Amy Willerton - Updated Oct 2024

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Amy Willerton

Amy Willerton is a popular British television presenter, model, and beauty pageant titleholder. Amy Willerton is widely known for her work with ITV, winning the Miss Universe Great Britain title and representing Great Britain at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant.

Early Life

Amy Willerton opened her eyes to the world on 18 August 1992, in Bristol, England, the United Kingdom. According to the astrological chart, she has a zodiac sign of Leo and is currently 31 years old as of 2023. She holds British nationality and belongs to the English ethnicity.

The names of her parents are Bruce Willerton and Sarah Willerton. Her father is a competitive triathlete. She was raised along with her two siblings; Erin Willerton and Ross Willerton who is severely disabled. The family communicates with Ross through Makaton sign language. Moreover, she is a direct descendant of Catholic Church cardinal Thomas Wolsey.

Amy Willerton – Education

In terms of academics, she ended Cotham School before completing her A levels at North Bristol Post 16 Centre. She had to study Media at Cardiff University before pursuing her modelling career.

Professional Career

At the age of 15 years old, Amy Willerton began her modelling career after being scouted whilst out shopping with her sister As a model, she has appeared on Catwalks around the world for brands such as Karen Millen and Guess (clothing) and won campaigns such as the face of Sure and the body of Slendertone.

She was ranked 22nd and 14th on FHM’s 100 Sexiest list in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and has appeared on the cover of FHM Magazine twice.

Beauty Pageants

When she was 17 years old, she won Miss Bristol in 2011, and the same year, she won the Miss Bath title. Next year, she won Miss London and she reached into top five in Miss England that same year.

Caption: Amy Willerton representing Great Britain at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant (Source: Miss Universe)

She was crowned the 2013 Miss Universe Great Britain in Birmingham and was quickly tipped as a potential winner of Miss Universe by international media and pageant forums.

Later, she participated in the Miss Universe contest in Moscow, Russia, where she became the first woman competing as Miss Great Britain to place in the semifinals, eventually finishing in the Top 10. She is the first British Miss Universe contender in thirty years to make the top ten.

Television

Willerton flew to Australia less than 24 hours after returning to London from filming the Miss Universe competition in Moscow for ITV’s “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” and came fifth in the show.

She featured on “This Morning,” “Good Morning Britain,” “Big Brother’s Bit on the Side,” “The Chase,” “Mastermind,” and “Lorraine.” In 2015, she participated in “Get Your Act Together,” when she joined and performed with the Moscow State Circus.

She started hosting for Fuse TV Network alongside DJ Skee in the United States. She was then chosen to host the Dance on Network show “Every Single Step,” which she co-hosted with industry stalwarts Nigel Lythgoe and Brian Friedman.

Amy was frequently compared to fellow British presenter Cat Deeley due to the show’s resemblance to “So You Think You Can Dance.” She competed on “The Jump” in February 2017 and came in third place.

Philanthropy Works and other works 

Her philanthropic activity has mainly helped the disabled. As a teenager, she organized her first event, Bristol Rockstyle, for the Variety Club children’s charity. She ran the London Marathon in 2014 to raise funds for The Chickenshed Theatre School.

Moreover, she began writing for the Huffington Post in 2015. Moreover, she spoke at the University of Oxford’s Oxford Union debate society. She sailed across the Atlantic from New York to London as part of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race in the summer of 2016.

Amy Willerton – Net Worth 2023

According to various online sources, Amy’s net worth is estimated at around $2 million. While her annual salary and income are unknown. The majority of her earnings come from her modelling career, as well as brand endorsements, and modelling for advertisements and magazines.

Relationship Status

Caption: Amy Willerton with her boyfriend and their daughter (Source: HELLO! Magazine)

Amy Willerton is engaged to her boyfriend Daniel Day in March 2019. In January 2020, the couple welcomed their first child. Previously, she dated English reality TV star and DJ, Joey Essex. They separated in January 2014, according to tabloids.

Controversy

While representing the United Kingdom in the Miss Asia Pacific World pageant in South Korea in 2011, she sparked controversy. Despite the organizers’ rejects, the pageant has sparked controversy, with consecutive winners departing the country and making similar claims of immoral behavior.

Body Measurements

Caption: Amy Willerton posing for a photo (Source: Instagram)

This beautiful model stands 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs around 58 kg. Moreover, she has a pair of hazel eyes with dyed blonde hair colour and her body measurement is 39-25-35 inches. In addition, her shoe size is 9 US, dress size is 6 US, and bra size is 34D.

Amy Willerton – Social Media

This British model is pretty active on all kinds of social media sites such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok. On her Instagram page ‘@missamywillerton’ there are over 325k followers.

Likewise, there are over 201.6k followers on her Twitter page ‘@amywillerton’ and over 154k followers on her official Facebook. On her official TikTok account ‘@amywillerton’ there are over 1.4k followers.