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qosFormer Bond Actress Becomes Anglican Vicar
A former model who appeared with Pierce Brosnan in Tomorrow Never Dies has been ordained an Anglican vicar in Liverpool.
Shannon Ledbetter, 39, has been appointed curate of St Mark's Church in Knowsley village, Merseyside, says the Daily Express.
She said modelling had been enjoyable and had given her a fun lifestyle, but that religion remained her foundation.
A Church of England spokesman said: "It's important that we can recruit more women and younger ministers."
Ledbetter says she got the part in the Bond film because "a friend who was a costume designer knew I could fit into a tight dress they had for a party scene."
She wore a tight black PVC outfit in the 1997 film.
She said: "I know it seems like a strange change of career but I wanted to do something within the church.
"A bit of sex appeal might encourage people who see religion as boring and stuffy to think again."
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_796696.html
A former model who appeared with Pierce Brosnan in Tomorrow Never Dies has been ordained an Anglican vicar in Liverpool.
Shannon Ledbetter, 39, has been appointed curate of St Mark's Church in Knowsley village, Merseyside, says the Daily Express.
She said modelling had been enjoyable and had given her a fun lifestyle, but that religion remained her foundation.
A Church of England spokesman said: "It's important that we can recruit more women and younger ministers."
Ledbetter says she got the part in the Bond film because "a friend who was a costume designer knew I could fit into a tight dress they had for a party scene."
She wore a tight black PVC outfit in the 1997 film.
She said: "I know it seems like a strange change of career but I wanted to do something within the church.
"A bit of sex appeal might encourage people who see religion as boring and stuffy to think again."
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_796696.html
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