card and will shortly launch her own range of branded golf shoes.
Jodie was co-presenter with James Cracknell
James Cracknell
James Cracknell, OBE is a British rowing champion and double Olympic gold medalist and adventurer. Cracknell is married to TV and radio presenter Beverley Turner; they have three children. In the New Year Honours List, 2004, he was appointed OBE for services to sport...
of the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series
Red Bull Air Race World Series
The Red Bull Air Race, established in 2003 and created by Red Bull, is an international series of air races in which competitors have to navigate a challenging obstacle course in the fastest time. Pilots fly individually against the clock and have to complete tight turns through a slalom course...
for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
in the UK. She has also been seen in 2006 and 2007 as part of the BBC's Royal Ascot presenting team, memorably in a double act with 4 in 11 in (1.5 m), ex-jockey, Willie Carson
Willie Carson
William Fisher Hunter Carson, OBE is a retired jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.-Life and career:Best known as "Miserable Willie", Carson was born in Stirling, Scotland. In 1957 he was apprenticed to Captain Gerald Armstrong at his stables at Tupgill, North Yorkshire...
.
In 2008, Kidd appeared on the BBC television programme Who Do You Think You Are? and managed to trace one line of her ancestry back to English Puritans who settled in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
nearly 20 years after the landing of the Mayflower
Mayflower
The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, , in 1620...
. Her English ancestors helped found the New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
cities of Rowley
Rowley, Massachusetts
Rowley is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,500 at the 2000 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Rowley.-History:...
and Haverhill
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Haverhill is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 60,879 at the 2010 census.Located on the Merrimack River, it began as a farming community that would evolve into an important industrial center, beginning with sawmills and gristmills run by water power. In the...
in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. One direct ancestor she discovered was Moses Hazen
Moses Hazen
Moses Hazen was a Brigadier General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Born in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, he saw action in the French and Indian War with Rogers' Rangers. His service included particularly brutal raids during the Expulsion of the Acadians and...
, a Brigadier General, who fought in the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
. The discovery was met with shock by Kidd who never knew any of her ancestors had left England for America and subsequently returned full circle.
She is an expert polo player and often plays for the Apes Hill Polo team in Barbados, where she lives.
She appeared on A Question of Sport
A Question of Sport
A Question of Sport is a long-running BBC quiz show which started on 2 December 1968 and continues to this day. It is currently recorded at The Studios, MediaCityUK...
on 21 December 2009. She has appeared as guest on 8 Out of 10 Cats
8 Out of 10 Cats
8 out of 10 Cats is a television comedy panel game made by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by...
.
She is currently appearing as the host on Cotswold Outdoor's new outdoor short video series; 'Fresh Air TV' soon to be released on the YouTube and the Cotswold Outdoor's own website.
Strictly Come Dancing
Kidd was announced as one of the sixteen celebrities participating in the sixth series of BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...
. She was partnered with professional Ian Waite
Ian Waite
Ian Waite is a professional Latin-American dancer, teacher and choreographer.-Biography:Waite was born in Reading, UK. He started dancing at the age of 10. Mary Richardson, a former Latin American champion put him through a rigorous medallist regime...
. In the January/February 2009 Tour Jodie danced a jive
Jive (dance)
In Ballroom dancing, Jive is a dance style in 4/4 time that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It was originally presented to the public as 'Jive' in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance...
and an American smooth with Waite.
