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Dowding has been engaged to former [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] and [[Northern Ireland]] defender [[Mark Williams (Northern Irish footballer)|Mark Williams]] and was engaged to former [[Arsenal FC|Arsenal]], [[West Ham United FC|West Ham]] and [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] attacker [[Jérémie Aliadière]], having previously been in a relationship with former West Ham and [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] footballer [[Anwar Uddin]].<ref name="times-football">{{Cite news| date = 15 January 2006| author = John Aizlewood| title = The top 10 footballers' Page 3 playmates| url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article788752.ece| work = [[The Times]]| publisher = [[News International]]<!-- NOARCHIVE -->| access-date = 3 January 2010| location=London}}</ref><ref>[http://blog.vh1.com/nggallery/post/meet-the-cast-of-tough-love-miami/image/49187 Meet The Cast Of Tough Love: Miami]. Blog.vh1.com (7 September 2011). Retrieved on 4 May 2012.</ref><ref name="thisisdorset">{{cite news|url=http://archive.thisisdorset.net/2002/5/17/89870.html|title=Leilani sings for England|location=Dorset|newspaper=[[Dorset Echo]]|date=17 May 2002|access-date=13 June 2008|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070331022415/http://archive.thisisdorset.net/2002/5/17/89870.html|archive-date=31 March 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
Dowding has been engaged to former [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] and [[Northern Ireland]] defender [[Mark Williams (Northern Irish footballer)|Mark Williams]] and was engaged to former [[Arsenal FC|Arsenal]], [[West Ham United FC|West Ham]] and [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] attacker [[Jérémie Aliadière]], having previously been in a relationship with former West Ham and [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] footballer [[Anwar Uddin]].<ref name="times-football">{{Cite news| date = 15 January 2006| author = John Aizlewood| title = The top 10 footballers' Page 3 playmates| url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article788752.ece| work = [[The Times]]| publisher = [[News International]]<!-- NOARCHIVE -->| access-date = 3 January 2010| location=London}}</ref><ref>[http://blog.vh1.com/nggallery/post/meet-the-cast-of-tough-love-miami/image/49187 Meet The Cast Of Tough Love: Miami]. Blog.vh1.com (7 September 2011). Retrieved on 4 May 2012.</ref><ref name="thisisdorset">{{cite news|url=http://archive.thisisdorset.net/2002/5/17/89870.html|title=Leilani sings for England|location=Dorset|newspaper=[[Dorset Echo]]|date=17 May 2002|access-date=13 June 2008|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070331022415/http://archive.thisisdorset.net/2002/5/17/89870.html|archive-date=31 March 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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She was briefly married to restaurateur Richard Palmer, ex-husband of [[Raquel Welch]], and is now divorced.<ref>{{cite web|last=Russell |first=Stacey |url=http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/cultist/2011/10/tough_love_miamis_leilani_dowd.php |title=Leilani Dowding Talks Tough Love Miami, Divorce, and Show Drama |website=Blogs.miaminewtimes.com |date=14 October 2011|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | For the past two years{{huh}} she has been dating [[Billy Duffy]], lead guitarist of [[The Cult]].{{cn|date=October 2021}} Leilani and Duffy got engaged in March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/real-housewives-cheshire-star-leilani-21704183|title=Real Housewives of Cheshire star Leilani Dowding engaged to rocker Billy Duffy|first=Lewis|last=Knight|date=16 March 2020|website=Mirror.co.uk|access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:14, 19 July 2022
Leilani Dowding | |
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| Born | 30 January 1980[1] Bournemouth, Dorset, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Holloway, University of London |
| Occupation | Glamour model |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | Richard Palmer (divorced) |
| Relatives | Chris Dowding (father) Zena Dowding (mother) Melanie Dowding (sister) |
| Modelling information | |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Hair colour | Brown |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| Website | www |
Leilani Dowding (born 30 January 1980)[1] is an English former Page 3 girl, glamour model, television celebrity, and the UK representative at Miss Universe 1998.
