Caprice Bourret

Caprice
Bourret in May 2022
Born (1971-10-24) October 24, 1971 (age 53)
Hacienda Heights, California, US
Occupation(s)Businesswoman, model, actress, television personality
SpouseTy Comfort
Children2
Websitecapricebourret.com

Caprice Bourret (born October 24, 1971)[1][2] is an American businesswoman, singer, model, actress, and television personality. She lives in London where she runs her company, By Caprice.[3]

Early life and education

Bourret attended the co-ed Catholic Bishop Amat Memorial High School in La Puente, California, and graduated class of 1989.[4][5]

Modelling

Bourret has appeared on more than 250 magazine covers[6][7] including Vogue, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Maxim, FHM, Playboy, and the Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated.[8] She was named the world's sexiest woman by the News of the World, GQ's Woman of the Year, and Maxim's International Woman of the Year in three consecutive years.[9] She has been featured in television ad campaigns for Diet Coke and Pizza Hut.[10]

Business

In 2000, Bourret entered into a licensing agreement with one of the UK's leading department stores, Debenhams, for the use of her name on a lingerie range. Six years later, she bought back the licence and subsequently founded By Caprice Products, selling internationally to retailers and department stores. She designs, models, and markets lingerie, swimwear, and sleepwear.[11][12][13] In 2010, Bourret launched Bedding By Caprice.[14] Bourret has given speeches at business events about the development of her own business, and on topics of general business interest.[15]

Film and television

Caprice starred in the films Hollywood Flies, Nailing Vienna and Jinxed In Love, all produced for HBO. She also appeared in the British soap operas Hollyoaks and Dream Team and the comedy series Hospital. In 1998, Bourret hosted another British television series, Caprice's Travels. The show followed Bourret's tour through several major holiday destinations. Bourret has appeared on Friday Night's All Wright and several award shows, including the European MTV awards and the World Music Awards, the British National Television Awards in 1996, 1997, and 1998, and several series for the television channels VH1 and E! Entertainment Television. In 2000, she featured in the Channel 4 documentary Being Caprice, in which a hidden camera recorded her life for ten days.[16] Also that year, she hosted an evening at The Oscars and the red carpet event for the American Music Awards both of which were broadcast live on ABC Network.[17]

Bourret was set to take part in the second season of Celebrity Big Brother UK, but pulled out.[18][19] She later appeared on the third season of Celebrity Big Brother. She continued to make appearances on its companion series Big Brother's Little Brother until 2010.[20]

Bourret was a cast member on the fifth season of the VH1 reality series The Surreal Life and appeared in other reality shows including Celebrities Under Pressure, Celebrities Disfigured, Three Celebrities and a Baby, and Road Raja. In June 2006, she starred in the British independent film Perfect Woman. This followed an earlier appearance in the film The Man with Rain in His Shoes alongside Penélope Cruz.[16] In 2007, Bourret was a judge on Sky One's Project Catwalk and Britain's Next Top Model.[21] Three years later she was head judge on TV3's show Style Wars in Ireland.[22] On November 13, 2008, she came joint second with Jimmy Osmond in a Celebrity Come Dine with Me episode that also featured Nicky Clarke and Nancy Sorrell.[23] In 2017, Bourret competed in series 4 of Channel 4's The Jump.

In 2014, Caprice starred in the reality show Ladies of London.

In September 2019, Bourret competed in the second season of the 5Star reality series Celebs on the Farm, in which she finished as a runner-up. In January 2020, Bourret competed in the twelfth season of Dancing on Ice with professional partner Hamish Gaman. Oscar Peter later replaced Gaman as Bourret's partner before they withdrew from the competition a week later.[24][25]

Theatre

Bourret played Maureen in the musical Rent at The Prince of Wales Theatre. She also performed in The Vagina Monologues at the Arts Theatre in London's West End.[26]

In 2007, Bourret produced and played the lead role of Lisa, in the off-Broadway production Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical at the Tesson Theatre in Johannesburg.[27]

