The Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Handbook - Everything you need to know about Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was born at the Freedom Fields Hospital in Plymouth, Devon, England.

Her mother, Fiona, is a fitness instructor, and her father, Charles Andrew Huntington-Whiteley, is a chartered surveyor. She has two younger siblings; a brother, Toby, and a sister, Florence.

Her paternal great-great-grandfather was politician Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet; Herbert's son, Eric, was the ""black sheep"" of the family, and had married Rosie's great-grandmother, Enid Kohn, who was from a family of Polish Jews who immigrated to England in the 1870s. Rosie's paternal grandmother was the daughter of Jacob Franks, a Sussex surgeon.

Huntington-Whiteley grew up in Tavistock, Devon, on a farm. Growing up in Devon, she was bullied and teased at school for having a double-barrelled name, small breasts, and for her full lips (now one of her most famous assets). She got voted Miss Big Mouth because she talked constantly and, after a growth spurt at the age of 13, Girl Most Likely To Become A Supermodel.

Bored of her farm life, she was eager to get out and go to London. In 2003, while studying at Tavistock College, she was discovered by Profile Model Management while seeking internships with several London based modelling agencies. Her first gig in front of the camera was at 16, posing for a Levi's commercial.

She spent all of her first cheque on a Ford Ka, even though she couldn't drive, thinking it would be the one and only time she would ever get paid for modelling.

This book is your ultimate resource for Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about her Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Witwicky family, Transformers (film series), Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet, Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Agent Provocateur (lingerie), Victoria's Secret, Pirelli Calendar, Prada, Milan Fashion Week, Harper's Bazaar, GQ, Loewe (brand), Maxim (magazine), FHM, Michael Bay

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• Biography
• Autobiography

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• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
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• EAN13: 9781743336458
• Langue: English
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Contents

Articles Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Transformers: Dark of the Moon Witwicky family Transformers (film series) Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Agent Provocateur (lingerie) Victoria's Secret Pirelli Calendar Prada Milan Fashion Week Harper's Bazaar GQ Loewe (brand) Maxim (magazine) FHM Michael Bay

References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors

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Born

Height

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Measurements

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Agency

Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley 18 April 1987 Plymouth, Devon, England

[1] 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

[1] Brown

[1] Blue

[1] 86-63-89 cm (34-25-35 in)

[1] 34 (EU), 4 (US)

[2] Models 1 [1] Women Management

[3] Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley(born 18 April 1987) is an English model and actress, best known for her work for Victoria's Secret, Burberry, and her role as Carly Spencer in the 2011 filmTransformers: Dark of the Moon, part [4] of theTransformersfilm series.

Early life and family Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was born at the Freedom Fields Hospital in Plymouth, Devon, England. Her mother, Fiona (nae Jackson), is a fitness instructor, and her father, Charles Andrew Huntington-Whiteley, is a chartered [5] [6] surveyor. She has two younger siblings; a brother, Toby, and a sister, Florence. Her paternal great-great-grandfather was politician Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet; Herbert's son, Eric, was the "black sheep" of the family, and had married Rosie's great-grandmother, Enid Kohn, who was from a family of [7] Polish Jews who immigrated to England in the 1870s. Rosie's paternal grandmother was the daughter of Jacob [8] Franks, a Sussex surgeon.

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[9] Huntington-Whiteley grew up in Tavistock, Devon, on a farm. Growing up in Devon, she was bullied and teased at school for having a double-barrelled name, small breasts, and for her full lips (now one of her most famous [10] assets). She got votedMiss Big Mouthbecause she talked constantly and, after a growth spurt at the age of 13, [3] Girl Most Likely To Become A Supermodel. Bored of her farm life, she was eager to get out and go to London. In 2003, while studying at Tavistock College, she was discovered by Profile Model Management while seeking [9] internships with several London based modelling agencies. Her first gig in front of the camera was at 16, posing for a Levi's commercial. She spent all of her first cheque on a Ford Ka, even though she couldn't drive, thinking it [3] would be the one and only time she would ever get paid for modelling.

Career

Victoria's Secret and modelling (2006–present)

Since 2006, Huntington-Whiteley has modelled for American lingerie and beauty products brand Victoria's Secret. The model made her Victoria's Secret [9] debut at the brand's 2006 show in Los Angeles.

