18 Facts About Nell McAndrew

Nell McAndrew is an accomplished amateur athlete, with a marathon personal best time of 2:54:39.

Nell McAndrew has an older sister and two younger brothers.

Nell McAndrew started her modelling career as a catalogue and magazine model and as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike.

Nell McAndrew later appeared in the Daily Star as a Page 3 girl but it was her role as the Lara Croft model for the video game Tomb Raider between 1998 and 1999 that brought her to the public's attention.

Nell McAndrew was fired from her stint as Croft in 1999 after posing nude for Playboy.

Nell McAndrew has since enjoyed a successful career as a glamour model, frequently appearing in FHM, Maxim and Loaded.

Nell McAndrew has appeared in fitness magazines, including Shape and Personal Trainer.

Nell McAndrew, affectionately referred to as a forces sweetheart, has visited the British Armed Forces at bases all over the world.

Nell McAndrew has had a television career as a presenter on Racing Rivals, Born to Fight, It's a Knockout and The Big Breakfast.

Nell McAndrew has been a contestant on various gameshows and reality shows including Fort Boyard, I'm a Celebrity.

Nell McAndrew has been part of a number of PR campaigns for Yorkshire Water, including a digital version of her in their Sewer Raider item on the company website.

In January 2009, Nell McAndrew helped Benenden Healthcare Society, a mutual not-for-profit healthcare organisation, launch their "Fresh Start, Get on Track" campaign, appearing in nationwide radio interviews and online webchats.

In March 2012 Nell McAndrew was the first woman across the finish line in the five-mile National Lottery Olympic Park Run in a personal best time of 29 minutes and 21 seconds.

Nell McAndrew and her husband have a son, Devon, born on 24 August 2006.

Nell McAndrew gave birth to her second child, a daughter, in March 2013.

Nell McAndrew has supported a range of charities including Breast cancer awareness, Help the Aged, the British Heart Foundation, DEBRA, Cancer Research UK, the Lymphoma Association and SSAFA.

Nell McAndrew is a Vice president of the Leeds Rugby Foundation charity.

Nell McAndrew ran for the Alzheimer's Society in the Bupa Great North Run in Newcastle in September 2010.