Music

In 1999, Bourret was signed to Virgin Records and subsequently released her first single, "Oh Yeah"[28] (UK No. 24), and the 2001 follow-up single, "Once Around the Sun" (also UK No. 24).[29][30]

References

  1. ^ "Who is Dancing On Ice star Caprice Bourret?". Heart. December 7, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Duke, Simon (January 26, 2020). "Who is Caprice on Dancing on Ice and how old is she?". ChronicleLive. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Burn-Callander, Rebecca (November 26, 2009). "How Caprice went from supermodel to lingerie entrepreneur". Real Business. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  4. ^ Trachta, Ali (July 21, 2014). "We Wish We All Could Be Caprice's Kind of California Girl". LA Weekly. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. ^ e-yearbook.com (tm). "Bishop Amat High School - Tusitala Yearbook (La Puente, CA), Class of 1988, Page 39 of 344". e-yearbook.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Amira Hashish (June 9, 2011). "How Caprice became a model businesswoman". Thisislondon.co.uk. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  7. ^ Bevan, Nathan (February 14, 2009). "Supermodel Caprice stars alongside Rhys Ifans in new show". WalesOnline. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  8. ^ "Most Popular". CNN. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  9. ^ "Interview Actress & Supermodel Caprice Bourret for Obesity Campaign UK". Obesitycampaign.co.uk. August 27, 2010. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  10. ^ Whitehead, Jennifer (October 2, 2003). "Caprice steals forklift truck in new Diet Coke promotion". Marketing magazine. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  11. ^ "Bradley Chapman Sales and Marketing". Rawbusiness.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  12. ^ Slowe, Kat (May 12, 2011). "INTERVIEW: Caprice Bourret". Lingerieinsight.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ bycaprice.com. "By Caprice stockists". ByCaprice.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  14. ^ Lingerie Buyer.co.uk. "Caprice Launches Bedding". Lingerie-Buyer.co.uk. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  15. ^ "Business Speeches". By Caprice Lingerie. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  16. ^ a b "Too close for comfort". The Guardian. London.
  17. ^ "Exclusive Interviews with Top Jewish Models - Caprice". Shalom Life. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  18. ^ Wilkes, Neil (October 15, 2002). "Caprice rumoured for Celeb BB". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
  19. ^ Wilkes, Neil (November 17, 2002). "Caprice pulls out of show". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
  20. ^ Burchill, Julie (January 13, 2005). "My feminist hero has become a rancid bore". The Times. London. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
  21. ^ "Project Catwalk: Team Work On Caprice Lingerie Line". Unreality TV. February 19, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  22. ^ "ShowBiz Ireland - Caprice Launches TV3 Style Wars". Showbiz.ie. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  23. ^ Jeffries, Stuart (November 14, 2008). "Stuart Jeffries: Watch celebrities hold dinner parties for charity? I'd rather reverse over a puppy". The Guardian. London.
  24. ^ "Dancing On Ice's Caprice Bourret finished 'toxic' partnership with Hamish because he 'pushed her too hard'". Heart. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  25. ^ Pleasure Beach Arena [@BPBArena] (January 21, 2020). "The news is out. Our very own Head Coach Oscar Peter Will partner supermodel Caprice Bourret on Dancing On Ice. Give him your support and get voting for him next week. #oscarpeter #doi #itv #pleasurebeach #blackpoolpleasurebeach" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. ^ "Model Caprice Makes Musical Stage Debut in Rent". Whatsonstage.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  27. ^ "Caprice: Star of The VH1 Hit The Surreal Life - celebrity fashion model - PR: Hype Inc". Archived from the original on June 14, 2010.
  28. ^ "Aiming to be a model singer". BBC News. August 17, 1999. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  29. ^ music (July 12, 2010). "Caprice Entertainment MSN". Entertainment.uk.msn.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  30. ^ "Chart positions Every Hit". Everyhit.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
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