AS a Page Three star who was once hailed the world’s sexiest woman, Keeley Hazell is no stranger to high-profile romances.
But last night on stage, the revealed she has kept one relationship a secret for more than a decade.
Page Three star Keeley Hazell revealed she has kept her relationship with Luke Grimes a secret for more than a decade Credit: Instagram
Sexy Keeley said the pair kept their long-time romance completely out of the spotlight, and admitted ‘I should have married him’ Credit: Getty
In her debut one-woman show Everyone’s Seen My T*ts, at the , Keeley revealed: “Luke was my boyfriend for four years. He’s an actor.
He plays a cowboy on . He’s also really hot and he’s minted.” We can now confirm the raunchy rancher refers to is US actor Luke Grimes, who had a starring role in ’s US Western drama alongside .
Admitting the pair kept their long-time romance completely out of the spotlight, she says in jest: “I should have married him, or at least exploited our with a set of perfectly timed pap shots, where I looked unbelievably stylish.”
She also jokes about failing to use his star power to increase her profile, adding: “I could have been on the front cover of . OK, maybe not Vogue, but Take A Break.”
In a tongue-in-cheek reference to her exes, who include ’s and footballer Anton Ferdinand, Keeley moans: “I’m always linked to the ugly guy.
“It’s upsetting to not be recognised for the shallow and superficial star-f***er that I am.”
Keeley, 39, does not reveal why she and Luke never went public — but is happy to air his dirty laundry.
She tells how Luke, 42, came to her home in the States in 2019 to pick up a pay cheque after their relationship had cooled off. He spoke about his Brazilian model “girlfriend” Bianca Rodrigues, who was waiting for him outside in the car.
But he had actually quietly married her the year before — and Keeley claims there was a crossover between her romance with Luke and his relationship with Bianca, who he met on celebrity app Raya.
Keeley sniped on stage: “Apparently, their love story starts when we were still living together.” Reflecting on why the relationship would not have worked out, Keeley says: “Luke and I were talking about getting married and having kids.
“He thinks he’s a cowboy and he wants to go and live on a ranch in Colorado. “What the f am I going to do on a ranch?
“Milk cows, raise chickens?”
Luke Grimes alongside Kevin Costner in Yellowstone Credit: Alamy
Cowboy actor and Keeley’s former love Luke on the red carpet in April Credit: Getty
Elsewhere in the show, which is playing in a tiny room in the Scottish capital, Keeley hits out at the class snobbery she encountered in Hollywood.
After a finding fame as a glamour model, the former winner of The Sun’s Idol competition quit the UK in the late Nineties to pursue an acting career.
Keeley’s first screen part was in quirky British indie romcom Cashback in 2006. It led to a supporting role in 2011 romantic drama Like Crazy and an appearance in Horrible Bosses 2 in 2014 where she worked with Jason Sudeikis, who she later dated from 2021 to 2022.
But as her acting career started to take off, she was dealt a cruel blow.
Harking back to March 2019, Keeley recalls receiving a message from actor and comedian Jason, who said he had written the role of Keeley Jones just for her in his new manager comedy Ted Lasso. -born Keeley says she even rewrote parts of the pilot to make her British character sound even more realistic.
A month later, was green-lit by — and Keeley auditioned for it three times.
But telly bosses ended up giving the part to Dark Knight Rises actress Juno Temple, who later notched up three Emmy nominations for the role after Ted Lasso became a worldwide hit.
Keeley admitted: “I felt like I’d been punched.”
Keeley with her ex and comedy co-star Jason Sudeikis in Mexico in 2021 Credit: BackGrid
Juno Temple in the Ted Lasso role originally written for Keeley Credit: Alamy
“She looks like me. Same hair colour, same eye colour.
“I go to a Wikipedia page and have a little scroll. She went to private school with, apparently, every other celebrity around and she has industry parents.
“They wanted Keeley, former Page 3 model, working class girl from a council estate, and they cast . . .”
The British star — who is one of three daughters brought up by dinner lady mum Amber and window fitter dad Roy — blasted ’s standards.
Luke with his wife Bianca Grimes in 2022 Credit: Getty
Keeley as Bex in Ted Lasso with Anthony Head’s Rupert Credit: Apple Tv
She says: “He wrote this part for me to play myself, to break this misogynistic trope I had been cast into my whole life.
“So my identity has been nicked, my identity, my f*ing identity that is so tied up in being working class, has been stolen, and it’s now going to be portrayed by a privately educated nepobaby. “Before you say it, this is not about talent. This is about maths.
“Only seven per cent of the UK are privately educated, and only eight per cent of actors, working-class actors, make it in the entertainment industry.
“So when she walks into the audition room, she already has a 92 per cent advantage. She didn’t even have to audition.”
Keeley went on to land a lesser role as Bex, the love interest of the late Anthony Head’s character Rupert Mannion, and became a staff writer on the show. Anthony’s role was written out of the show in season three.
The first episode of Ted Lasso’s fourth series began streaming on Wednesday, although it is unclear if Keeley’s character will return. Keeley’s Edinburgh show is partly inspired by her memoir, Everyone’s Seen My T*ts: Stories And Reflections From An Unlikely Feminist.
The performance is described as Keeley auditioning to play a version of herself “she no longer recognises”, and she uses the hour-long set to showcase her dry wit.
Taking the audience on a largely made-up trip along memory lane, Keeley says: “Here is the bus stop where I punched (actress) Emma Mackey in the face after she called my sister a slag.
“That’s where I accidentally smoked crack, thinking it was cocaine.”
She adds: “I’ve done some embarrassing things in life.
“I released a single and music video, even though I have the musical talent of a slug.
“My manager thought it would be a genius idea to divert attention. It didn’t work.”
- Keeley’s show, Everyone’s Seen My T*ts, runs at Pleasance Courtyard in Edinburgh until August 29.
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