She cemented her place in pop culture history when she went clubbing wearing two camouflage belts.
And 11 years on, Jodie Marsh has revealed she still owns the iconic garments, despite several attempts to sell them.
In 2003, the glamour model hit the headlines when she wore the skimpy straps to protect her modesty during a night out at now defunct London nightspot Funky Buddha.
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Jodie – who has turned her back on fame to run animal sanctuary Fripps Farm in Essex – explained that she’d be more than happy to offload them to raise money for Fripps, but has had trouble finding a seller.
Jodie, 45, explained: ‘I’ve still got them. People keep telling me I need to frame them and put them on the wall.’
She cemented her place in pop culture history when she went clubbing in two camouflage belts. And 11 years on, Jodie Marsh has revealed she still owns the iconic garments
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Jodie – who has turned her back on fame to run animal sanctuary Fripps Farm in Essex – explained that she’d be more than happy to offload them
She added: ‘I’ve got a photo of me wearing them in my living room just because it’s so iconic. It’s cool because of you wouldn’t even notice it, it’s just small on the windowsill.’
Asked what she planned to do with the belts themselves, Jodie confessed: ‘I don’t know.
‘If I could get enough money for them, I’d auction them off to raise moneyt- for the animals but it’s about finding a proper auction site.
‘You can’t just do it on eBay or one like that, because you get trolls jumping on and messing it up with fake bids, and then the whole thing has to be shut down.
‘If I could find someone that could actually auction them for me or wants to buy them genuinely, then I would I would happily sell them!’
Last year, Jodie attempted to sell the bets on Depop for £25,000 and revealed she would even throw in a ‘meet and greet’ with the lucky buyer.
Back in 2016, she received 56 bids for the bra with one topping £150,000 telling MailOnline at the time: ‘I’ve spoken to eBay and they think it IS a real bid! I don’t want to get my hopes up yet though.
‘I’ll be giving the largest portion of money to the Being Me Campaign and then smaller amounts to animal charities’ – however sadly the sale failed to materialise.
Jodie became famed for the double belt look (pictured in 2007) but nowadays she is far more comfortable in hoodies and wellies than in skimpy outfits
Nowadays, Jodie is far more comfortable in hoodies and wellies than in skimpy outfits.
Speaking about her life with Fripps Farm, she confessed: ‘I barely have time to eat some crisps or shove an oven pizza in let alone shower and put on makeup!’
The animals – of which there are hundreds when you factor in the birds and reptiles she cares for – require round the clock care.
Many of whom – Jodie estimates 80 percent of which – would have been put to sleep if it weren’t for Fripps taking them in.
It’s a a mammoth task for Jodie and her small group of volunteers, but she explained why she can’t take on extra help.
‘You can’t just trust any random person,’ Jodie explained. ‘The only people we accept are people that we know, friends of friends.
‘I don’t want random people walking into my home and being here all day. They could be trolls pretending they want to come and volunteer because they just want to get some gossip or they could be fans.
‘I’ve had so many weirdos in my life, including ex-boyfriends that turned out to be utter weirdos or narcissists or psychos or whatever, and so I’m just really, really wary of people.’
Speaking about her life with Fripps Farm, she confessed: ‘I barely have time to eat some crisps or shove an oven pizza in let alone shower and put on makeup!’
Jodie was inspired to open Fripps Farm following the tragic death of her mother Kristina in September 2020
Jodie was inspired to open Fripps Farm following the tragic death of her mother Kristina in September 2020.
She explained: ‘When my mum got sick, her decline was fairly quick. It was during Covid so me and my dad had to care for her at home because the hospitals had kicked all the cancer patients out.
‘It was just horrific. I gave up work and gave up everything to care for my mum. And that was what made me realise that life’s too short, watching my mum die in front of me.
‘Why would I go and do another TV show or another photoshoot or whatever it is when that’s not what I want to be doing in life? That’s not what’s gonna make me happy.
‘What’s gonna make me happy is having an animal sanctuary, because it’s the only thing I’ve ever truly wanted. I always knew that was the end goal.’
To donate to Fripps Farm, visit www.frippsfarm.co.uk/support
