Ageless beauty Abi Titmuss first shot to fame in the noughties thanks to her naughty newspaper snaps and high-profile relationships.
And it’s safe to say the former nurse, now aged 47, from Nottingham, has led a rather colourful life.
Abi stumbled onto screens and headlines thanks to her relationship with ex Blue Peter presenter John Leslie, and their threesome sex tape.
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A career of glamour modelling and guest appearances made her a household name and she quickly began raking in big money.
After her split from John, Abi went on to become a reality TV star, appearing in Celebrity Love Island, Hell’s Kitchen and Come Dine With Me.
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And she’s since moved million miles away, unveiled a major career change and even changed her name.
So as her fellow Page 3 model Sam Fox celebrates her 57th birthday on April 15, Daily Star is taking a look inside Abi Titmuss’ life.
Shamed ex TV presenter partner
Abi first came to the nation’s attention as the girlfriend of John Leslie, with the two apparently meeting in a Fulham bar on April 10, 1999.
When Abi first started going out with the TV presenter she was a nurse and expecting to have a career in medicine.
But when John, now 58, hit the headlines in 2002 over allegations of sex assaults against several women, including fellow presenter Ulrika Jonsson, Abi leapt into the limelight as his stunning blonde girlfriend.
Leslie was later cleared but Abi’s career as a nurse was rapidly sidelined and swapped for glamour shoots, personal appearances and the reputation of being a wild, party girl.
But the couple split not long after the sexual assault case and a sex tape of them with another woman emerged.
‘Threesome’ sex tape
In 2004, a sex tape was leaked onto the web featuring herself, former boyfriend John Leslie and a third partner, a model, reportedly having a threesome.
However, after only 12 weeks as a roving reporter on the Channel 4 show Richard & Judy, Abi was sacked because of the tape.
Speaking about the tape in 2005, she told The People: “We had sex and made a tape, like a lot of young couples do. It was just a bit of fun. I don’t think that’s shameful.
“But it’s shameful for someone to steal it and sell it. As a girl I felt violated by that. I was really devastated.”
Six years later, she opened up about the incident to Daily Star, revealing: “I was devastated by the violation.
“It affected me very badly. I guess there was something accessible about me.”
Love Island stint
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In 2005, she turned her attention to reality TV – including Celebrity Love Island.
On the programme she had a budding romance with English footballer Lee Sharpe which continued for a short while after the show.
Appearing alongside on the OG celeb version of the hit ITV2 dating show we all know and love now, was Calum Best, Paul Danan and Liz McClarnon.
Move to Hollywood
In the late 2000s, Abi did a complete 180 and moved to the States to pursue a career in acting.
The big movie paid off as she joined the cast of legendary soap opera Days of Our Lives as a nurse called Jackie.
She is currently married to American musician Ari Welkom and now goes by Abigail Evelyn instead.
The pair, who share one child, met while working on Days of Our Lives in 2015 and got engaged two years later, and spoke opening about their hopes of starting a family soon after.
“I’m engaged to the love of my life and I’m ready to be a mum. Having children has always been really important to me,” Abi told The Sunday Mirror in 2017.
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