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
| Revel Horwood | Phillips | Goodman | Tonioli | ||||
| 1 | Cha Cha Cha-cha-cha (dance) The Cha-cha-cha is the name of a dance of Cuban origin.It is danced to the music of the same name introduced by Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrín in 1953... /"Moulin Rouge Moulin Rouge Moulin Rouge is a cabaret built in 1889 by Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Olympia. Close to Montmartre in the Paris district of Pigalle on Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th arrondissement, it is marked by the red windmill on its roof. The closest métro station is Blanche.The Moulin Rouge is... " |
— | Not Judged | ||||
| 2 | Foxtrot/"I’ve Got The World On A String" | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | Bottom Two |
| 3 | Swing (dance) Swing (dance) "Swing dance" is a group of dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s-1950s, although the earliest of these dances predate swing jazz music. The best known of these dances is the Lindy Hop, a popular partner dance that originated in Harlem and is still danced today... /"Choo Choo Cha Boogie" |
— | Not Judged | ||||
| 4 | Rumba Rumba Rumba is a family of percussive rhythms, song and dance that originated in Cuba as a combination of the musical traditions of Africans brought to Cuba as slaves and Spanish colonizers. The name derives from the Cuban Spanish word rumbo which means "party" or "spree". It is secular, with no... /"I Just Can’t Stop Loving You" |
4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | Safe |
| 5 | American Smooth/"Witchcraft Witchcraft (song) "Witchcraft" is a popular song from 1957 composed by Cy Coleman with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. It was released as a single by Frank Sinatra, and reached number twenty in the U.S., spending sixteen weeks on the charts.... " |
7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | Safe |
| 6 | Paso Doble/"Song Number 2" | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | Safe |
| 7 | Waltz Waltz The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim... /"Sandy's Song" |
7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
| 8 | Samba Samba Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival... /"Help Yourself Help Yourself Help Yourself is the fourth album by singer-songwriter Julian Lennon. It was released in August 1991, on Atlantic Records in the U.S. and on Virgin Records in the UK... " |
3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | Safe |
| 9 | Quickstep Quickstep The quickstep is a light-hearted member of the standard ballroom dances. The movement of the dance is fast and powerfully flowing and sprinkled with syncopations. The upbeat melodies that quickstep is danced to make it suitable for both formal and informal events... /"Mr. Pinstripe Suit" |
7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 33 | Safe |
| 10 | Jive Jive (dance) In Ballroom dancing, Jive is a dance style in 4/4 time that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It was originally presented to the public as 'Jive' in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance... /"Great Balls of Fire Great Balls of Fire "Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 song recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun Records and featured in the 1957 movie Jamboree. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer... " |
7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | Eliminated |
Personal life
In September 2007, a Sunday newspaper printed allegations that she had supplied cocaine to an undercover reporter in a sting operation. She was dropped from an advertising campaign for Marks & Spencer and a number of broadcasting projects.Off the catwalk, Kidd's hobbies include polo, motor car racing, golf, and horse riding. She has also taken part in several rallies of the Gumball 3000
Gumball 3000
The Gumball 3000 is an annual international road rally which takes place on public roads, with a different route around the world each year. Founded in 1999 by Maximillion Cooper, it sees an annual entry of 120 cars, which are mostly exotic and powerful sports cars. However, more unusual entries ...
.
She drives a Maserati
Maserati
Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...
and is noted for both completing the fastest Celebrity Lap on the Top Gear
Top Gear (current format)
Top Gear is a British television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars. It began in 1977 as a conventional motoring magazine show. Over time, and especially since a relaunch in 2002, it has developed a quirky, humorous style...
car show and of holding on to that position for some time.
Following a year-long romance and engagement, Kidd married Internet entrepreneur Aidan Butler on 10 September 2005 at St. Peter's Church, Twineham
Twineham
Twineham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It is located eight kilometres to the west of Burgess Hill. The civil parish covers an area of In the 2001 census 271 people lived in 100 households, of whom 139 were economically active.The name 'Twineham'...
, West Sussex. The couple split up after 18 months of marriage.
On 4 July, Kidd completed a one mile (1.6 km) charity swim in London. She raised money for the children's charity Help A London Child.
In March 2011, announced she is pregnant with her first child, due in August 2011 with boyfriend Andrea Vianini. The couple welcomed a boy named Indio Vianini Kidd on 5 September 2011.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Prince Valiant | uncredited | |
| 1999 | Mad Cows | Tracey | |
| 2003 | Top Gear Top Gear (current format) Top Gear is a British television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars. It began in 1977 as a conventional motoring magazine show. Over time, and especially since a relaunch in 2002, it has developed a quirky, humorous style... |
Star in a Reasonably Priced Car | lap time: 1 min 47 seconds (Series 2, episode 8) |
| 2006 | Gumball 3000: Drivin' Me Crazy | ||
| 2008 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Appears as herself to trace her family tree | |
| 2008 | Clarkson: Thriller | Appears as herself to race Jeremy Clarkson Jeremy Clarkson Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson is an English broadcaster, journalist and writer who specialises in motoring. He is best known for his role on the BBC TV show Top Gear along with co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May... in a Fiat 500 Fiat 500 The Fiat 500 is a car produced by the Fiat company of Italy between 1957 and 1975, with limited production of the Fiat 500 K estate continuing until 1977. The car was designed by Dante Giacosa.... . |
|
| 2010 | Countryfile | Presenter in December 2010. | |
| 2011 | Top Gear Top Gear (current format) Top Gear is a British television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars. It began in 1977 as a conventional motoring magazine show. Over time, and especially since a relaunch in 2002, it has developed a quirky, humorous style... |
Guest in race – Top Gear UK versus Top Gear Australia – for the Ashes. |