Jodie Marsh Parents: Meet Kristina Marsh & John Marsh

Jodie Marsh is the daughter of John Marsh and Kristina Marsh who owned a scaffolding business. She was educated at the independent Brentwood School. She has one brother.

Marsh has spoken extensively about her experiences of being bullied at school which began when she was 11. She had rhinoplasty aged 16 after experiencing bullying for her nose, which she broke in a hockey accident. Marsh acquired 11A-A grade GCSEs at school, followed by three A-levels.

Marsh began glamour modelling in 2002 on Page 3 of The Sun, for which she appeared six times in total. Marsh was working as a stripper at Stringfellows Gentlemen’s Club in London when she appeared in the documentary television series, Essex Wives in 2002. This led to several modelling jobs.

In 2021, she was named by the Advertising Standards Authority, the UK’s advertising watchdog, on a list of 122 Instagram influencers who have repeatedly violated ASA regulations.