Horgan-Wallace`s mother Sophia Horgan, a fashion designer, and her father Steve Wallace, a car dealer, split when she was three years old. She was raised by her mother in North London and moved schools several times due to clashes with fellow pupils. At the age of 16, Horgan-Wallace stopped living with her mother and stayed with friends before moving to a women`s hostel. She was reunited with her father at the age of 18 after he managed to track her down.

It was reported that Horgan-Wallace had won a Prince`s Trust grant to take a beauty therapy course at college, and that she had jobs in shoe shops and as a promotions girl. Her official biography states that she studied at the London College of Fashion and took part-time promotional jobs to help fund her education. In the summer of 2005, she spent £4,000 on breast implants, to further her career. Prior to appearing on Big Brother, Horgan-Wallace had worked as a glamour model. Since the series ended, she has done photo shoots with Nuts, Zoo and the Daily Star. In 2007, she shot her first calendar. She appeared on Big Brother which led to television work.

Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace rose to fame in the UK when she was selected as a contestant in the UK`s game show, Big Brother, in 2006. She entered the Big Brother house on Day 12, and became known for her feuds with fellow contestants Nikki Grahame and Grace Adams-Short, and for being voted into "the house next door" by the public — a secret house, where she was forced to choose who, out of four new contestants, would become legitimate housemates.[7][8][9][10][11][12] Horgan-Wallace reached the final on day 93; she came third with 22% of the public vote.[13] She was the highest placed female housemate of the series.[14] It was reported that Horgan-Wallace`s popularity shocked the show`s producers, with tabloid sources suggesting that they had attempted to "engineer" the series` finalists, and did not expect the swing in public support for Aisleyne.[15]

[edit] Modelling

Prior to appearing on Big Brother, Horgan-Wallace had worked as a glamour model. Since the series ended, she has done photo shoots with Nuts, Zoo and the Daily Star.[16] In 2007, she shot her first calendar.[17]

[edit] Television work

Since 2007, she has appeared in a number of episodes of Charlie Brooker`s Screenwipe. She has also presented for shows such as T4. She appeared in BBC1`s Test The Nation, on a team with several other Big Brother contestants.[18] She also made a small appearance on The Charlotte Church Show.

She appeared in several episodes of the Red TV series Celebrity: Stars at Work, which aired in December 2007 and January 2008.[19] In 2008, Horgan-Wallace signed a one series contract with Red TV to film a self titled, fly-on-the-wall documentary Aisleyne. She started filming in January 2008 and the first episode aired on 5 March 2008; subsequent episodes will follow every couple of weeks.[20][21]

In June 2008, Horgan-Wallace made a guest appearance on a special edition of The Friday Night Project, which aired after the launch of Big Brother`s ninth series.[22] Her contributions to the show included a sketch which mocked her rivalry with former housemate Nikki Grahame.[23]

In August 2008, she made a brief cameo appearance in The Kevin Bishop Show. Horgan-Wallace made a guest appearance in E4`s horror, Dead Set for two episodes, the first and last, appearing as herself and as herself in a zombie for

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