Kelly Brook left viewers stunned following the opening episode of Celebrity Race Across The World on Wednesday as she revealed her real name.
The glamour model, 44, joined forces with her husband Jeremy Parisi to go head-to-head with three celebrity pals for a race across South America in the new series of the BBC show.
But during the episode, Kelly surprised fans as she and Jeremy planned their next move after reaching the first checkpoint in Brazil, revealing that Brook wasn’t her real name.
WHAT IS KELLY BROOK’S REAL NAME?
The Heart FM presenter was born as Kelly Anne Parsons, but adopted the surname Brook when she kicked off her modelling career.
She added that despite that being the name she’s known by, it’s never been added to her passport.
She said: ‘My happy place is in my garden in my wellies, no makeup, hair up. To think that I was like a pin up and I do calendars, it’s just all an illusion like it’s not who I am at all.’
‘Kelly Brook doesn’t actually exist, it’s not even a real name, it’s never even been on my passport or anything. In my mind I’m Mrs Parisi, Jeremy’s wife.’
It was a revelation that left some viewers stunned, with posts to X including: ‘Kelly Brook is not her real name!!!’
‘Kelly Brook isn’t Kelly Brook’s real name?’
The second series of the show’s celebrity spin off will feature Ted Lasso stars to iconic TV presenters as they battle it out to reach their final destination without the help of phones or money.
Ted Lasso’s Kola Bokinni and his cousin, Mary Ellen will be competing against TV presenter and broadcaster Jeff Brazier and his son, Freddy, 20, along with Kelly, Jeremy and Radio 2 DJ Scott Mills and his now-husband Sam Vaughan.
