Nell McAndrew
(born as Tracey McAndrew on November 6, 1973, in Leeds)
is an English glamour model. Tracy McAndrew was born in
Leeds, England, to a working-class family. Tracy was
ever the athletic one and throughout childhood, dreamed
of becoming a policewoman. Working in a bank after she
finished school, McAndrew realized that she had a higher
calling, and it was modeling, not law enforcement, that
lay in her future.
Moving to London, McAndrew aggressively shopped her look
around. It was The Daily Star newspaper that first put
her on its front cover. Not much time passed before
other publications were asking about this new face, and,
after entertaining a few other offers, McAndrew took on
her first big job as the real-life representation of the
video game character, Lara Croft.
Following in the footsteps of such established models as
Rhona Mitra, McAndrew toured as the Tomb Raider heroine
for over a year, attracting attention at conventions and
in print. This experience was regarded by McAndrew as
invaluable, though a sour note was left after being
denied the opportunity to appear at the British movie
premiere of Tomb Raider, starring Angelina Jolie. After
all, McAndrew was partly responsible for making Lara
Croft the cult figure she is.
In 1999, she served as co-host of the entertaining
British game show, It's a Knockout. The hosting job
lasted two seasons while ratings remained high. At the
same time, McAndrew served as a VJ on VH1's Spice,
continuing to beat down the stigma that Lara Croft
models' careers go downhill once the gig is up. Even
fashion companies, Triumph lingerie and Adidas both
included her in ad campaigns, with the former signing
her on as a spokeswoman.
Even Jockey underwear took up business with her, but
that went under the radar as her Play..boy cover in 1999
made headlines. She became the first British woman in
over 30 years to get a cover spot on the popular men's
publication. Ever the active woman, McAndrew flattered
fellow celebrities as she became an entertainment
reporter for The Big Breakfast, another British show.
During this time, she graced the covers of Loaded and
Front as well.
With little rest after a grueling adventure Down Under,
McAndrew toured around while promoting her new calendar
and then settled down to film an exercise video, which
was a project she had always wanted to do. Called Nell
McAndrew's Peak Energy, the DVD has sold solidly since
its UK release in late 2002.
She started her career as a Page Three girl at the Daily
Star, before becoming the official Lara Croft model for
the computer game Tomb Raider. Nell was also recognised
as a Forces Sweetheart. In 1999 she posed nude in
Playboy magazine (getting herself instantly fired from
her Tomb Raider job).
She has continued to model since, and has also had a
mildly successful television career, as a presenter on
It's a Knockout and The Big Breakfast; she has also been
a contestant on the TV reality show I'm a Celebrity, Get
Me Out of Here!.
Nell is a fitness fanatic, and ran the London Marathon
in 2003 in a great time (3 hours 22 minutes) in order to
lose some pounds.
In September 2004, she announced her engagement to
long-term partner Paul Hardcastle (not the musician).
They are now married. (A spoof BBC documentary started a
rumour that she was married to Dale Winton.)
She was awarded Rear of the Year in 2005. Following the
Great North Run in 2005, she announced that she was
pregnant. In late September 2005, however, she had to
terminate the pregnancy because the foetus developed
amniotic band syndrome and had little chance of
survival. She became pregnant again soon afterwards, and
gave birth to a boy named Devon in August, 2006.
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