Kelly Brook (born Kelly Ann Parsons November 23, 1979) is a British
model and television presenter.
After leaving school in Rochester, Brook studied at the Italia Conte
stage school in London for three years before becoming a professional
model. Brook's early work was in a range of advertising campaigns. Her
figure caught the eye of the editorial team of the Daily Star who
began featuring her as a page 3 girl. Brook's picture soon began
appearing in other "lad's mags" such as FHM (repeatedly appearing in
their list of the 100 Sexiest Women of the Year) and Loaded. She
topped the 2005 FHM list, which was said to have polled 15 million
people.
Television roles
By 1997, still barely 18, Brook started getting roles presenting youth
television programmes on MTV, Granada and Trouble TV.
Her big break into mainstream presenting came in January 1999 when she
was chosen to replace Denise Van Outen as the female half of The Big
Breakfast presenting team, alongside Johnny Vaughan. Brook parted
company with the show in July 1999 under unclear circumstances.
Initial reports suggested that she had resigned but later it was
suggested that in fact Brook had been sacked and only learnt about it
whilst holidaying. In either case, most television reviewers said that
Brook was too inexperienced for the role, and cited a leaked memo from
the production staff to the shows writers recommending that they avoid
giving her "difficult words" in her scripts. Vaughan, in an interview
with Heat, condemned these attacks as inaccurate and vindictive,
especially towards a young presenter.
Brook picked up roles presenting for MTV again and modelling for
Triumph Bras - whose specially commissioned 50-foot high billboards of
Brook's bust caused a stir. Brook has also appeared in minor roles in
a string of movies including Sorted and Ripper. She played the
girlfriend of Clark Kent/Superman's best friend Lex Luthor in four
episodes of Warner Brothers' Smallville during the show's first season
(2001 - 2002).
Brook also stars in School for Seduction, a 2004 film.
(Source: Wikipedia.org)