She remained unknown in the fashion industry up until 2008, when she was cast by chief creative director Christopher Bailey, replacing Agyness Deyn for [9] [11] [12] Burberry's fall/winter campaign with actor Sam Riley. She got her firstBritish Voguecover, for the November 2008 issue, which saw her pictured alongside Eden Clark and Jourdan Dunn in a feature celebrating [9] British models. The following year, she was featured as the face of Karen [13] Millen's spring/summer 2009 advertising campaign. Huntington-Whiteley [14] received anElleStyle Award for 2009's "Model of the Year". She starred in a short film for Agent Provocateur playing a woman whose boyfriend forgets [9] Valentine's Day. For fall/winter 2009, she modelled campaigns for Godiva [15] and Miss Sixty. In late 2009, Huntington-Whiteley officially became a [9] Victoria's Secret Angel, modelling for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in [16] New York city.

In 2010, she posed nude for the Pirelli Calendar, which was photographed by [16] [17] Terry Richardson. Huntington-Whiteley hit the runway for designers [18] [19] Prada in Milan and Giles Deacon in Paris. For SS10 her advertising campaigns included Monsoon's first underwear line, Thomas Wylde, Full [15] [20] Circle, and VS Online. In March, she collaborated with VOGUE.COM [9] to share her outfit choices daily for theToday I'm Wearingfeature. She Huntington-Whiteley at the appeared on the covers of the May 2010 issues ofHarper's BazaarRussia and Transformers: Dark of the Moon [21] GQwas featured on the cover ofUK. She LOVEMagazine's September premiere in June 2011. [22] issue, styled as a pinup girl. For FW10 she modelled for Burberry as well as the company's first Beauty line ad; her other advertising campaigns included Loewe, Thomas Wylde, and Leon [15] [23] [24] Max. Fashion photographer Rankin devoted a book entirely to her titled,Ten Times Rosie. Rankin thinks Huntington-Whiteley puts diversity back into fashion, "We’ve been looking at very, very skinny, almost masculine girls for a long time. [Rosie] really is the model of the moment. She’s the actress of the moment. She’s definitely [25] [26] going to become something much, much bigger." Celebrity make-up artist Ruby Hammer, who has worked [27] with Huntington-Whiteley for years, described her as the "quintessential" English rose.

[28] In March 2011, she landed her first soloBritish VogueMay, she was voted No. 1 incover. In MaximMagazine's [29] [30] "Hot 100" list. She was also voted No.1 inFHM's World's Sexiest Woman 2011 poll. She appeared on the

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[21] [31] covers of the UK's July issues ofElleandGQ. [32] [33] Huntington-Whiteley was unveiled as the face of Burberry's newest fragrance, Burberry Body, in July 2011. As of July 2011, she ranks No. 15 on "The Money Girls" list and No. 3 on the "Top 20 Sexiest Models" list at [34] [35] MODELS.COM.

Acting (2011–present) In May 2010, it was announced that Huntington-Whiteley would become the new female lead inTransformers: Dark [4] of the Moon, released June 29 2011, replacing Megan Fox. She had previously worked with the film's director, [36] Michael Bay, on a Victoria's Secret commercial. Several critics were highly critical of the ineffectiveness of [37] Huntington-Whiteley and Shia LaBeouf. Peter Travers stated the two "couldn't be duller." Much of the criticism towards Rosie Huntington-Whiteley compared her in an unfavorable light to Megan Fox. Lou Lumenick said that her [38] "'acting' makes...Megan Fox look like Meryl Streep in comparison." Baz Bamigboye gave his review of the film [39] the title 'Come back Megan Fox, all is forgiven...'. MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named her one of the [40] 'Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011'. Prior to the film's release, she won the "Female Star of Tomorrow" award [41] at the 2011 CinemaCon Awards.

Personal life Huntington-Whiteley dated Tyrone Wood, the youngest son of musician Ronnie Wood, from August 2007 until [42] October 2009. When the pair separated, she began a brief relationship with French actor Olivier Martinez that [9] [17] ended in early 2010. In April 2010, it was first reported that she was in a relationship with English actor Jason [9] [43] Statham after they were seen at the Coachella Festival. Huntington-Whiteley has apartments in New York and London's Maida Vale.

