Biography of Abi Titmus (a.k.a.: Abi Titmuss)

Abigail Evelyn "Abi" Titmuss (born February 8, 1976 in Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England), is a British glamour model turned television personality and occasional actress.

Titmuss was born on February 8, 1976. She grew up in Ruskington, where her parents were teachers, and took her A levels at Kesteven and Sleaford High School. She played the clarinet at school. Her parents divorced when she was 17, and her father moved to Argyll, Scotland, UK, where he re-married. She graduated from City University, London|City University in St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1998, and became a staff nurse at London's University College Hospital. She also worked at the Royal Brompton Hospital, and while there she was harassed by a senior house officer, Dr. Shibley Rahman, in 2004. After these incidents (which included confronting Titmuss while she showered naked), Dr. Rahman was eventually found guilty of misconduct by a General Medical Council tribunal.

Titmuss met TV presenter John Leslie at a party in a pub on Fulham Road in London in 1998. The pair quickly formed a relationship, and Titmuss lived between her student nurse accommodation at the hospital and Leslie's home in Barnes, south-west London.

In 200 presenter Ulrika Jonsson released her autobiography, in which she suggested that she had been raped earlier in her career by a now well-known TV presenter. Weeks later, the News of the World ran front page pictures of John Leslie snorting cocaine in a cafe. The following week, pictures appeared in the paper of Leslie, Titmuss and other women taking part in sex-sessions at Leslie's home, including Lanre Onabowale, posing as basketball player Jayson Blayde, and his girlfriend.

Full name: Abi Titmus

Born: February 8, 1976

Birthplace: Ruskington, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom