Danielle Bux

Danielle Maria Bux (born 15 June 1979) is a Welsh actress and model. She made her modelling debut in 1999 winning a place on the Miss Hawaiian Tropic beauty pageant in Las Vegas. She was married to former England footballer Gary Lineker from 2009 until 2016.

Danielle Bux
Bux in California, December 2018
Born (1979-06-15) 15 June 1979
Cardiff, Wales
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2009–present
Spouses
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    (m. 2009; div. 2016)​
  • Nate Greenwald
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    (m. 2019)​
Children2

Early life

She was born in Cardiff, Wales, to parents Kim Lewis and Roy Bux. They divorced when she was young. Bux grew up in Cardiff. She has one sister, three brothers, and one half-brother.[1] She attended Cantonian High School in Fairwater, Cardiff.[2] Bux reports that she suffered from racist bullying during her childhood. Her grandfather was from Bengal (present-day Bangladesh).[3]

Career

Bux started modelling as a teenager after winning a place in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic contest in Las Vegas.[4] Whilst modelling part-time, she was a flight attendant with Virgin Atlantic. Becoming a full-time model, she has since appeared on the cover of various magazines including Hello!, OK!, and Maxim.[5]

She assisted Trevor McDonald onstage at the 2008 National TV Awards. She finished in third place in the 2009 series of ITV's Hell's Kitchen. In June and July 2009, she was a guest panellist on ITV's Loose Women.

Bux made her acting debut on the stage at the Bristol Hippodrome in Calendar Girls in 2011.[4] Her television appearances include BBC One drama Silent Witness and Aquarius.[4][6]

Personal life
Gary Lineker and Bux at The Asian Awards in 2015

Bux has a daughter from a previous relationship when she was 22.[7] She married Gary Lineker on 2 September 2009, in Ravello, Italy. They went on to win £30,000 for charity on ITV's gameshow Mr and Mrs.[8] On 13 January 2016, Lineker and Bux announced they were divorcing after six years of marriage,[9] the reason given being Lineker not wanting more children.[9]

Bux started a relationship with American entertainment lawyer Nate Greenwald in 2016 and they had a daughter in 2017. They married at a private ceremony at his parents' house in November 2019 on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.[10]

Bux is a patron of the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation. She began fundraising for the charity after her half-brother sustained a life-altering spinal injury from a fall at the age of 22.[11]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2013We Are the FreaksMeganFeature film
2013Silent Witness: episode "Trust: Part 2"Jan EvansTV series
2015Kicking OffPhilippaFilm
2015Aquarius: episode "(Please Let Me Love You And) It Won't Be Wrong"Louise MitchellTV series
2015Curse of the Witching TreeIsobel RedwoodIndie film
2015One Thing Left to DoSummerIndie film
2019The Wedding YearMeganFilm

References
  1. "'It broke my heart to miss Danielle's wedding'". Wales Online. 4 September 2009. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. Woodrow, Emily (2 October 2009). "Danielle Lineker goes back to her old school". Wales Online.
  3. "I was abused by racist bullies because of my Indian heritage- Danielle Lineker". Asian Voice. 18 February 2015.
  4. "Danielle Bux: The Welsh influencer, actor, mother about to take LA by storm talks exclusively to Style of the City". Style of the City.
  5. "Danielle Bux". Maxim. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  6. "Silent Witness". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  7. "Gary Lineker at World Cup: His 'unusual' relationship with ex-wife Danielle Bux and her husband". Wales Online. 20 November 2022.
  8. "Linekers in £30,000 charity win on All Star Mr & Mrs". Leicester Mercury. 19 January 2010. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  9. "Gary Lineker and his wife to divorce 'because he's too old to start another family'". The Daily Telegraph. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  10. Best, Chloe (2 January 2020). "Gary Lineker's ex-wife Danielle Bux shares gorgeous new photo from secret wedding". Hello!. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  11. "Lineker's fiance inspired by brother's accident". Wales Online. 9 October 2008. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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