Filmography

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon

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2011

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[44] Carly Spencer

Notes

CinemaCon Award for Female Star of Tomorrow Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Summer Movie Star - Female

List of awards and award nominations

Guy Choice Awards

CinemaCon Award

Teen Choice Awards

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Our New Girlfriend

Female Star of Tomorrow

Choice Summer Movie Star -Female

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[30] "2011 Sexiest Women In The World" (http:/ /www.fhm.com/girls/100-sexiest-women) 5 May 2011, FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2011 FHM [31] Bergin, Olivia (26 May 2011). "Rosie Huntington-Whiteley:‘I was told I had to get into better shape’" (http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/ news-features/TMG8539599/Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley-I-was-told-I-had-to-get-into-better-shape. html). The Telegraph. . Retrieved 5 June 2011. [32] Sample Burberry's new Body scent via Facebook (http:/ /fashion.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/news-features/TMG8716408/ Sample-Burberrys-new-Body-scent-via-Facebook.html) The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 August 2011 [33] FIRST LOOK: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the face of Burberry Body fragrance (http:/ /www.instyle.co.uk/news/ first-look-rosie-huntington-whiteley-as-the-face-of-burberry-body-fragrance-13-07-11) InStyle.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2011 [34] "The Money Girls" (http://models.com/rankings/money/list.html?model_id=4237#4237). . Retrieved July 2011. [35] "Top Sexiest Models" (http:/ /models.com/rankings/sexiest/list.html?model_id=4237#4237). . Retrieved July 2011. [36] "On the Set: Michael Bay Prepares the New Model 'Transformers'" (http:/ /www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/ 6648dbac8d77a46d69a3e9f74e72051d-664.php) 1 May 2011, Michael Bay web site [37] Travers, Peter (2011-06-29). "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (http:/ /www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/ transformers-dark-of-the-moon-20110629).Rolling Stone. Wenner Media, LLC. . Retrieved 2011-07-04. [38] Lumenick, Lou (2011-06-29). "Total bomb!" (http:/ /www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/ total_bomb_EytV7DoJnE6e4UTuDyqi6N?CMP=OTC-rss& FEEDNAME=).New York Post. News Corporation. . Retrieved 2011-07-04. [39] Bamigboye, Baz (2011-06-27). "Come back Megan Fox, all is forgiven..." (http:/ /www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2008520/ Transformers-3-Dark-Moon-review.html).Daily Mail. . Retrieved 2011-07-04. [40] Evry, Max (5 January 2011). "25 Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011" (http:/ /www.nextmovie.com/blog/breakout-movie-stars-of-2011/ ). Next Movie. . Retrieved 10 April 2011. [41] Cantor, Paul (1 April 2011). "Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Wins "Female Star of Tomorrow" At CinemaCon" (http:/ /www.complex.com/ girls/2011/04/rosie-huntington-whiteley-wins-female-star-of-tomorrow-at-cinemacon). Complex. . Retrieved 5 June 2011. [42] Nicholl, Katie. Rocker Ronnie Wood's boy no longer has that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley glow (http:/ /www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ article-1227812/Rocker-Ronnie-Woods-boy-longer-Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley-glow. html),Daily Mail, 14 November 2009. Accessed 26 May 2010. [43] "It must be love! Smitten Jason Statham takes Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to Cartier" (http:/ /www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ article-1267675/Jason-Statham-takes-Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley-Cartier.html).Daily Mail(London). 21 April 2010. . [44] "Huntington-Whiteley 'Transformers' role revealed" (http:/ /www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a248586/ huntington-whiteley-transformers-role-revealed.html). .

