Peta Todd
Born (1986-12-08) 8 December 1986 (age 37)[citation needed]
Newham, London, England, UK[citation needed]
Occupation(s)Former glamour model
Page 3 girl
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
[1]
Children5
Modelling information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Hair colourBrown
Eye colourBlue

Peta Louise Todd (/ˈpiːtə/ PEE-tə; born 8 December 1986)[2] is an English former glamour model and Page 3 girl.

Modelling career

Todd first appeared on The Sun's Page 3 when she was 18 years old.[3]

Charity work

In 2008, Todd cycled 400 miles (640 km) in five days, raising more than £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] In 2009, Todd climbed Mount Kilimanjaro along with injured servicemen and women to raise funds for Help For Heroes.[5] She is the charity's official pin-up and patron, and she has completed many challenges for Help For Heroes, including skydives, wing walks and bobsleighing; and she completed the 2010 London Marathon 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.[6]

Todd has also travelled to Afghanistan to boost the morale of the British troops stationed there.[3]

Media work

Todd appeared on the BBC programme Newsnight in 2010 to discuss the merits of 40 years of Page 3. She has taken part in debates at the Oxford Union and at several other universities, including Durham.[5]

Todd has been a regular radio show contributor, co-hosting the Absolution with Tim Shaw show on Absolute Radio[7] and talkSport's The Sports Bar.[citation needed] She has also appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss whether the 40th anniversary of Page Three should be celebrated.[8]

Personal life

She is married to cyclist Mark Cavendish, having met him in November 2010.[1][9] Cavendish and Todd have four children together,[10] and she also has a son from a previous relationship.[11] Their house in Essex was robbed at knifepoint in November 2021.[12][13]

Todd is a supporter of West Ham United F.C.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Cyclist Mark Cavendish marries model Peta Todd". ITV News. ITV. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Todd's bio". Mahalo.com. 29 December 2008. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Peta Todd – Charitable glamour model". FHM. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Peta Todd: Help For Heroes pinup". Helpforheroes.org.uk. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Page 3 Peta is top of the class". Northern Echo. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Peta Todd receives outstanding contribution award". Muse Management UK. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Peta calls Chris Kamara for a little chat". YouTube. 17 September 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Is Page 3 sexy or sexist?". Bbc.co.uk. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  9. ^ Glendenning, Barry (6 July 2011). "Tour de France 2011: stage five – as it happened". Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Mark Cavendish and wife Peta Todd announce they've welcomed their third child together". goodtoknow.co.uk. 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019.
  11. ^ Stevenson, John (9 October 2013). "MarkCavendish and Peta Todd wed". road.cc. Farrelly Atkinson. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Mark Cavendish: Robbery at Essex home was 'planned invasion'". 3 January 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Mark Cavendish: Two robbery suspects still at large, trial hears". 4 January 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Soccerette Noughties!". Sky Sports. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

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