Melinda Messenger has announced she’s engaged following a whirlwind romance.
The ex-Page 3 girl, 52, revealed that she is to marry survival expert Dr Raj Joshi, 47, inset with Mel, next year. She is thought to have met him earlier this year while preparing for a charity hike.
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But Page 3 icons have not had it easy when it comes to romance, with many of the famous babes struggling to settle down after being in the spotlight.
Here Daily Star looks at the love lives of the pin-ups.
Linda Lusardi
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Linda appeared on Page 3 between 1976-1988 before going on to star in shows including Emmerdale and Dancing on Ice.Her first marriage was to builder Terry Bailey in the 1980s but they divorced in 1996.
Linda went on to walk down the aisle with former Brookside star Sam Kane, 54, in 1998 after they met in panto.
The pair, left, are still together and have two children.
Linda, 64, says: “We’re happiest when we’re together 24 hours a day.“
He’s the best thing that ever happened to me.”
Katie Price
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Known as Jordan in her Page 3 days, Katie has been engaged seven times and married three.
There were flings with Dwight Yorke, 51, and Gareth Gates, 39, and she was engaged to Gladiator Warren Foreman in the 90s.
She wed Peter Andre, 50, in 2005 after they met on I’m A Celebrity but the marriage crumbled after four years and two kids.
Her next husband was MMA fighter Alex Reid, 48, and they tied the knot in Las Vegas in 2010.
The union lasted less than a year.There was an engagement to Argentinian polo player Leandro Penna, 37, and she wed husband Kieran Hayler, 36, just two months after they met in 2012 but he went on to cheat with her best friend.
In 2019 Katie, 45, left, was engaged to Kris Boyson, 34, and she is now reportedly planning a wedding to Carl Woods.
Jodie Marsh
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The Essex model wed Matt Peacock on reality show Totally Jodie Marsh: Who’ll Take Her Up The Aisle? in 2007.
She claimed she was celibate for five years before marrying her second husband James Placido in 2015, but they broke up in 2016.
Last year Jodie, 44, split from Billy Collins Nuttall and is now dating a builder called Matt.
Kathy Lloyd
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Kathy was named Page 3 Girl of the Year in 1986, 1990 and 1994.
She dated musician Eric Clapton, 78, below right, around 1991 and is said to have had a brief romance with Take That’s Jason Orange, 53, in 1995.
A year later Kathy, above, was linked to Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall, 63, below left.
Now 55, she is married to Lee Anderson. Discovered by the Daily Star, presenter Kelly has notched up four engagements.
Her first fiancé was actor Jason Statham, 56, who she dated for six years between 1997 and 2003.
She then got engaged to Hollywood star Billy Zane, 57, after they met on a film set.
Kelly Brook
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Kelly also dated rugby player Danny Cipriani, 35, for two years. She also found love with Billy Zane after meeting him on Survival Island.
They called it quits after four years.
A second rugby player, Thom Evans, 38, popped the question in 2011. Kelly, right, also went out with David McIntosh, 37.
The 43-year-old married Jeremy Parisi, 38, last year.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
