24 Facts About Abi Titmuss

Abigail Evelyn Titmuss was born on 8 February 1976 and is an English actress, television personality, and poker player.

Abi Titmuss graduated from City University at the teaching hospital St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1998.

Abi Titmuss completed a nursing diploma, because she "was interested in becoming a doctor, but hadn't taken A level Chemistry" and became a staff nurse at London's University College Hospital.

Abi Titmuss appeared on Hell's Kitchen in 2004 and the following year appeared on Channel 4's The Friday Night Project as a regular guest; in Abi Titmuss: A Modern Day Morality Tale, a fly-on-the-wall documentary for Channel 4; and on ITV1's Celebrity Love Island.

Abi Titmuss starred on a celebrity edition of Channel 4's Come Dine with Me with Paul Ross, Lesley Joseph, Linda Lusardi and Rodney Marsh.

Abi Titmuss appeared on the reality television series Deadline with Janet Street-Porter on ITV2.

Abi Titmuss was the fourth celebrity to be sacked from the show.

Abi Titmuss has guest-presented shows on Virgin Radio, MTV and LBC radio.

Abi Titmuss took up presenting on pornographic channel Television X; released a fitness video; put her name to an erotic novel published by Black Lace; and made personal appearances in nightclubs in the UK and Ireland.

In December 2004, Abi Titmuss appeared on the front cover of FHM again, with Swedish model Victoria Silvstedt, "marking," as she wrote, "the first time a girl was on the FHM cover twice in one year".

Abi Titmuss appeared in the Sunday Times Style section and in glamour pictures in several tabloid newspapers, including The Sun, News of the World, Daily Mirror, The People and Daily Star.

In 2005, Abi Titmuss appeared in a high fashion shoot in Pop magazine, which commented on her status as the "face of 21st century celebrity".

Abi Titmuss first acted during her university studies and then took part-time acting courses at the Central School of Speech and Drama, paid for from her nursing work.

Abi Titmuss told me at the end that he hadn't known what to expect from me, but that I had really surprised him.

In March 2006, Abi Titmuss made her London theatre acting debut at the Courtyard Theatre in King's Cross, playing a prostitute with a multiple personality disorder in Two Way Mirror ; for which she won a Fringe Report Award for Best West End Debut.

Between 26 February and 23 March 2008, Abi Titmuss appeared in the black comedy Fat Christ at the King's Head Theatre in Islington, London.

In 2009, Abi Titmuss was cast in the 25th anniversary production of John Godber's play Up 'n' Under at the newly refurbished Hull Truck Theatre, Hull.

Abi Titmuss played Hazel, the fitness instructor, starring alongside James Crossley and soap actor Lewis Linford.

Abi Titmuss had a part in the BBC TV series Hotel Babylon, playing a nun.

In November and December 2009, Abi Titmuss appeared in a production of Shakespeare's Macbeth with the Seagull Rep, playing the character of Lady Macbeth.

In January 2015, Titmuss announced that she had changed her name to Abigail Evelyn, in the context of her relocation to Hollywood, California and her attempts to establish a new career as an actress.

Abi Titmuss made her US acting debut as a nurse, on Days of Our Lives.

In 2008, Abi Titmuss played in "Ante Up For Africa", a charity side-event of the World Series of Poker, in Las Vegas.

Abi Titmuss first came to public attention as the girlfriend of TV presenter John Leslie, whom she met in a Fulham bar on 10 April 1999.