Katie-Marie Cork, born in Middlesex, grew up with her fam, half Portuguese. As a teen, she got into dance and drama, studyin’ both at her local college. Modelin’ wasn’t her thing ’til a family member hooked her up with a fashion shoot for her birthday, and bam, Katie-Marie the model was born.

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While gettin’ her modelin’ chops, she worked full-time at a theme park. A year later, at Heathrow’s Terminal 5, she gave glamour modelin’ a shot. With no pro topless pics, she had her partner snap some and sent ’em to mags and papers.

The Sun threw her into their Fresher’s comp, where she nabbed runner-up. Then Page 3 Idol came ’round, and without sweatin’ it, she landed in the final six. The Middlesex stunner took second to Sam Cooke in 2006, but it didn’t faze her – she got signed right after.