Who is Nell McAndrew? Dale Winton’s ‘wife’ he married in spoof wedding and ex-glamour model

GLAMOUR model Nell McAndrew has cut a low profile since her lads' mag heyday in the late 1990s.

But what do we know about the model and marathon runner who 'married' Dale Winton and won Rear of The Year?

Who is Nell McAndrew?

Nell McAndrew is a model whose body was used as the basis for Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider video game series.

She was born in Leeds on November 6, 1973, and has an older sister and two younger brothers.

She worked as a clerk for Yorkshire Bank until making the step up to modelling.

In 2005 she won Rear of the Year.

She is a good marathon runner with her time of 3 hours 10 minutes and 51 seconds in 2005 fast enough to qualify for the women's elite race.

How did Nell McAndrew get into modelling?

After leaving school, Nell worked as a bank clerk - but tried modelling after her hairdresser suggested it.

She started work as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike and was forced to shave her head for an assignment in Germany.

She was sacked from her role as Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider video game after posing as the character on the front page of Playboy.

What TV shows has Nell McAndrew been on?

Nell first appeared on TV as a hostess on the game show Man O Man.

She has presented Racing Rivals, Born to Fight, It's a Knockout and The Big Breakfast.

She also appeared on the first series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here, coming fourth.

In 2003 she took part in Dale's Wedding.

Who is Nell McAndrew married to?

Nell McAndrew is married to property developer Paul Hardcastle.

The pair tied the knot in November 2004 in Huddersfield, West Yorks, and had a second ceremony in December 2004 in Dubai.

The have a son, Devon, and daughter, Anya.

In 2003 she 'married' telly host Dale Winton in a BBC3 spoof wedding during a star-studded ceremony in Surrey.