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Caprice Bourret

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Caprice
Bourret in May 2022
Born (1971-10-24) October 24, 1971 (age 53)
Hacienda Heights, California, US
Occupation(s)Businesswoman, model, actress, television personality
SpouseTy Comfort
Children2
Websitecapricebourret.com

Caprice Bourret (born October 24, 1971)[1][2] is an American businesswoman, singer, model, actress and television personality. She lives in London where she runs her companies, By Caprice[3]

Early life and education

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Bourret attended the co-ed Catholic Bishop Amat Memorial High School in La Puente, California, and graduated in the class of 1989.[4][5]

Modelling

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Bourret has appeared on more than 250 magazine covers[6][7] including Vogue, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Maxim, FHM, Playboy and the Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated.[8] She was named the world's sexiest woman by News of the World, GQ's Woman of the Year and Maxim's International Woman of the Year in three consecutive years.[9] She has been featured in television ad campaigns for Diet Coke and Pizza Hut.[10]

Business

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In 2000, Bourret entered into a licensing agreement with British department store Debenhams for the use of her name on a lingerie range. Six years later, she bought back the licence and founded By Caprice Products, selling internationally to retailers and department stores. She designs, models and markets lingerie, swimwear and sleepwear.[11][12][13] In 2010, she launched Bedding By Caprice.[14]

In 2023, Bourret launched her production company JJLove Productions Ltd.[15]

Film and television

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Year Title Role Notes
2025 Love in Ibiza (Working Title) Lead Producer

Executive Producer

2025 A Scottish Christmas Secret Tiffany Bennett Producer

Executive Producer

2024 A European Christmas Ivy Allen Producer

Executive Producer

2024 A Toast to Love Eliza Van Duezen Executive Producer
2019 Christmas in the Highlands Mrs. Ferdi
2019 MyBad! Lucy
2018 In2ruders Ravana Serpentine
2017 Sharknado 5: Global Swarming Polaris
2010 The Pinnochio Effect Mary
2009 Once Upon a Time in Dublin Unnamed character
2006 Perfect Woman Valerie
2005 Hollywood Flies Cherie
2002 Nailing Vienna Crystal
2001 Bubbles American Woman

Caprice starred in the films Hollywood Flies, Nailing Vienna and Jinxed In Love, all produced for HBO. In 2019, Bourret starred as Mrs. Ferdi in her first Christmas movie, Christmas in the Highlands[16]. In 2024, Bourret went on to produce and star in two films. A Toast to Love[17], in which she played the antagonist, Eliza Van Deuzen – and A European Christmas[18], where she played the lead , Ivy Allen. As of 2025, Bourret is set to release her third Christmas movie, A Scottish Christmas Secret[19] – in which she both produced and performed as the lead role of Tiffany Bennett. She is also in pre-production of Love in Ibiza (Working Title).

She also appeared in the British soap operas Hollyoaks and Dream Team and the comedy series Hospital. In 1998, Bourret hosted another British television series, Caprice's Travels. The show followed Bourret's tour through several major holiday destinations. She has appeared on Friday Night's All Wright and several award shows, including the European MTV awards and the World Music Awards, the British National Television Awards in 1996, 1997 and 1998 and several series for the television channels VH1 and E! Entertainment Television. In 2000, she featured in the Channel 4 documentary Being Caprice, in which a hidden camera recorded her life for ten days.[20] Also that year, she hosted an evening at The Oscars and the red carpet event for the American Music Awards both of which were broadcast live on ABC Network.[21]

Bourret was set to take part in the second season of Celebrity Big Brother UK, but pulled out.[22][23] She later appeared on the third season of Celebrity Big Brother. She continued to make appearances on its companion series Big Brother's Little Brother until 2010.[24]

Bourret was a cast member on the fifth season of the VH1 reality series The Surreal Life and appeared in other reality shows including Celebrities Under Pressure, Celebrities Disfigured, Three Celebrities and a Baby and Road Raja. In June 2006, she starred in the British independent film Perfect Woman. This followed an earlier appearance in the film The Man with Rain in His Shoes alongside Penélope Cruz.[20] In 2007, Bourret was a judge on Sky One's Project Catwalk and Britain's Next Top Model.[25] Three years later, she was head judge on TV3's show Style Wars in Ireland.[26] In 2008, she came joint-second with Jimmy Osmond in a Celebrity Come Dine with Me episode.[27] In 2017, Bourret competed in series 4 of Channel 4's The Jump.

In 2014, Bourret starred in the reality show Ladies of London.

