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Imogen Thomas
Imogen Thomas
Born	Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Occupations	Model; television personality;
Television	Big Brother
Partner	Adam Horsley
Children	2

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Imogen Mary Thomas is a Welsh model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the Miss Wales 2003 and represented her country at Miss World 2003. She also appeared on the seventh series of Channel 4 reality television programme Big Brother in 2006.

In 2011, her alleged extramarital relationship with footballer Ryan Giggs was the subject of a gagging order in England and Wales.^[1]

Personal life

Imogen Mary Thomas was born in Llanelli, Wales. She started working as a model at age 13, and at the age of 17 moved to London to become a professional model. Working in bars to pay for her living costs, she was rejected by many modelling agencies due to her height (5ft 6").

She was crowned Miss Wales in 2003, beating future Big Brother 9 winner Rachel Rice, who came third. She went on to represent Wales at Miss World in China. This prompted her to return to London to try glamour modelling, and also working as a bar hostess at London's Sanderson Hotel. She has two children with her boyfriend Adam Horsley. The first daughter, Ariana Siena Horsley, was born in February 2013.^[2] A second was born in 2015.

Big Brother and modelling

In 2006, Thomas was selected as a housemate for the seventh series of Big Brother. She was evicted on Day 86 with 62% of the public vote. Since her time on Big Brother, Thomas has become a glamour model.

Television work

Like other contestants, Thomas has taken part in many Big Brother spin-off programmes, including Big Brother's Little Brother and Big Brother's Big Mouth. She also co-presented with other housemates for T4.

Other work

Imogen appeared on the S4C Planed Plant ghost hunting show Ofn, filmed at Chirk Castle alongside fellow Big Brother contestant Glyn Wise.^[3] She also portrayed herself in a cameo performance on the S4C soap opera Pobol y Cwm.

References

^ Rayner, Gordon; Swinford, Steven (23 May 2011). "Ryan Giggs unmasked as gagging order footballer". The Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "Imogen Thomas gives birth to baby girl". Digital Spy. 11 February 2013.
^ Glyn and Imogen from Big Brother - S4C's Ofn - part 1/2, 20 December 2006, archived from the original on 14 December 2021, retrieved 28 July 2021

External links

Imogen Thomas at IMDb
Imogen Thomas on Twitter

[Injunction-1] Rayner, Gordon; Swinford, Steven (23 May 2011). "Ryan Giggs unmasked as gagging order footballer". The Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[2] "Imogen Thomas gives birth to baby girl". Digital Spy. 11 February 2013.

[3] Glyn and Imogen from Big Brother - S4C's Ofn - part 1/2, 20 December 2006, archived from the original on 14 December 2021, retrieved 28 July 2021

