Kelly Brook has given fans a revealing insight into her romantic history, detailing four engagements to high-profile partners before finally finding lasting love with husband Jeremy Parisi. The 45-year-old media personality, who recently appeared on Celebrity Race Across The World with her spouse, is now preparing for another solo challenge in I'm A Celeb.
From Hollywood Heartbreak to Marital Bliss
Kelly and Italian model Jeremy Parisi tied the knot in July 2022 after first connecting in 2014. However, the road to marital happiness was paved with several high-profile relationships that captured public attention. Most notably, the former model spent seven years with Hollywood action star Jason Statham between 1997 and 2004.
In a recent podcast appearance, Kelly revealed the truth behind their split, explaining she "fell out of love with him" after feeling neglected when his career took off. She described how she put her own career at MTV on hold to support his Hollywood ambitions, only to find herself feeling abandoned when he failed to reciprocate that support.
"His career just took off and it just became the most incredible thing because I did so much and didn't look after myself," Kelly confessed. "I just felt so neglected in that dynamic to the point where I actually fell out of love with him in the end because he hadn't showed up for me like I'd showed up for him."
The String of Famous Ex-Fiancés
Following her split from Statham, Kelly embarked on a four-year relationship with actor Billy Zane after meeting on the set of Survival Island in 2004. The couple became engaged and lived together in a £1 million Kent farmhouse before their eventual split in 2008. Kelly later described this relationship as a "fling" rather than true love.
Her romantic journey continued with rugby player Danny Cipriani, whom she dated from 2008 until 2010. The relationship ended amid cheating allegations from both sides, with Kelly writing in her autobiography that the sportsman was so busy chasing other women he couldn't find time to flush the toilet.
Scottish rugby union player Thom Evans became Kelly's third fiancé, with their relationship spanning from 2010 to 2013. This period included significant heartbreak as the couple suffered two miscarriages, including one at six months that Kelly described as "the most traumatic, horrific thing that I've ever been through."
Finding Lasting Love with Jeremy Parisi
Kelly's fourth engagement came with Gladiator competitor David McIntosh in 2014, though this relationship lasted less than a year before ending amid cheating accusations.
The turning point came when Kelly first encountered French model Jeremy Parisi through Instagram in 2014. She reached out to him directly, and they bonded over shared interests in martial arts and fitness training. Despite initial language barriers - Jeremy spoke little English when they first met - their connection deepened over time.
The couple made a conscious decision not to have children together, prioritising what Kelly describes as a "nice, peaceful life together." She has been open about their strong bond, describing her marriage as "sacred" and admitting she's turned down work opportunities that would separate them.
"I'm very co-dependent and I think Jeremy and I just wanna be together all the time," Kelly revealed. "We like to go off and work separately, but I think in the evenings, we really pride ourselves on having dinner together, that's really sacred to us."
Now, as Kelly prepares to enter the I'm A Celeb jungle alone, she does so with the security of a marriage that has survived where four previous engagements failed, proving that sometimes true love really is worth the wait.
