Categories: Fashion, Health and Beauty
Jilly Johnson is a household name associated with glamour and beauty. Her career which spans over 30 years of her professional and personal life has been chronicled (accurately & inaccurately) both by the press and television. The media have been fascinated by Jilly, her looks and lifestyle.
Jilly’s rise to fame was spectacular and she was in demand as a fashion model (Lucie Clayton trained) before she became Britain’s first Page 3 Girl in 1970! A tongue in cheek attitude to glamour modelling briefly followed, before she formed a fun pop group called ‘Blonde On Blonde’ with fellow model Nina Carter. Blonde On Blonde enjoyed major success both in UK and abroad – nearly causing riots in Japan with their number one hit!
Jilly retired from music and modelling to look after her daughter Lucy. She then pursued a career in theatre and television as an actress and has remained in demand, regularly touring the country in theatre productions and presenting health, beauty & fashion items on daytime television, including This Morning, GMTV, Loose Women, Granada’s Livetime, Girls Talk (Granada 1 year)
She also presented the Deadly Ernest Horror Show on Sky TV for two years and co-presented The Sunday Times skiing video with Andrew Neil.
The hardback edition of Jilly’s first novel Double Exposure, was launched in 1994. The paperback, published by Simon & Schuster was released one year later. Her second novel, Playing For Love, also published by Simon & Schuster was released in September 1997.
Jilly’s video, ‘The 3 Minute a Day Facelift’ was launched in the spring of 96, and was an enormous success. In 1999 Jilly became the ‘Face of Cleo’ – a beauty endorsement promoting facial exercise. She enjoys corporate and promotional work, especially within the beauty industry and has presented corporate press launches for NSPCC, Cancer Research, Marks & Spencer and Kodak.
In 2002 Jilly got married and a sabbatical followed. She is now in her 50’s and a proud grandmother of nine. She is the supreme and typical example of the Glamorous Granny, who practises what she preaches regarding her health, beauty & fitness regimes. Classically trained in Ballet, although not participating today – Jilly still takes dance lessons with her husband for Tango & Rock n Roll.
Decades later, her face and figure are still her fortune!