Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Biography

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was born in Plymouth, Devon, England on April 18, 1987. Her mother Fiona was a fitness instructor while her father Charles was a chartered surveyor. She is the oldest of three children.

From an early age, she used to go through the pages of magazines such as Vogue and developed a keen interest in fashion. She studied at Tavistock College.

At the age of 16, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley began her modeling career and started appearing in commercials. She was also featured in Teen Vogue which gave her career a much-needed boost.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was signed to the American lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret in early 2006. She made her debut at the brand’s fashion show held in Los Angeles. For the next two years, however, she remained mostly unknown until she was cast by Chief Creative Director Christopher Bailey in the autumn/winter campaign for Burberry. As her popularity increased, she was featured on the cover of the British Vogue magazine in November 2008 alongside two other models.

She modeled for Godiva and Miss Sixty in 2009. In 2010, she officially became one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels and modeled for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show held in New York City. She also posed nude for the Pirelli Calendar, photographed by Terry Richardson, the same year.

As she appeared in several other advertisement campaigns, her fame peaked to newer heights and fashion photographer John Rankin Waddell published a book which was entirely devoted to her.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley made a solo appearance on the cover of the magazine British Vogue in March 2011 and later appeared on the covers of Elle and GQ magazines’ UK issues in July. Later in 2013, she was announced as the face of the Australian cosmetics brand Modelco.

She has appeared in advertising campaigns for many brands, such as Dolce & Gabbana, Leon Max, Sportsmax, Marks & Spencer, Levi’s, Macy’s, Tommy Hilfiger, Clinique, Thomas Wylde, and BCBG.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley made her acting debut in 2009 in a short film where she played a woman whose boyfriend forgets Valentine’s Day.

She made her feature film debut in 2011, playing one of the important roles in the sci-fi action film Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Based on the characters of the popular Transformers toy line, the film was the third installment in the Transformers film series. Directed by Michael Bay, the film starred actors Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Patrick Dempsey, and Kevin Dunn besides Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

Made on a budget of less than $200 million, the film was a huge success commercially, earning more than $1 billion worldwide. It is the currently the seventeenth-highest earning film of all time, and was the fourth at the time of release. It was nominated for the Oscars in three different categories. Despite the film’s success, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s acting skills were met with criticism. She was also nominated for the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress.

She next appeared in the 2015 action film Mad Max: Fury Road which was co-written, directed, and co-produced by George Miller. The film was the fourth installment of the Mad Max franchise, following the films Mad Max (1979), Mad Max 2 (1981), and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). The film received critical acclaim. The story revolved around the adventures of a police officer in a future dystopian Australia which is experiencing societal collapse and shortage of water and petrol due to wars.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is best known for her role in the movie Mad Max: Fury Road. The film was praised by the critics and many of them called it one of the greatest action films ever made. It was nominated for ten Academy Awards, winning six. The film was commercially successful too, earning nearly $380 million on a budget of $150 million. Huntington-Whiteley was nominated for a Gold Derby Award along with the rest of the cast for their performance.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is in a relationship with actor Jason Statham. They confirmed their engagement in 2016. In June 2017, she gave birth to a son named Jack Oscar Statham. On 2 February 2022, the couple welcomed their daughter Isabella James Statham.