Rosie Huntington-Whitely
| Rosie Huntington-Whiteley | |
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In October 2014
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| Born |
18 April 1987 Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | British |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Partner(s) | Jason Statham (2010–present; engaged) |
| Children | 1 |
| Modeling information | |
| Agency | IMG Models (Paris, Milan, London, Sydney) |
Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley (born 18 April 1987) is an English model, actress, designer, and businesswoman. She is best known for her work for lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret, formerly being one of their brand "Angels", for being the face of Burberry's 2011 brand fragrance "Burberry Body", for her work with Marks & Spencer, and, most recently, for her artistic collaboration with denim-focused fashion brand Paige.
Moving into acting, she became known for her supporting roles as Carly Spencer in the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the third installment in the Transformers film series, and as The Splendid Angharad in the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road, which received ten Academy Award nominations.
Huntington-Whiteley was born in Plymouth, Devon, the daughter of Fiona (née Jackson), a fitness instructor, and Charles, a chartered surveyor. She has a brother and a sister. She grew up on a farm near . Her paternal great-grandfather, Wing-Commander Eric Huntington-Whiteley JP, was from an aristocratic family, being the younger son of politician Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet; Eric's wife, Rosie's great-grandmother, Enid Kohn, was from a family of Polish Jews who emigrated to England in the 1870s. Rosie's paternal grandmother, Gillian, also from a Jewish family, was the daughter of Jacob Franks, a prominent surgeon in Sussex.
Educated at , she later revealed that she was bullied and teased at school for having a double-barrelled name, small breasts and full lips. She used to smoke, as she said in an interview with David Letterman:
"I got a work placement at a modelling agency and then I spent the week making coffee and picking up the telephone and smoking cigarettes and drinking wine at 11 AM, it was very ab fab".
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