Hazell was born in Lewisham, London, England,[1] grew up in Grove Park, and attended the Ravensbourne School in Bromley
Sex Tape
In early January 2007, a sex tape of Hazell and ex-boyfriend Lloyd Miller was released on the internet.[8] The video was shot while the two were on holiday in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain during the previous year, on or about 30 May.[8]
Following the tape's leak, Hazell was reported to have been very upset, and she called the police in an attempt to find out who leaked the tape.[9] She also "obtained an injunction on grounds of privacy preventing any further publication or promotion of the video"[8] though the video is still widely available on the internet.
Career
Modelling
At sixteen years of age, Hazell left school to work as a hairdresser. Her colleagues persuaded her to try her luck at modelling (she later quit hairdressing)[10] and enrolled at Lewisham College to start a City & Guilds in fashion, but was not at the college for very long.[5] At seventeen, she competed in The Daily Star's "Search for a Beach Babe" contest and won.[10] A friend told her about The Sun's Page 3 Idol competition. Despite some initial uncertainty about entering the contest, she submitted some photos. She was eventually chosen the winner in December 2004.[11] She won £10,000 worth of "sexy clothes" and "a one-year membership of the Rex cinema and bar". Three cast sculptures were made of her bust by sculptor Leigh Heppell. Two are in the Sun offices and one is in her house.
Another part of Hazell's Page 3 Idol win was a one-year exclusive glamour modelling contract with The Sun. She is currently being handled by Jon Fowler.
Hazell is regularly featured in Zoo and continues to appear in The Sun at least once every two weeks. She has been on the cover of The Sun's 2006 and 2007 Page 3 calendars, in addition to her own 2006 and 2007 wall calendars, the latter of which sold 30,000 in its first days of release.
Hazell was once offered a chance to appear in Playboy, but declined because she was not comfortable doing a full nude shoot.