In September 2019, Bourret competed in the second season of the 5Star reality series Celebs on the Farm, in which she finished as a runner-up. In January 2020, she competed in the twelfth season of Dancing on Ice with professional partner Hamish Gaman. Oscar Peter later replaced Gaman as Bourret's partner before they withdrew from the competition a week later.[28][29]

Theatre

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Bourret played Maureen in the musical Rent at The Prince of Wales Theatre. She also performed in The Vagina Monologues at the Arts Theatre in London's West End.[30]

In 2007, Bourret produced and played the lead role of Lisa, in the off-Broadway production Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical at the Tesson Theatre in Johannesburg.[31]

Music

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In 1999, Bourret was signed to Virgin Records and subsequently released her first single, "Oh Yeah"[32] (UK No. 24), and the 2001 follow-up single, "Once Around the Sun" (also UK No. 24).[33][34]

References

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  1. ^ "Who is Dancing On Ice star Caprice Bourret?". Heart. December 7, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Duke, Simon (January 26, 2020). "Who is Caprice on Dancing on Ice and how old is she?". ChronicleLive. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Burn-Callander, Rebecca (November 26, 2009). "How Caprice went from supermodel to lingerie entrepreneur". Real Business. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  4. ^ Trachta, Ali (July 21, 2014). "We Wish We All Could Be Caprice's Kind of California Girl". LA Weekly. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. ^ e-yearbook.com (tm). "Bishop Amat High School - Tusitala Yearbook (La Puente, CA), Class of 1988, Page 39 of 344". e-yearbook.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Amira Hashish (June 9, 2011). "How Caprice became a model businesswoman". Thisislondon.co.uk. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  7. ^ Bevan, Nathan (February 14, 2009). "Supermodel Caprice stars alongside Rhys Ifans in new show". WalesOnline. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  8. ^ "Most Popular". CNN. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  9. ^ "Interview Actress & Supermodel Caprice Bourret for Obesity Campaign UK". Obesitycampaign.co.uk. August 27, 2010. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  10. ^ Whitehead, Jennifer (October 2, 2003). "Caprice steals forklift truck in new Diet Coke promotion". Marketing magazine. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  11. ^ "Bradley Chapman Sales and Marketing". Rawbusiness.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  12. ^ Slowe, Kat (May 12, 2011). "INTERVIEW: Caprice Bourret". Lingerieinsight.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  13. ^ bycaprice.com. "By Caprice stockists". ByCaprice.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  14. ^ Lingerie Buyer.co.uk. "Caprice Launches Bedding". Lingerie-Buyer.co.uk. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  15. ^ "JJLove Productions". JJLove Productions. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  16. ^ Dewar, Ryan, Christmas in the Highlands (Comedy, Drama, Romance), Dan Jeannotte, Brooke Burfitt, Nicholas Farrell, Reel One Entertainment, Triventure Films, retrieved February 13, 2025
  17. ^ Dewar, Ryan (November 1, 2024), A Toast to Love (Romance), Brooke Burfitt, Daniel Lundh, Caprice Bourret, JJLove Productions, Triventure Films, retrieved February 13, 2025
  18. ^ Dewar, Ryan (November 7, 2024), A European Christmas (Comedy, Drama, Romance), Philip Boyd, Caprice Bourret, Victoria Ekanoye, JJLove Productions, retrieved February 13, 2025
  19. ^ Pritz-Bennett, Graham, A Scottish Christmas Secret (Romance), Caprice Bourret, Alex Trumble, Dominic Watters, JJLove Productions, retrieved February 13, 2025
  20. ^ a b "Too close for comfort". The Guardian. London.
  21. ^ "Exclusive Interviews with Top Jewish Models - Caprice". Shalom Life. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  22. ^ Wilkes, Neil (October 15, 2002). "Caprice rumoured for Celeb BB". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
  23. ^ Wilkes, Neil (November 17, 2002). "Caprice pulls out of show". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
  24. ^ Burchill, Julie (January 13, 2005). "My feminist hero has become a rancid bore". The Times. London. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
  25. ^ "Project Catwalk: Team Work On Caprice Lingerie Line". Unreality TV. February 19, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  26. ^ "ShowBiz Ireland - Caprice Launches TV3 Style Wars". Showbiz.ie. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  27. ^ Jeffries, Stuart (November 14, 2008). "Stuart Jeffries: Watch celebrities hold dinner parties for charity? I'd rather reverse over a puppy". The Guardian. London.
  28. ^ "Dancing On Ice's Caprice Bourret finished 'toxic' partnership with Hamish because he 'pushed her too hard'". Heart. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  29. ^ Pleasure Beach Arena [@BPBArena] (January 21, 2020). "The news is out. Our very own Head Coach Oscar Peter Will partner supermodel Caprice Bourret on Dancing On Ice. Give him your support and get voting for him next week. #oscarpeter #doi #itv #pleasurebeach #blackpoolpleasurebeach" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  30. ^ "Model Caprice Makes Musical Stage Debut in Rent". Whatsonstage.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  31. ^ "Caprice: Star of The VH1 Hit The Surreal Life - celebrity fashion model - PR: Hype Inc". Archived from the original on June 14, 2010.
  32. ^ "Aiming to be a model singer". BBC News. August 17, 1999. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  33. ^ music (July 12, 2010). "Caprice Entertainment MSN". Entertainment.uk.msn.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  34. ^ "Chart positions Every Hit". Everyhit.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
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