Caprice Bourret is an American-born model, actress, television personality and entrepreneur living in London and starring on Bravo’s new reality show Ladies of London. The 43-year-old just released a book titled: My Boys, My Body, My Business, referring to her unusual experience of getting pregnant while having a child using surrogacy. Her two sons Jett and Jax were born less than a month apart in 2013.
Caprice was born October 24, 1971 in Hacienda Heights, California to her American mother Valerie Bourret and her French Canadian Father Dale Bourret. But She moved to the United Kingdom in 1996 at age 25 to pursue a career in modeling. However she had already made her first million by the age of 24. She has appeared on over 250 magazine covers including: Vogue, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Maxim, FHM and the Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated. She also appeared 3 HBO films and on Celebrity Big Brother in 2005.
She dated several big celebrities including: Rod Stewart, David Spade and Dennis Quaid.
She also dated a friend of Noelle Reno’s now deceased fiancé Scot Young, Robert Curtis before meeting baby daddy and millionaire financier Ty Comfort.
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Bourret was born in Hacienda Heights, California to an American mother, Valerie Bourret and a French Canadian father, Dale Bourret.Her father left the family when Bourret was five.[4] She practises Judaism.[5][6] In 1996, she moved to the United Kingdom.
In 2013, Bourret announced her pregnancy. She had decided to have a surrogate child after being told by doctors that she was unlikely to conceive naturally. Shortly after discovering the success of the procedure, Bourret found that she was also expecting a child herself.The male, surrogate child was born in Los Angeles on August 19, 2013 and Bourret attended the birth.Bourret gave birth herself less than a month later to a son. The two sons are named Jett and Jax.
Bourret has appeared on more than 250 magazine coverswhich have included Vogue, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Maxim, FHM and the Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated. She was named the world’s sexiest woman by the News of the World, GQs Woman of the Year and Maxims International Woman of the Year for three consecutive years.She has been featured in television ad campaigns for Diet Coke and Pizza Hut alongside Jonathan Ross.
In 2000, Bourret entered into a licensing agreement with one of the UK’s leading department stores, Debenhams, for the use of her name on a lingerie range. Six years later, she bought back the license and subsequently founded By Caprice Products, selling internationally to retailers and department stores. She designs, models, and markets lingerie, swimwear, and sleepwear.[16][17][18] In 2010, Bourret launched Bedding By Caprice.[19] Bourret has given speeches at business events about the development of her own business, and on topics of general business interest.[20]
Caprice starred in the film Hollywood Flies,[21] Nailing Vienna [22] and Jinxed In Love, all produced for HBO. She also appeared in the soap operas Hollyoaks and Dream Team and the English comedy show Hospital. In 1998, Bourret hosted the UK television series, Caprice’s Travels. The show followed Bourret’s tour through several major holiday destinations. Bourret has appeared on Friday Night’s All Wright and several award shows, including the European MTV awards and the World Music Awards, the British National Television Awards in 1996, 1997 and 1998, and several series for the television channels VH1 and E! Entertainment Television. In 2000, she featured in the Channel 4 documentary Being Caprice, in which a hidden camera recorded her life for ten days.[23] Also that year, she hosted an evening at The Oscars and the red carpet event for the American Music Awards both of which were broadcast
Caprice Bourret (born October 24, 1971) is an American-born businesswoman, model, actress and television personality. She lives in London where she runs her company, By Caprice Lingerie Ltd.[1]
Bourret was born in Hacienda Heights, California to an American mother, Valerie Bourret and a French Canadian father, Dale Bourret.[2][3][4] Her father left the family when Bourret was five.[4] She practises Judaism.[5][6] In 1996, she moved to the United Kingdom.