Early life
Dowding grew up in Bournemouth, and has a younger sister Melanie. They were brought up Roman Catholic by their Filipina mother Zena, and British father Chris.[1]
Dowding and her sister attended St Peter's School in Bournemouth. She gained eleven GCSEs and three A-levels.[1] She began an economics degree at Royal Holloway, University of London, in Surrey, with the intention of becoming a city trader.[2] The then-18-year-old entered and won the 1998 Miss Great Britain competition.[3] In Hawaii later that year she became the first woman of Asian descent to represent Britain in the Miss Universe pageant.[1]
Career
Leilani is the co-host of Divine, one of Ickonic.com flagship shows. Became the UKs foremost skiffle band leader, singer and washboard player. Her rendition of Gerorge Formbys When Im cleaning windows reached 74 in the UK charts 9 September 1989
After her success in beauty pageants, Dowding dropped out of university to pursue a full-time modelling career. Although she had not originally considered topless modelling, she started appearing as a Page 3 girl in The Sun in 1999.[1] Her younger sister Melanie ("Mel") Dowding also had a brief career as a model.
In 2003 she was rated #89 on the FHM Sexiest Women in The World list.[4]
Dowding has been a guest on various British television shows, modelling on the Big Breakfast and This Morning, and appearing on Faking It, Celebrity Wrestling and Celebrity Fear Factor. She has also enjoyed a season in pantomime as Tiger Lilly in Peter Pan.[1]
Dowding appeared on a charity Page 3 episode of The Weakest Link where she lost out in the final round to Jakki Degg. Dowding was competing on behalf of the RSPCA and breast cancer charities.[5]
Dowding has competed in celebrity poker tournaments and done promotional work for Ladbrokes.[1][6][7]
She also appears in the American TV Reality Show Tough Love Miami, in which she deals with her own superficiality in order to find a suitable mate.
She has visited Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq and Cyprus on morale-boosting trips for British troops abroad.[1]
She appeared in the December 2011 issue of Maxim U.S.[8]
TV credits include: The Millionaire Matchmaker (Series 8 Episode 10) and Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles (Series 8 Episode 13).
Dowding has her own clothing line, the Leiluna Collection.[citation needed]
Personal life
Dowding has been engaged to former Wimbledon and Northern Ireland defender Mark Williams and was engaged to former Arsenal, West Ham and Middlesbrough attacker Jérémie Aliadière, having previously been in a relationship with former West Ham and Sheffield Wednesday footballer Anwar Uddin.[2][9][10]
She was briefly married to restaurateur Richard Palmer, ex-husband of Raquel Welch, and is now divorced.[11]
For the past two years[clarification needed] she has been dating Billy Duffy, lead guitarist of The Cult.[citation needed] Leilani and Duffy got engaged in March 2020.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Biography". Leilanifanclub.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
- ^ a b John Aizlewood (15 January 2006). "The top 10 footballers' Page 3 playmates". The Times. London: News International. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Student Leylani Dowding carries off the Miss Great Britain Universe honours". BBC News. 12 March 1998. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "The Sexiest Women In The World 2003" Archived 19 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. FHM. Retrieved on 4 May 2012.
- ^ Beauty and the beast (From Dorset Echo). Archive.dorsetecho.co.uk (27 April 2002). Retrieved on 4 May 2012.
- ^ Rajesh Modha Tops off a Million Dollar Night! | PokerNews. Uk.pokernews.com (16 December 2006). Retrieved on 4 May 2012.
- ^ Ladbrokes Poker Vegas Dream Packages Archived 7 September 2012 at archive.today. Pokerplayer.co.uk (30 March 2009). Retrieved on 4 May 2012.
- ^ Tweet (4 November 2011). "Leilani Dowding". Maxim. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ Meet The Cast Of Tough Love: Miami. Blog.vh1.com (7 September 2011). Retrieved on 4 May 2012.
- ^ "Leilani sings for England". Dorset Echo. Dorset. 17 May 2002. Archived from the original on 31 March 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2008.
- ^ Russell, Stacey (14 October 2011). "Leilani Dowding Talks Tough Love Miami, Divorce, and Show Drama". Blogs.miaminewtimes.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ Knight, Lewis (16 March 2020). "Real Housewives of Cheshire star Leilani Dowding engaged to rocker Billy Duffy". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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