Nadia Forde (born 3 May 1989) is an Irish model, singer and TV personality of Italian descent.[1] She participated in the fourteenth series of the hit British ITV show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, starting on 16 November 2014 and ending on 2 December, finishing in ninth place.[2] and has appeared in her own show Nadia Goes to Hollywood.
Nadia Forde | |
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| Born | Nadia Forde (1989-05-03) 3 May 1989 (age 33) Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Model, singer, TV personality |
| Known for | Nadia Goes to Hollywood (2014) I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (2014) |
| Modelling information | |
| Hair colour | Brown |
| Eye colour | Hazel |
| Website | nadiaforde |
Forde was born in Dublin 3 May 1989; her mother was Berenice Paolozzi, who died from lymphoma in June 2015.[3] She attended Holy Faith Secondary School, Clontarf.[4]
In 2014, Forde starred in her own TV3 show Nadia Goes to Hollywood, documenting her time recording her first single and capturing her first acting role in the United States.[5][6]
In 2013, Forde appeared on Ireland's The Late Late Show and presented Irish morning television.[7] She has also appeared on nationwide radio stations, made theatrical appearances at Dublin's Tivoli Theatre, been a regular guest on RTE's The Republic of Telly and a contestant on TV3's Celebrity Salon in 2012.[8] [9] Forde has been voted by FHM readers as one of the 100 Sexiest Women in the World.[citation needed] In late 2013, she released her debut calendar for 2014.
In 2014, Forde toured with and promoted her first single "BPM" in the UK, Ibiza and Miami; reached number 8 in the Urban Club chart in the UK. Her following single was set for release in January 2015. She also sang the national anthem prior to Ireland's international football match against Sweden in September 2013.
In August 2014, Forde made an appearance on the Oliver Callan spoof sketch show, Callan's Kicks'.[10]
In November 2014, it was announced that she would be taking part in the fourteenth series of the ITV hit show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[11] On 2 December she became the second celebrity to be evicted from the jungle.[12][13]
In April 2015, a pilot for a reality show "Chasing The Dream" was broadcast in Ireland on 3e.[14]
| Year | Title | Type | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Late Late Show | TV | Herself | 1 Episode, Guest |
| 2014 | Nadia Goes to Hollywood | TV | Herself | TV Documentary series |
| I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | TV | Herself | Contestant/Participant | |
| 2017 | Once Upon a Time in London | Film | Rita | |