Jilly Johnson
Jilly Johnson | |
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Born |
Jilly Gosden November 17, 1953 Queensland, Australia |
Residence | London |
Nationality | British |
Education | stage |
Occupation | Model/actress/writer |
Years active | 1975–present |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | 1 |
Jilly Johnson (née Gosden) (born 17 November 1953) is a former Page 3 girl.
Early life
Johnson was born Jilly Gosden on 17 November 1953 in Australia. Her family moved back to Hertfordshire, England when she was eight, and she attended Horsell Primary School and Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking, Surrey.[1]
Career
In the 1970s and 1980s together with Nina Carter, she was in the girl group Blonde on Blonde.[2]
In 1975, she became the first model appear topless in the Daily Mirror
She has written two novels: Double Exposure (1994) and Playing for Love (1997).[3]
Personal life
She has been married twice and has one daughter by her first marriage.
Johnson is now a housewife and grandmother.[4]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | The Golden Lady | Herself | Blonde on Blonde (musical duo) with Nina Carter |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Star Games | Herself | Game show |
1994 | Digging the Dancing Queens | Herself | Television documentary |
2003 | Loose Women | Herself |
Published books
- Playing for Love, published by Simon & Schuster (1997)
- Double Exposure, published by Smith Gryphon (1994)
See also
References
- ↑ "My School Sport: Jilly Johnson". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ↑ "Blonde on Blonde: That time two topless models released a disco cover version of ‘Whole Lotta Love’". DangerousMinds. 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ↑ "Angel is a centrefold". The Independent on Sunday. 26 November 2006.
- ↑ Johnson, Jilly (3 April 2009). "I adore being a Glamorous Gran but why ARE children today so mollycoddled asks JILLY JOHNSON". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
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