Danielle Lineker - Mark Bond Photoshoot

Danielle Maria Lineker (also known by her maiden name, Danielle Bux), (born 15 June 1979 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh lingerie model and television presenter. She is married to former English footballer Gary Lineker

Born in Cardiff to shop workers Kim and Roy Bux, who divorced while she was young, Danielle lived with her mother, three half-siblings and stepfather, Syeed "Alex" Mohamed, in butetown, Cardiff. She also attended Cantonian High School in Fairwater as a teenager

Danielle started modelling at the age of 18 after winning a place in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic contest in Las Vegas, USA. After training as an air stewardess and working for Virgin Atlantic, she became a lingerie model and has since modelled for various brands, including La Senza, and appeared on the cover of various magazines including Maxim and Fabulous.

She assisted Sir Trevor McDonald on stage at the National TV Awards 2008

Danielle came third in the 2009 series of ITV's Hell's Kitchen.

On 25 June 2009, she was revealed as a new panellist on ITV's daytime chat show Loose Women.

Danielle has a daughter Ella (born 2003) by ex-Coventry City player Adam Willis. After splitting from Willis, she was also in relationship with Scottish rugby player Simon Danielli until 2007.

She started dating Gary Lineker in September 2007 and the couple announced their engagement in September 2008. On 2 September 2009, they married in Italy.