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In 2018, aged 50, Ashby featured in a charity glamour pictorial in ''The Sun'', appearing alongside other former Page 3 models to raise funds for a fellow former model's cancer treatment. She and the other models were photographed covering their breasts with their hands. |
In 2018, aged 50, Ashby featured in a charity glamour pictorial in ''The Sun'', appearing alongside other former Page 3 models to raise funds for a fellow former model's cancer treatment. She and the other models were photographed covering their breasts with their hands. |
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In 2020 Ashby setup an [[OnlyFans]] account, sharing nude photos of herself in response to fans requests. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 20:04, 20 October 2020
Debee Ashby | |
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| Born | Deborah Jane Ashby Meriden, Warwickshire, England |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Deborah Jane Ashby (born in Meriden, West Midlands) is an English former glamour model who appeared in British men's magazines and tabloid newspapers during the 1980s and 1990s. She was one of the best-known Page 3 models of her era.[1]
Career
Ashby's modelling career began when her mother, Anne Ashby, took her at age 16 to a glamour photography studio in Coventry.[1] In late 1983, she began appearing on Page 3 of The Sun and in British men's magazines. As a consequence, she was expelled from King Henry VIII School, Coventry, before she completed her O-levels. She went on to model for numerous other publications and also starred in a number of softcore videos. She retired from glamour modelling in 1996.[2]
Ashby subsequently expressed regret over her glamour modelling career. She noted that she suffered from bulimia for around seven years, that men frequently preyed sexually on young glamour models, and that she underwent therapy for four years. She supported the decision to remove Page 3 from The Sun, stating that if she had a daughter, she would not want her to become a glamour model.[1][3]
In 2018, aged 50, Ashby featured in a charity glamour pictorial in The Sun, appearing alongside other former Page 3 models to raise funds for a fellow former model's cancer treatment. She and the other models were photographed covering their breasts with their hands.
Personal life
Ashby had a controversial and widely publicised relationship with American actor Tony Curtis when she was 17 and he was 59, during which she spent time at his Palm Springs home.[4] In an interview, she downplayed any sexual aspect of the relationship, saying that "He wanted company. It wasn't just my boobs... He said I had an interesting personality."[5] She was also linked romantically to Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt and gangster Reggie Kray.[2]
Ashby married session musician Richard Mead in 1992, but the marriage ended two years later. After retiring from glamour modelling, she moved to the Isle of Man in 1996,[2] where she married Dave Wookey in 1999.[6] The couple had a baby boy in 2000,[7] but they subsequently divorced. Ashby currently lives with her fiancé Johnny Mills, son, and stepson.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c Chilton, Steve (23 January 2015). "Red Button: Coventry 'stunner' Debee Ashby says Page Three should be consigned to dustbin of history". The Coventry Telegraph.
- ^ a b c Lockley, Mike. "Page three stunner who said no to Reggie Kray". birminghammail. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Cochrane, Kira (15 November 2005). "Is this your idea of glamour?". The Guardian.
- ^ "Why Tony Curtis loved Coventry". The Coventry Telegraph. 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Tony Curtis". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "Model bride Debee's joy and sorrow". The People. 4 July 1999.
- ^ "Debbie's all set to be a model mum; Couple's baby delight". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2 November 2000.
External links
- Debee Ashby on Twitter
- Debee Ashby at IMDb
- Debee Ashby’s Sun Page 3 Biography (web.archive.org March 2012)
- "My Love is Going Blind.." The Free Library. 2000. MGN LTD