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Gemma Brotherton

Hi everyone! My name is Gemma Louise Brotherton or 'Gembob' as people like to call me! I live in Leicester, work in Leicester and party and play hard in Leicester. I also LOVE partying stupidly hard in London, Leeds and Manchester with my girls and boys most weekends. I am a self-confessed 'party animal' who lives for the weekend and thoroughly enjoys meeting new people and socialising as much as possible. I am confident, fun to be around, bubbly, outgoing and a very friendly person who will ALWAYS put a smile on your face! I love working with young children and carrying out charity work and fundraising events as often as I can, and working closely with my local community. My hobbies include cycling, writing, snowboarding, yoga, shopping, salsa dancing, keep fit gym classes and lots of swimming. I train up to four times a week at my local pool and compete regularly in various competitions and galas at weekends. My boyfriend and I holiday in Marbella as often as we can, as we have close friends over there. We also make a trip to the mountains every year in Sierra Nevada, Spain, for some snowboarding...so much fun! I love photography and fashion and have taken part in beauty paegants such as Miss Blaby and Miss Leicestershire, fashion shoots, catwalk shows and worked as a promotional model. I have lived in Leicester since the age of three with my mum Nikki, dad Michael and younger brother Ollie, and have a fantastic supporting family who I love dearly. I attended Millfield Primary School, Brockington College in Enderby and Lutterworth Grammar School where I stayed on in sixth form to study for my A-Levels. I achieved 5 A-Levels in I.T, Fine Art, Modern Art, English Language and English Literature, and 11 GCSE passes, with grades A to C. After finishing my studies, I went to Malia for two weeks to party with my friends for my 18th Birthday Party! Good times girls! I decided to take a gap year after being accepted onto the Camp America work abroad program, where I worked for CCUSA in North Carolina. I worked on an all-girl sports camp where I taught swimming lessons and coached the swim team before we swam 2.5 miles across the River Neuse for a local children's charity. After completing my first summer contract, I independantly went travelling across America, visiting New York, Washington DC, Boston, Florida and Miami. I worked at the camp again the following summer, and with my earnings I visited the west coast and took a road trip through California, visiting LA, San Francisco, the Grand Canyon, San Diego and Las Vegas...a truly unforgettable experience at the age of 19! I also visited Italy and Spain for five months where I explored the architecture and culture and met some incredible people along the way. After returning from my travels, I worked for two local Recruitment companies as a full time recruitment consultant, which was very interesting. I also worked for a teaching agency in Leicester as a Teaching Assistant, which was both rewarding and challenging as I worked closely with children who had special needs and severe learning disabilities. However, my biggest passion of all was writing as I wanted to progress into the world of Journalism, and show off my writing, reporting and interviewing skills! I enrolled on The Writers Bureau College of Journalism course in Manchester and studied hard to become a successful and respected Freelance Journalist. To date, I have worked at the Clothes Show London fashion event where I interviewed supermodel Erin O'Connor and glamour model Katie Price (Jordan); the Clothes Show Live events held at the Birmingham NEC, where I have met various fashion designer's and musicians; interviewed champion snooker player Mark Selby for luxury lifestyle publication Aspirational Magazine and worked alongside Real Travel Magazine, Harlequin Interior Design, Amorani Fashion Boutique, Knightsbridge Fashion and CINI Restaurant to name a few.