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Until recently Ebony Gilbert was turning the heads
of readers of the Daily Star.
She was a Page 3 girl.
But she gave it all up in 2000 (pleasing her dad
who was happier when she kept her clothes on).
Now the Nottingham model is embarking on a career
as an actor and TV presenter.
And she could have found herself a lucrative franchise.
As fans of Ian Fleming's James Bond prepare for
the 20th official film in the series, Ebony's about to make her
second spoof 007 movie.
A few years ago she had a minor role in Never Say
Never Mind - a parody featuring the Swedish Bikini Team as beautiful,
highly trained agents who fight the forces of evil using high-tech
gizmos and combat techniques.
She played Helga (and had a voice coach to give
her that Scandinavian lilt).
It became a bit of a cult favourite and when the
producers started casting for a follow-up Ebony was approached to
take on a bigger role.
Rehearsals for Moonbreaker are due to start in
January 2003.
Hopefully it'll be the start of a glittering career.
Not that Ebony's doing too badly at the moment.
She's already appeared on the Â鶹Éç's Liquid News,
TFI Friday and the Rory Bremner Show.
She's also presented a beauty show on cable TV
in America.
Since becoming a teenager Ebony's rarely been out
of the spotlight.
She was a model at 13 appearing in children's magazines
like Just 17.
But by 16 she was told she was too small to be
a model (she's just 5' 3").
She went back to college in Nottingham but couldn't
adapt and a year later decided to become a Page 3 model.
She has mixed views about her six months in the
tabloids although it did achieve what she hoped it would - get her
noticed.
Without Page 3 Ebony doesn't believe she'd have
received the breaks which have helped her become an actor.
See our Ebony Gilbert photo gallery.
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