In 2013, Bourret announced her pregnancy. She had decided to have a surrogate child after being told by doctors that she was unlikely to conceive naturally. Shortly after discovering the success of the procedure, Bourret found that she was also expecting a child herself.[7][8] The male, surrogate child was born in Los Angeles on August 19, 2013 and Bourret attended the birth.[9] Bourret gave birth herself less than a month later to a son. The two sons are named Jett and Jax.[10]
Bourret has appeared on more than 250 magazine covers[11][12] which have included Vogue, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Maxim, FHM and the Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated.[13] She was named the world’s sexiest woman by the News of the World, GQs Woman of the Year and Maxims International Woman of the Year for three consecutive years.[14] She has been featured in television ad campaigns for Diet Coke and Pizza Hut alongside Jonathan Ross.[15]
Business career[edit]
In 2000, Bourret entered into a licensing agreement with one of the UK’s leading department stores, Debenhams, for the use of her name on a lingerie range. Six years later, she bought back the license and subsequently founded By Caprice Products, selling internationally to retailers and department stores. She designs, models, and markets lingerie, swimwear, and sleepwear.[16][17][18] In 2010, Bourret launched Bedding By Caprice.[19] Bourret has given speeches at business events about the development of her own business, and on topics of general business interest.[20]
Caprice starred in the film Hollywood Flies,[21] Nailing Vienna [22] and Jinxed In Love, all produced for HBO. She also appeared in the soap operas Hollyoaks and Dream Team and the English comedy show Hospital. In 1998, Bourret hosted the UK television series, Caprice’s Travels. The show followed Bourret’s tour through several major holiday destinations. Bourret has appeared on Friday Night’s All Wright and several award shows, including the European MTV awards and the World Music Awards, the British National Television Awards in 1996, 1997 and 1998, and several series for the television channels VH1 and E! Entertainment Television. In 2000, she featured in the Channel 4 documentary Being Caprice, in which a hidden camera recorded her life for ten days.[23] Also that year, she hosted an evening at The Oscars and the red carpet event for the American Music Awards both of which were broadcast live on ABC Network.[24]
In early 2005, she appeared on Celebrity Big Brother. She continued to make appearances on its companion show Big Brother’s Little Brother until 2010.[25]
Bourret was a cast member on the fifth season of the VH1 reality series The Surreal Life and appeared in the reality shows Celebrities Under Pressure, Celebrities Disfigured, Three Celebrities and a Baby, and Road Raja.
In June 2006, she starred in the English independent movie Perfect Woman. This followed an earlier appearance in the film The Man with Rain in His Shoes alongside Penélope Cruz.[23]
In 2007, Bourret was a judge on Sky 1’s Project Catwalk and Britain’s Next Top Model.[26] Three years later she was head judge on TV3’s show Style Wars in Ireland.[27]
On November 13, 2008 she came joint second with Jimmy Osmond in a Celebrity Come Dine with Me episode that also featured Nicky Clarke and Nancy Sorrell.[28]
Name: Caprice Bourret
Age: 42
Nationality: American
Occupation: American-born entrepreneur, model, actress and television personality. Runs Caprice Lingerie Ltd.
Mother: Valerie Bourret, American
Father: Dale Bourret, French Canadian
Children: Two sons named Jett and Jax. Caprice Bourret talks about getting pregnant with ‘miracle babies’
Hometown: Hacienda Heights, California
Birthday: October 24, 1971
Religion: Judaism
Height: 5′ 9″ (1.74 m)
Ex-boyfriends: Rod Stewart, David Spade and Dennis Quaid, Robert Curtis (friend of Scot Young)
Boyfriend/baby daddy: millionaire financier Ty Comfort
Bourret moved to the United Kingdom in 1996.
Modeling career: She has appeared on more than 250 magazine covers including: Vogue, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Maxim, FHM and the Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated.
Bourret was named world’s sexiest woman by the News of the World, GQs Woman of the Year and Maxims International Woman of the Year for three consecutive years.
She was a former Wonderbra model.
Film roles: Hollywood Flies, Nailing Vienna, and Jinxed In Love, all produced for HBO.
Soap opera roles: Hollyoaks and Dream Team and the English comedy show Hospital.
Reality shows: Celebrity Big Brother 2005.
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