Celebrity Biographies
Samantha Fox Height Weight Body Stats
Born name
Samantha Karen Fox
nickname
Sam Fox, Sam
Sun sign
Aries
Place of birth
Mile End, London, England
nationality
training
Samantha Fox went to St. Thomas Moore Catholic School , Wood Green. To improve her acting skills and stage performance, she took classes at the Anna Scher Theater School at the age of 15.
occupation
Singer, Songwriter, Former Glamor Model, Actress, TV Personality, Record Producer
family
- Father – John Patrick Fox (former carpenter and served as Samantha’s manager until 1991)
- Mother – Carole Ann Wilken (Actress)
- Siblings – Vanessa Fox (Younger Sister) (actress), Frederica Fox (paternal half-siblings), Frankie Fox (paternal half-siblings)
- Other – Daniel F. Wilkin (maternal grandfather), Edith M. Strevens (maternal grandmother)
Manager
Samantha Fox is through Fox Records, Ltd. accessible.
Genre
Dance-Pop, Pop, Hi-NRG, Eurobeat, Poprock, House
instruments
Life
labels
- Jive Records
- Sony Music
- Lamborghini
To build
Average
Height
5 feet 1 inch or 155 cm
weight
48 kg or 106 lbs
boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse
Samantha Fox dated –
- Steve McFadden – Samantha reportedly had a short-lived affair with English actor Steve McFadden in the past.
- Debee Ashby – According to her interview in 1983, Debee Ashby had an affair with Samantha while staying with Samantha. She claimed Samantha has become extremely possessive and doesn’t even allow her to talk to other men.
- Kit Miller – Samantha had a short-lived relationship with journalist Kit Miller in the mid-’80s. They have been regularly photographed together in London hotspots and even got together for a photoshoot.
- Peter Foster – In the late ’80s, Australian entrepreneur and career criminal Samantha Fox dated Peter Foster. She was so smitten with him that she considered getting married. Other reports claimed he proposed to her. It was also revealed that Foster had cheated on her with another woman. And to make matters worse for her, he sold the story of her s*x life to the tabloids.
- Paul Stanley (1989) – Samantha was reported to be dating rhythm guitarist and vocalist Paul Stanley in 1989.
- Cris Bonacci – Samantha reportedly dated Australian songwriter and musician Cris Bonacci for four and a half years. As they began dating before Samantha went public about her bisexual orientation, they had to keep their relationship a secret. The details of their relationship hit the tabloids in 2003 after Samantha dismissed their relationship as a sexual issue and a heartbroken and angry Cris decided to reveal her ending to the story.
- Rafa Camino – Samantha Fox dated Ecuadorian bullfighter Rafa Camino in the early ’90s. They have been regularly spotted together in Marbella. However, their relationship lasted no more than 6 years. The reasons for their split have never been revealed, but it has been speculated that they are in a world apart to survive longer.
- Frank McAvennie – According to reports, Samantha had an affair in the early ’90s with Scottish soccer star Frank McAvennie, best known for his stint with London soccer club West Ham.
- Myra Stratton (2003-2015) – Samantha started dating her manager Myra Stratton in 2003. She had hired Myra back in 1999. She even issued a statement in 2003 to acknowledge their relationship. Their relationship ended horribly in 2015 when Myra passed away after a two-year battle with cancer. Samantha released the news of her death in an online statement in August.
race/ethnicity
White
She is of English and Irish descent.
hair colour
Dark Brown (Natural)
She often tends to dye her hair blonde.
eye color
Green
sexual orientation
Bisexual
distinguishing features
- short height
- small mouth
- long chin
brand promotion
Samantha Fox has appeared in television commercials for the following brands –
- Swithland Motors
- The Sun Zeitung
- UKG2 Cable TV
- our price
- The Albert Kennedy Trust “AKT now”
- She has also appeared in mail order print advertisements for lingerie and fantasy clothing for Mayfair magazine.
Religion
Her father was Catholic, her mother Protestant. So she received a fairly religious upbringing.
In 1994 it was reported that she had become a born-again Christian.
Known for
- Considered one of the most popular and successful British pin-up girls of the 80’s. She was also one of the most photographed British women of the same period.
- The popularity of their debut single, Touch Me (I Want Your Body) , which managed to reach the top of the music charts in 17 countries.
- In a variety of reality TV shows such as I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and Celebrity Big Brother .
First album
In 1986 she released her first studio album, Touch Me , which was certified silver in the UK. The album was reissued in a deluxe edition in July 2012.
first movie
In 1987, she made her big screen debut in a supporting role in the action comedy film. Three Kinds of Heat .
First TV show
In February 1985, Samantha Fox made her first TV show appearance on the talk show series, Wogan .
Personal trainer
Samantha Fox works out regularly to keep herself fit. Her favorite training routine is boxing-style workouts that include sparring as well as heavy cardio work. Live performances on stage are also a fun cardio activity.
Samantha Fox favorite things
- Football club – Arsenal FC
Samantha Fox Facts
- When she was 16, her mother got her in the face and shape of the People on Sunday competition in 1983. She managed to finish 2nd in the competition.
- During the photo shoot, conducted by competitions, as a finalist, the photographer asked her to pose topless for a few pictures, which he promised would not be published and only shown to the editors.
- Despite this, her topless pics made the front page of the Sunday People. Her principal wasn’t impressed, but she landed a 3-year contract with Sun’s Page 3 .
- A hip problem forced her to wear calipers and a platform boot in elementary school, making her an easy target for the bullies.
- In October 2015, it was reported that she was thrown off a flight during a concert tour to Lithuania. Apparently she was too drunk and had indulged in unruly behavior.
- In December 2017, she revealed that David Cassidy groped and sexually assaulted her in 1985. She had to kneel in his crotch to get away. She was only 19 at the time.
- She was so famous in her early modeling days that by the age of 18 she had to hire a bouncer to take care of her stalkers.
- One of her stalkers tried to kill himself outsideher house. He was a French citizen and in his letters he had claimed Samantha was his wife and threatened to kill himself if she didn’t come out.
- In 1991 he fired her father from the post of her manager. He was a controlling man who spent more time drinking cocaine than caring about her career. She decided to act decisively after he left her bleeding and with a black eye.
- As she took control of her finances, she discovered that her father had embezzled all of her income and failed to pay taxes. She eventually sued him for £1million and used the settlement money to pay her tax bills.
- In 2008 she decided to donate her favorite bra to a charity auction.
- When she signed a modeling contract with Page 3 she became the first 16-year-old girl to model for her.
- At the height of her glamor modeling fame in 1983, she had her breasts insured for $500,000.
- In 1983 she formed her first music band, SFX . They recorded a few singles, such as 17 & Hold and My Old Man , but their singles failed to break the music charts.
- In 1993, her bulletproof car was caught in a sniper and machine gun fire in war-torn Bosnia, where she was scheduled to perform for British troops. During 10 minutes of non-stop shooting, she felt her time was up.
- In 1995 she formed a music band called Sox and they recorded the single, Go for the Heart, for the A Song for Europe competition that decided Britain’s participation in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest.
- VH1 placed her in the 81st position in their 100 Sexiest Artists list.
- She was once held hostage by her show promoters in Bolivia after being a day late for their show. Her father had to fly in to pay a $100,000 ransom, after which she was freed.
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