Lauren Pope

Lauren Pope
Born

29 September 1982
Devon, England

Secondary school - Audley Park, which later became (TCC) Torquay Community College
Nationality British
Occupation Television personality, actress, DJ, music producer, entrepreneur
Years active 2001-present
Television Tycoon (2007)
The Only Way Is Essex (2010-present)

Lauren Pope (born 29 September 1982)[1] is an English television personality, actress, glamour model, DJ, music producer and entrepreneur. She has appeared in the ITV2 reality series The Only Way Is Essex from the first series in 2010.[2] She was born and raised in Devon.

Career

Pope's breakthrough came as a glamour model in The Sun. Building upon this notoriety, she was subsequently linked with Prince Harry.

Music

In 2007, Pope began a career as a DJ. Nuts magazine named her the "world's sexiest DJ".[3]

Since becoming a DJ, Pope has also become involved in producing. In 2009 she worked with Heatwave to remix the song "Broken", by UK artist Pierre Lewis which reached number six in the Club Charts. Pope appears in the music video "Ready for the Weekend" by producer Calvin Harris. She also DJs for Ministry of Sound.[4]

Pope has mixed the two albums The Only Way Is Marbs – Marbella Sessions and The Only Way Is Essex – Dance Anthems.

Entrepreneur

In 2007, Pope designed and launched her own brand of clip-in hair extensions, Hair Rehab London, appearing on the ITV reality television series Tycoon.[5] The show saw Peter Jones search for entrepreneurs with ideas that he helped turn into profit-making companies, while the eventual winner was chosen by the public. Pope came fourth out of the six contestants but continued to work with Jones after the show on expanding her business. Hair Rehab London was soon picked up and endorsed by celebrity hairdresser Mikey Kardashian.

Television

She appeared in series 2 of Mile High for one episode. Since October 2010, she has appeared in the ITV2 structured reality programme The Only Way Is Essex. To date she has appeared in all 14 series of the programme.

Film

Pope also appeared in the British gangster film Rise of the Footsoldier as a supporting actress.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Mile High Jodie Wilkes 2 episodes
2007 Tycoon Herself 5 episodes
The Weakest Link "Wags and Glamour" special
Rise of the Footsoldier Beautiful girl Feature film
2010–present The Only Way Is Essex Herself Main cast member (series 1-present)

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