Michelle Marsh

About Michelle Marsh

Michelle Marsh (born September 30, 1982) is a British singer and former glamour model who is known for her appearances on Page 3 of several tabloids and in numerous British mens' mags.

Born and raised in the town of Royton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, Marsh became interested in singing, acting and modelling from a young age and from her days at Crompton House School, she wanted a career in show business. Before becoming a model, she worked as a care assistant for a nursing home in Royton.

Marsh later entered TV sound-alike contest Stars in Their Eyes as Baby Spice and competed in ITV's singing competition Popstars before focusing on modelling. In 2002 she became a Page 3 girl for The Sun newspaper, and in 2003 started her successful modelling partnership with Lucy Pinder.

Marsh has appeared in many lads' mags such as Loaded, Perfect 10, Nuts, Maxim, Zoo and Playboy.

Marsh featured in the video to 4-4-2's "Come On England", released ahead of UEFA Euro 2004 which peaked at number 2 in the UK. She appeared on The X Factor: Battle of the Stars, and came 7th. In October 2006 she appeared in The Steam Room episode on ITV's Digital channel Men and Motors. That same month she also appeared as a contestant on Trust Me - I'm A Beauty Therapist on Channel 5. Initially, Michelle appeared as an extra on TV soap operas such as Brookside.

Michelle's first TV series, fresh off the back of her appearances in ITV1's Celebrity X-Factor alongside Richard Alexander, the presenter of over a dozen series (on terrestrial, digital and cable).

In the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005 poll Michelle was a new entry and finished 33rd overall. She finished in 47th place for the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006 Poll.

After a gap from modelling work from late 2007 due to pregnancy, Michelle made a brief return to modelling work in March 2009, doing a session for Zoo. Her breasts had increased to 32G by this time.

On November 6, 2006 Michelle released her first single "I Don't Do". It reached number 5 in the UK Indie Chart. The single was only available as a CD in HMV and could be downloaded from many sources. Unusually the single's only track was "I Don't Do" and it had no B-sides or remixes. The song spent two weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 89.

Marsh married now-retired Scottish footballer Will Haining on 2 June 2007 at Auchen Castle Hotel in Scotland. They have three children.