Gabrielle Richens is a British model and TV presenter born in Kent with British, Indian, and Chinese ancestry. She began modeling at age fifteen after signing with the Elite agency. Richens gained particular fame in Australia and was ranked in FHM UK's 100 Sexiest Women in the World in 2002 (41st), 2003 (69th), and 2004 (71st).
Richens became widely known in Australia following her relationship with rugby league player Solomon Haumono, which involved Haumono leaving his club in Australia to be with her in the UK. This incident caused controversy regarding his contract status with the Canterbury Bulldogs. She appeared in Ralph magazine, posed nude for Australian Black+White and the March 1999 Australian Playboy, and returned to the UK at the end of 2001. Richens co-presented The Desert Forges in 2001, hosted 3001: A Sex Oddity in 2002, and presented the Australian dating show Love Rules. She has also appeared on Dancing with the Stars, Australian Celebrity Survivor: Vanuatu, and guest-starred in episodes of CSI and How I Met Your Mother. She supports the British Heart Foundation.
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