Sophie Anderton
Name: Sophie Anderton
Birthday: 14 May 1977 (1977-05-14)
Birthplace: Bristol, England
Sophie Anderton (born 14 May 1977 in Bristol) is an English model and reality television personality.
Sophie Anderton became famous in 1996 after appearing in the provocative Gossard Glossies “Girl in the grass” national advertising campaign shot by Herb Ritts, with the strapline “Who said a woman couldn’t get pleasure from something soft?”. The campaign attracted a record number of complaints (321) to the Advertising Standards Authority, none of which were upheld. The ASA later found out that the majority of complaints came from women who had never seen the ads, and had been encouraged to write in by an outraged newspaper columnist.
Earnings of £30,000 per week propelled her into the ranks of the it-girls and allowed her to lead a lifestyle of parties, drugs and sex. The UK tabloid press reported this in detail, even more so when Sophie Anderton became addicted to cocaine, had a tumultuous affair with footballer and fellow addict Mark Bosnich, and became involved in prostitution.
At the age of 19 she started seeing millionaire Robert Hanson, 17 years her senior, who introduced her to a world of royalty, private jets, glitz and glamour. The relationship lasted 4 years.
Matt Graham, a previous boyfriend, told the press: “I was trapped in a nightmare relationship with the girl. It was simply two years of hell. The sex was amazing, really steamy, some of the best I’ve ever had. But it wasn’t worth having to put up with all her emotional baggage.”
After an early period in her modelling career as muse to the designer Scott Henshall, from 2002 to 2004 she had a tumultuous relationship with the footballer Mark Bosnich, before leaving him due to a cycle of drug taking and violence. In 2004 she met and was subsequently engaged to nightclub owner Mark Alexiou, but the relationship broke up soon after her call-girl confession.
After returning from Fiji for Love Island, it was reported that she was in a relationship with Crystal Palace F.C. chairman Simon Jordan.
Sophie Anderton then entered a relationship with property developer Ed Buxton, during the early period of which the prostitution allegations were publicised. After a period in a rehab clinic, followed by continual therapy session, the relationship appeared to be developing well, despite Anderton admitting she had been declared bankrupt. However, in November 2008 Anderton was arrested by the Metropolitan Police outside Buxton’s Parsons Green, West London apartment at 02:00 in the morning, as Anderton yelled I’ll kill myself if you won’t take me back and that she said she didn’t want to live without him. It was later reported that the couple had broken up after Anderton had flirted with Danio Domingues, a doorman from Chelsea nightclub Kitts.
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^ Rickey, Melanie (10 May 1997). “Ad Watch”, The Independent, findarticles.com.
^ “Sophie’s story”, BBC (19 May 2004).
^ a b “Sophie’s sex shame”. Lifestyle. Despardes (2004-08-01).
^ “Drugs and sex on the catwalk”, BBC (23 May 2004).
^ “Sophie: Why I’m always moody”. Love Island. The Sun (2006-09-11).
^ “Harvey gets himself out of the jungle”. I’m A Celebrity Get Me out of Here!. Evening News (2004-11-26).
^ “Model Sophie is highly strung”. Cirque de Celebrité. The Sun (13 November 2006).
^ “Sophie quits the telly big top”. Cirque de Celebrité. The Sun (20 November 2006).
^ “Snorty, snorty, Sophie!”, The News of the World (2007-11-18).
^ “SOPHIE’S SHOCK NEWS”, Sky News (2007-11-19).
^ “Sophie Anderton Likes the Ladies”. I’m a Celebrity. Rainbow Network (2004-12-02).
^ Greenaway, Naomi (25 April 2004). “My life is more bizarre than any soap opera”, M Celebs, The Sunday Mirror.
^ “Pete to go solo”, Radar, Sunday Mirror (15 October 2006).
^ “Sophie dines out on love”, Relationships, Sunday Mirror (2006-10-15).
^ “‘I’m an addict and I have to work at being clean every day,’ says bankrupt Sophie Anderton“. Daily Mail (2008-10-21). Retrieved on 2008-11-11.
^ “Suicidal Sophie is held for 2am row”. The Sun (2008-11-10). Retrieved on 2008-11-11.
^ “Sophie Anderton ‘arrested after threatening to kill herself in front of tycoon ex-boyfriend’”. Daily Mail (2008-11-11). Retrieved on 2008-11-11.
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