External links b Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Rosie_Huntington-Whiteley) at Fashion Model Directory b Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2492819/) at the Internet Movie Database Rosie Huntington-Whiteley @ models.com (http://models.com/models/Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley)

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Directed by

Produced by

Written by

Based on

Starring

Music by

Theatrical release poster Michael Bay

Don Murphy Tom DeSanto Lorenzo di Bonaventura Ian Bryce

Ehren Kruger

Transformersby Hasbro

Shia LaBeouf Josh Duhamel John Turturro Tyrese Gibson Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Patrick Dempsey Kevin Dunn Julie White John Malkovich Frances McDormand

Steve Jablonsky

CinematographyAmir Mokri

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Roger Barton William Goldenberg Joel Negron

DreamWorks Pictures

Paramount Pictures

[1] June 23, 2011 (MIFF) [2] [3] June 29, 2011(North America)

[4] 154 minutes

United States

English

[5] [6] $195 million

[6] $1,119,219,561

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Transformers: Dark of the Moonis a 2011 American science fiction-action film based on theTransformerstoy line. First released on June 23, 2011, it is the third installment of the live-actionTransformersfilm series. Like its predecessors,TransformersandTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen,Transformers: Dark of the Moonis directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. The film's story structure revolves around a genuine NASA manned mission to the Moon. Three years after the events of the second film and 42 years after the Apollo 11 space race, the Autobots continue to work for the NEST (Networked Elements: Supporters and Transformers) military force. Meanwhile, the Decepticons unveil a plan to use the new groundbreaking technology, the Pillars, to enslave Humanity in order to save the home planet of the Transformers, Cybertron. Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, and John Turturro reprised their starring roles, with Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving returning to voice the characters Optimus Prime and Megatron, and Kevin Dunn and Julie White reprising their roles as the parents of the main protagonist, Sam Witwicky. English model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley replaced Megan Fox as the lead female character; the cast also saw the additions of Patrick Dempsey, John Malkovich, Ken Jeong, and Frances McDormand. Leonard Nimoy, Keith Szarabajka, Ron Bottitta, John DiMaggio, George Coe, and Francesco Quinn joined the film's voice cast. The script was written by Ehren Kruger, who also collaborated on the narrative of the second film of the series. Bay has stated this would be his last installment in the series.Dark of the Moonwas shot with both regular 35mm film cameras and specially developed 3-D cameras, with filming locations including Indiana, Washington, D.C., Moscow, Florida, and Chicago. The film was rendered specifically for 3-D, and the visual effects involved more complex robots which took longer to render. In May 2011, it was announced that Paramount Pictures movedTransformers: Dark of the Moon's release date of July 1, 2011, to June 29, in order to receive an early response to footage. The film was then released nationwide one day earlier, June 28, in selected 3-D and IMAX theaters, to open exclusively one night before its official global release, and one day later in wide release, in both, 2-D and 3-D formats, including IMAX 3D, and featuring Dolby Surround 7.1 sound. Critical reception of the film was mixed to negative, with several critics praising the film's visuals but criticizing its writing, acting, and length.Dark of the Moonhas grossed $1.19 billion worldwide, to become the fourth highest-grossing film of all time, the second highest grossing film of 2011 (behindHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows–Part 2), the highest grossing film in theTransformersseries, and the tenth film to gross over $1 billion.

Plot In 1961, theArk, a Cybertronian spacecraft carrying an invention capable of ending the war between the philanthropic Autobots and the malevolent Decepticons, crash lands on the far side of Earth's Moon. The crash is detected on Earth by NASA, and President John F. Kennedy authorizes a mission to put a man on the Moon as a cover for investigating the craft. In 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 lands on the Moon. In the present, the Autobots assist the United States military in preventing conflicts around the globe. During a mission to Chernobyl, to investigate suspected alien technology, Optimus Prime–the valiant leader of the Autobots –finds a fuel cell from theArk, discovering it had survived its journey from Cybertron. The Autobots are attacked by Shockwave, who manages to escape. After learning of the top-secret mission to the Moon, the Autobots travel there to explore theArk. They discover a comatose Sentinel Prime–Optimus' predecessor as leader of the Autobots –and the Pillars he created as a means of establishing a Space Bridge between two points to teleport matter. After returning to Earth, Optimus uses the energy of his Matrix of Leadership to revive Sentinel Prime. Meanwhile, Sam Witwicky is frustrated that he is unable to work with the Autobots and is failing to find a job. He also becomes envious of the close relationship between his new girlfriend, Carly Spencer, and her boss Dylan Gould. After finding work, Sam is provided information by his eccentric co-worker Jerry Wang about theArk, before Jerry is assassinated by the Decepticon Laserbeak. Sam contacts the now-independently wealthy Seymour Simmons, and together they realize that the Decepticons and their leader, Megatron, are murdering people connected to the American and Russian space missions to theArk. They locate two surviving Russian cosmonauts, who reveal

