Steamy late-night chat shows, hoping to find the glamour model have invited the education secretary onto their programmes.

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They include novelist Nick Hornby, film critic Barry Norman, Emma Noble, the ex-glamour model and former daughter-in-law of John Major, Sting, his film producer wife Trudie Styler and actress Julie Christie.

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Jodie Marsh transformed herself from a glamour model to a body builder, David Walliams swam the length of the Thames, Eddie Izzard ran a marathon a day, six days a week for seven weeks.

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The politician, with a Home Counties constituency and a 'county lady' dress sense, has revealed that she has received invitations that were intended for a namesake - Teresa May, a 'glamour model' and dancer.

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The court was shown a newspaper report which claimed the incident took place at a party attended by celebrities such as Callum Best and Jade Goody, footballer Jermaine Jenas and glamour model Lauren Pope.

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