| Peta Todd | |
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| Born | Peta Louise Todd 8 December 1986 Newham, London |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Peta Louise Todd ([pronounced Pee-ta], born December 8, 1986[1]) is an English glamour model and Page Three girl.
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Todd first appeared on The Sun newspaper's Page 3 when she was 18.[2] She took time out of her modelling career in 2006 to have her son Finnbar but returned to Page 3 soon after.[3] Todd has appeared in many magazines worldwide such as FHM,[1] Nuts, GQ, and Maxim.
In 2008, she cycled 400 miles (640 km) in 5 days raising over £3,000 through sponsorship and a further £4,000 by auctioning her bicycle and cycling shorts on the last day of her ride for the Help for Heroes charity.[4] Peta has also travelled to Afghanistan to boost the morale of the British troops stationed there.[2] She is the charity's 'Official Pin up' and Patron and has completed many challenges for Help For Heroes including skydives, wingwalks and bobsleighing and she completed the London Marathon 2010 in aid of the charity.[4] In 2010, Todd received an award for outstanding contribution to the charity which included a personal meeting with Prince William.[5]
In 2009, Peta climbed Mount Kilimanjaro along with injured servicemen and women in a bid to raise funds for Help For Heroes.[6] She appeared on the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car segment of Top Gear in 2010, driving a Kia Cee'd. Her name was written on the scoreboard as "Peta 23 from Essex".[7]
In 2010, Peta appeared as one of the Power Girls in the first Power Snooker tournament.[8]
Peta appeared on the news/politics based television show Newsnight in 2010 to discuss the merits of 40 years of Page 3. She has taken part in debates at the Oxford Union and several universities, including Durham.[6]
Todd has a son from a previous relationship. Todd is currently in a relationship with Manx cyclist Mark Cavendish.[9][10][11] On 22 October 2011, the couple announced via the media that Todd is pregnant.[12] Peta's appearance in Zoo magazine in November 2011 was said to be her final ever topless photo shoot.[13]