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-'''Imogen Mary Thomas''' is a Welsh model and television personality. She won the [[Miss Wales]] award in 2003, and appeared on the [[Big Brother 7 (UK)|seventh series]] of [[Channel 4]] reality television programme ''[[Big Brother (UK)|Big Brother]]'' in 2006. In 2011, her alleged extramarital relationship with footballer [[Ryan Giggs#Gagging order|Ryan Giggs]] was the subject of a gagging order in the UK.<ref name=Injunction>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/8532001/Ryan-Giggs-unmasked-as-gagging-order-footballer.html|title=Ryan Giggs unmasked as gagging order footballer|work=The Telegraph|location=UK |date=23 May 2011|access-date=25 July 2019|first1=Gordon |last1=Rayner|first2=Steven |last2=Swinford}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=https://twitter.com/imogen_thomas|url=https://twitter.com/imogen_thomas|access-date=2021-07-28|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>
+'''Imogen Mary Thomas'''  is a Welsh model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the [[Miss Wales|Miss Wales 2003]] and represented her country at [[Miss World 2003]]. She also appeared on the [[Big Brother (British series 7)|seventh series]] of [[Channel 4]] reality television programme ''[[Big Brother (British TV series)|Big Brother]]'' in 2006.
+In 2011, her alleged extramarital relationship with footballer [[Ryan Giggs#Gagging order|Ryan Giggs]] was the subject of a [[CTB v. News Group Newspapers Ltd.|gagging order]] in [[England and Wales]].<ref name=Injunction>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/8532001/Ryan-Giggs-unmasked-as-gagging-order-footballer.html|title=Ryan Giggs unmasked as gagging order footballer|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|location=UK |date=23 May 2011|access-date=25 July 2019|first1=Gordon |last1=Rayner|first2=Steven |last2=Swinford}}</ref>
-==Early life==
-Imogen Mary Thomas was born in Llanelli, Wales. She started working as a model at age 13, and at the age of 17 moved to [[London]] to become a professional model. Working in bars to pay for her living costs, she was rejected by many modelling agencies due to her height.
+==Personal life==
-She was crowned Miss Wales in 2003, beating future [[Big Brother 2008 (UK)|''Big Brother'' 9]] winner [[Rachel Rice]], who came third. She went on to represent Wales at [[Miss World 2003|Miss World in China]]. This prompted her to return to London to try glamour modelling, and also working as a bar hostess at London's [[Sanderson Hotel]].
+Imogen Mary Thomas was born in [[Llanelli]], Wales. She started working as a model at age 13, and at the age of 17 moved to [[London]] to become a professional model. Working in bars to pay for her living costs, she was rejected by many modelling agencies due to her height (5ft 6").
+She was crowned Miss Wales in 2003, beating future [[Big Brother (British series 9)|''Big Brother'' 9]] winner [[Rachel Rice]], who came third. She went on to represent Wales at [[Miss World 2003|Miss World in China]]. This prompted her to return to London to try glamour modelling, and also working as a bar hostess at London's [[Sanderson Hotel]]. She has two children with her boyfriend Adam Horsley. The first daughter, Ariana Siena Horsley, was born in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a457949/imogen-thomas-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-ariana-siena-horsley/ | title=Imogen Thomas gives birth to baby girl | website=[[Digital Spy]] | date=11 February 2013 }}</ref> A second was born in 2015.
 ==''Big Brother'' and modelling==
-In 2006, Thomas was selected as a housemate for the [[Big Brother 7 (UK)|seventh series]] of ''[[Big Brother (UK)|Big Brother]]''. She was evicted on Day 86 with 62% of the public vote. Since her time on ''Big Brother'', Thomas has become a [[glamour model]].
+In 2006, Thomas was selected as a housemate for the [[Big Brother (British series 7)|seventh series]] of ''[[Big Brother (UK)|Big Brother]]''. She was evicted on Day 86 with 62% of the public vote. Since her time on ''Big Brother'', Thomas has become a [[glamour model]].
 ===Television work===
-Like other contestants, Thomas has taken part in many ''Big Brother'' spin-off programmes, including ''[[BBLB|Big Brother's Little Brother]]'' and ''[[Big Brother's Big Mouth]]''. She also co-presented with other housemates for [[T4 (Channel 4)|T4]].
+Like other contestants, Thomas has taken part in many ''Big Brother'' spin-off programmes, including ''[[BBLB|Big Brother's Little Brother]]'' and ''[[Big Brother's Big Mouth]]''. She also co-presented with other housemates for ''[[T4 (Channel 4)|T4]]''.
 == Other work ==
-Imogen appeared on the [[S4C]] ''[[Planed Plant]]'' [[ghost hunting]] show ''[[Ofn]]'', filmed at [[Chirk Castle]] alongside fellow Big Brother contestant [[Glyn Wise]]. She also portrayed herself in a cameo performance on the S4C soap opera ''[[Pobol y Cwm]]''.
+Imogen appeared on the [[S4C]] ''[[Planed Plant]]'' [[ghost hunting]] show ''[[Ofn]]'', filmed at [[Chirk Castle]] alongside fellow Big Brother contestant [[Glyn Wise]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Glyn and Imogen from Big Brother - S4C's Ofn - part 1/2| date=20 December 2006 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv7qmUj_3K4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/gv7qmUj_3K4 |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-07-28}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She also portrayed herself in a cameo performance on the S4C soap opera ''[[Pobol y Cwm]]''.
 ==See also==
 * [[2011 British privacy injunctions controversy#The Sun and celebrity injunctions|2011 British privacy injunctions controversy]]
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