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon

satellite photos of hundreds of Pillars being stockpiled on the Moon. Sam realizes that the Decepticons raided the Arklong before the Autobots' mission and intentionally left Sentinel and five Pillars behind to lure the Autobots into a trap–Sentinel being the key to activating the Pillars and the Decepticons lacking the means to revive him. The Autobots rush to return Sentinel to their base for protection but Sentinel betrays them and kills the Autobot Ironhide, revealing he had made a deal with Megatron to ensure the survival of the Cybertronian race. Sentinel uses the Pillars to transport hundreds of concealed Decepticons from the Moon to Earth, and Carly is captured by Gould, who is revealed to be in the service of the Decepticons. The Autobots are exiled from Earth at the demand of the Decepticons to avoid war, but as their ship leaves Earth it is destroyed by Megatron's second-in-command, Starscream, seemingly killing the Autobots. The Decepticons, led by Megatron and Sentinel, seize Chicago as their agents place Pillars around the world. Gould reveals to Carly that the Decepticons plan to transport their homeworld of Cybertron to the Milky Way, then to enslave humanity and use Earth's resources to rebuild their world. Sam teams with USAF Chief Robert Epps to go into Chicago to save Carly, but they are nearly killed by Decepticon forces before the Autobots intervene, revealing they concealed themselves during the launch of their ship to convince the Decepticons they were destroyed. Working together, the Autobots and human soldiers manage to rescue Carly and destroy Soundwave, Barricade, Starscream, and Shockwave, with Optimus using Shockwave's arm-cannon to blast the Control Pillar, disabling the Space Bridge. Sam confronts Gould as he reactivates the Control Pillar, and knocks Gould into the Pillar, fatally electrocuting him. Bumblebee and Ratchet arrive and destroy the Control Pillar, permanently disabling the Bridge and causing the partially transported Cybertron to implode. Optimus and Sentinel fight while Carly convinces Megatron that he will be replaced as leader of the Decepticons by Sentinel. Sentinel severs Optimus' right arm, and is about to execute him when Megatron intervenes, incapacitating Sentinel. Megatron invokes Optimus for a truce, having the desire to become the one-in-charge again. Optimus attacks Megatron, knowing Megatron's true intentions, decapitating and killing him. Sentinel pleads for his life but Optimus executes him for betraying his own principles. With the Decepticons defeated, Carly and Sam are reunited and Optimus Prime gives his ending monologue, accepting that with Cybertron gone, Earth is now the Autobots' home.

Cast Humans b Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky, the film's main protagonist and a recent college graduate, who is once again tied to the fate of Earth's survival. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as Carly Spencer, the film's female lead, and love interest of Sam. Tyrese Gibson as USAF Chief Robert Epps, former NEST major, who now works at a space shuttle. Josh Duhamel as U.S. Army Lt. Colonel William Lennox, the captain of the classified strike team NEST, an international taskforce battling Decepticons with the Autobots. John Turturro as Seymour Simmons, a former agent of the terminated Sector 7 unit, who is now a professional writer. b Patrick Dempsey as Dylan Gould, a wealthy car collector and employer of Carly Spencer. b Kevin Dunn as Ron Witwicky, Sam's father. b Julie White as Judy Witwicky, Sam's mother. b John Malkovich as Bruce Brazos, Sam's employer and boss at Accureta Systems. b Frances McDormand as Charlotte Mearing, the Director of National Intelligence. b Lester Speight as "Hardcore" Eddie, a former member of NEST. b Alan Tudyk as Dutch, Agent Simmons' personal assistant. b Ken Jeong as Jerry "Deep" Wang, a paranoid software programmer at Sam's work. b Glenn Morshower as General Morshower, leader of NEST, who communicates with the squad in the Pentagon. b Buzz Aldrin appears as himself, meeting Optimus Prime at the NEST headquarters.

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