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Lucy Pinder confirmed her romance with Premier League boss Russell Martin on Instagram on Thursday.
The 40-year-old rose to fame by being one of Britain’s favourite glamour models – but her life in now worlds away from her racy lads’ mags career.
Lucy has been a huge fan of Southampton FC, which Russell, 38, manages, for years and the pair are said to have bonded over time thanks to their love of football.
Here we take a look at Lucy’s Page 3 career and how her life is very different from her glamour modelling days…
Lucy Pinder rose to fame by being one of Britain’s favourite glamour models – but her life in now worlds away from her racy lads’ mags career.
The 40-year-old confirmed her relationship with Southampton manager Russell Martin on Thursday. Here we take a look at how her life is very different from her modelling days…
Racy lads’ mag career
Brit-born Lucy was discovered as a model on Bournemouth beach in 2003, at the age of 19, when she was working as a secretary.
She was approached as she sunbathed in a black bra and the pictures of her were printed in the Daily Star newspaper.
Talking about her sizable, all natural chest to the newspaper in 2008, she said: ‘They’re 32FF. They used to be 32G but they’re going down a bit as I get older.’
She added: ‘They are 100 per cent real. They always generated a reaction. When I was at school, just 13, I’d cram them into these white school shirts.
Brit-born Lucy was discovered as a model on Bournemouth beach in 2003, at the age of 19, when she was working as a secretary (pictured in 2004)
Lucy went on to model for now defunct magazines Nuts and FHM, featuring in the latter ranking of 100 Sexiest Women in the World three times (pictured with Katie Price in 2003)
Lucy rose to fame as a glamour model for lads’ mags and also had a stint in Celebrity Big Brother
‘Pupils and teachers just didn’t know where to look. Luckily I was calm about myself. I always felt quite comfortable being busty.’
Lucy went on to model for now defunct magazines Nuts and FHM, featuring in the latter ranking of 100 Sexiest Women in the World three times.
She also appeared on the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2009 but she was the first person to be evicted.
Love of Southampton FC
Lucy has been a longtime fan of Russell’s football team Southampt
on FC and it is said their love of the sport is how they grew close
Lucy has been a longtime fan of Russell’s football team Southampton FC.
In 2005, she appeared on Sky Sports as a celebrity soccerette on Soccer AM, during which she wore a Southampton F.C. jersey and spoke about her love of football with the hosts.
Sources close to the pair said as Lucy is a die-hard fan, she is a regular at Southampton functions and she and Russell grew close over time.
In June 2023, Russell was named manager of Southampton and signed a three-year contract and his first professional game in charge was a 2–1 victory against Sheffield Wednesday.
It ended Southampton’s nine-match winless run.
Russell previously played for Norwich City and later played for Rangers, Walsall and Milton Keynes Dons.
Life today
Lucy is now an actress and podcaster and keeps fans updated with her life on Instagram
Lucy keeps fans updated on her Instagram with glimpses of her country life with visits to the Cotswolds, Wales and plenty of snaps from her hometown, Winchester
There are also plenty of photos from her various trips abroad from Spain last week to holidays in Morocco and Cape Verde in Africa
Lucy now lists herself as an actress and has her own podcast Smashing Sundays which she presents with comedy writer, Beth Granville.
She made her film debut in the comedy horror Strippers vs Werewolves (2012), which was followed by supporting roles in several films.
In 2017, she starred in the American made-for-television science fiction comedy disaster film Sharknado 5: Global Swarming.
Lucy keeps fans updated on her Instagram with glimpses of her country life with visits to the Cotswolds, Wales and plenty of snaps from her hometown, Winchester.
There are also plenty of photos from her various trips abroad from Spain last week to holidays in Morocco and Cape Verde in Africa.
Exes
Chris Evans
Back in 2016, Lucy was said to have been dating Captain America actor Chris Evans (pictured) and one newspaper claimed at the time that she was ‘smitten
Back in 2016, Lucy was said to have been dating Captain America actor Chris Evans and one newspaper claimed at the time that she was ‘smitten’.
Though their relationship was never confirmed, the British Page 3 model was spotted enjoying a day date with the hunk at Disneyland in January 2015.
Romance with Russell
Lucy was by his side as Russell was awarded an honorary degree in recognition of his work to improve the lives of young people in Brighton & Hove
An emotional Lucy also shared a snap of her hugging her friend Claire West, who also graduated, alongside a teary-eyed emoji
Lucy made their romance public as she took Instagram on Thursday evening to share a loved-up snap with the Premier League boss.
The pair were dressed up as Russell received an honorary degree from the University of Brighton earlier this week.
Lucy was by his side as the manager was awarded it in recognition of his work to improve the lives of young people in Brighton & Hove.
Lucy, who is a huge Southampton FC fan, cut a demure figure in a black bodycon dress which she teamed with sunglasses and a brown shoulder bag, while Russell opted for a grey suit.
The couple posed with their arms around one another by the beach and Lucy added a smiley face emoji to the picture.
An emotional Lucy also shared a snap of her hugging her friend Claire West, who also graduated, alongside a teary-eyed emoji.
On receiving the degree, Russell told the BBC ‘I’m incredibly grateful and it is a real honour. I still live in Brighton and my kids go to school here, so I’m delighted.
‘I did the rounds playing grassroots football in Sussex so it feels a full circle moment.
‘I’m looking forward to a trip to the Amex to play Brighton this season, even though I might get abused as I’ll be with the away team. I hope it goes better than when I lost 5-0 there!’
The Premier League boss is said to be ‘besotted’ with Lucy who is a huge Southampton FC fan
Russell has reportedly been coming to terms with the end of his marriage to his wife Jasmine who he shares three children with
According to The Sun, the couple have grown close in recent months and are completely ‘smitten’ with each other.
They were also reportedly spotted at a Sky Sports function.
A source said: ‘They’re a match made in heaven — or at least in Southampton. They’re mad for each other.’
Russell has reportedly been coming to terms with the end of his marriage to his wife Jasmine who he shares three children with.
He previously called fitness model Jasmine a ‘supermum’, saying: ‘To achieve what she has with three little ones is amazing.’
The pair split last year with insiders saying there was no crossover with his new relationship with Lucy.
The source said: ‘There was no crossover. Russ’s marriage ended and he was glum. It was all about looking after the kids and making sure they were OK.’
‘But amid the grief, as he threw himself into work, Russ grew intimate with Lucy.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives of Lucy for comment.
