Jilly Johnson

Jilly Johnson (née Gosden; 17 November 1953) is a British former model, actress and Page 3 girl.

Jilly Johnson
Born
Jilly Gosden

(1953-11-17) 17 November 1953
Queensland, Australia
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Model, actress, writer
Years active1975–present
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Children1

Biography

Johnson was born Jilly Gosden on 17 November 1953 in Australia. Her family moved back to Surrey, England when she was eight, and she attended Horsell Primary School and Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking, Surrey.[1]

In the 1970s and 1980s together with Nina Carter, she was in the girl group Blonde on Blonde.[2] Johnson was also featured on the album cover for the album Moontan by Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring in 1973.

In 1975, she became the first model to appear topless in the Daily Mirror.

She has written two novels: Double Exposure (1994) and Playing for Love (1997).[3]

She has been married twice and has one daughter from her first marriage. Johnson is now a housewife and grandmother. She is also noted for her love of Great Danes.[4]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1979 The Golden Lady Herself Blonde on Blonde (musical duo) with Nina Carter

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1980 Star Games Herself Game show
1986 Auf Wiedersehen Pet Model Comedy drama
1994 Digging the Dancing Queens Herself Television documentary
2003 Loose Women Herself

Published books
  • Playing for Love, published by Simon & Schuster (1997)
  • Double Exposure, published by Smith Gryphon (1994)

References
  1. "My School Sport: Jilly Johnson". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  2. "Blonde on Blonde: That time two topless models released a disco cover version of 'Whole Lotta Love'". DangerousMinds. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. "Angel is a centrefold". The Independent on Sunday. 26 November 2006.
  4. "THE GREAT DANE - THE TALLEST DOG IN THE WORLD / Animal Watch - YouTube". YouTube.


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