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Peaches Geldof
Geldof in September 2009
Born	Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 35) Westminster, London, England, UK
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Broadcaster, journalist, model
Years active	2005–present
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Spouse(s)	Max Drummey (2008–2011) Thomas Cohen (2012–present)
Children	Astala Geldof–Cohen
Parent(s)	Bob Geldof (father) Paula Yates (mother)
Relatives	Pixie Geldof (sister) Hughie Green (grandfather)

Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof (born 13 March 1989) is a British journalist, television presenter and model.

Background

Geldof was born in London in 1989, the second daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates. She is the granddaughter of Hughie Green. Her sisters are Fifi Trixibelle Geldof and Pixie Geldof. She also has a younger half-sister, Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof.

She grew up in Chelsea, London, and Faversham, Kent, and was educated at Queen's College, London. After moving out of her father's house at eighteen, Peaches rented a flat in Islington, North London, but gave up her lease to move to New York with then-husband, Max Drummey.

Career

Geldof wrote a magazine column for the UK edition of Elle Girl, starting with its April 2004 issue and continuing until the magazine folded in October 2005. From age 14–17 she wrote a weekly socio-political column for The Daily Telegraph, and wrote numerous articles for The Guardian. Geldof worked for a time as an advice columnist in ES Magazine, and writes a regular monthly column for Nylon magazine, and also for Cleo Australia.

Geldof wrote and presented her own documentary TV programme, Peaches Geldof: Teenage Mind in 2005, which was followed up with Peaches Geldof: Teen America, which aired on Sky One in the UK on 1 March 2006. In 2006, Geldof was placed at number seven in the Tatler's list of Top Ten Fashion Icons for the year, the youngest person on the list. In 2007, readers of FHM voted her the 53rd sexiest woman in the world.

In September 2007 Geldof made her catwalk debut modelling for PPQ at London Fashion Week. She was also announced as the face of the Australian fashion line Dotti. Premiering on 19 October 2008 was Peaches: Disappear Here, a MTV One reality show in which Peaches founds a new youth-orientated magazine.

In 2009 Peaches was signed to a six-figure modeling deal to become the face of the Miss Ultimo collection. Michelle Mone, the head of Ultimo underwear said at the time "Peaches was the perfect choice for this campaign. She's young, edgy with lashings of style". The collection was launched at the Debenhams department store in Oxford Street in May 2009. Peaches was subsequently dropped from the Ultimo brand in March 2010 after nude pictures and allegations of drug use were posted on the Internet and published in the media. Geldof vehemently denied the claims and said, "I am disappointed that Ultimo has decided not to extend my contract based on a wildly exaggerated account of a night in Los Angeles five months ago." Mone said that "as a brand that targets young women, we feel it is impossible for Peaches to continue."

In 2011 Geldof presented a six-part series on ITV2 called OMG! with Peaches Geldof, a magazine-format chat and guest show with audience participation.

Personal life

In 2009, in the ITV2 documentary Fearne and....Peaches Geldof, Peaches revealed that she was interested in and had begun following Scientology. When questioned about her father's opinion about it, Peaches said, 'My father says anything that makes me feel like a better person and makes me happy is a good thing'.

Marriages

On 5 August 2008, Geldof married Max Drummey, an American musician from the band Chester French, at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. In a statement on 12 August 2008, the couple said they were "delighted to announce their very happy marriage." They also have each other's names tattooed on their hands. The couple announced on 7 February 2009 that they had amicably decided to end their marriage. However, neither filed for divorce for over two years. Drummey eventually filed for divorce on 18 April 2011 in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences.

On 11 December 2011, Geldof announced her engagement to Thomas Cohen, lead singer of the band S.C.U.M. Geldof subsequently announced on 5 January 2012 that she was pregnant with the couple's first child. Their son Astala Dylan Willow Geldof-Cohen was born in April 2012. Geldof and Cohen married on 8 September 2012 at St Mary Magdalene and St Lawrence Church in Davington, Kent. It is the same church in which her parents married 26 years earlier, and also where Geldof's mother's funeral was held in 2000. In November 2012, Geldof and Cohen announced that they are expecting their second child, a boy to be named Phaedra.

References

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22. Reich, Ashley (22 April 2011). "Peaches Geldof's Husband Maxwell Drummey Files for Divorce". Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
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24. Littlejohn, Georgina (5 January 2012). "'Utterly thrilled': Peaches Geldof and fiancé Thomas Cohen are expecting their first child". Daily Mail. London.
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26. Geldof, Peaches. "Twitter". Retrieved 21 April 2012.
27. "Peaches Geldof unveils a happy and healthy Astala as she admits he was rushed off after his birth due to 'breathing difficulties'". The Daily Mail. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
28. "Peaches Geldof Reveals Wedding Pics: 'I Felt My Mother Watching Over Me'". The Huffington Post UK. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
29. "Peaches exclusively shares new baby joy with HELLO! and reveals name". Hello. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

External links

• Peaches Geldof at IMDb

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