Career
She married Geoff Barker, formerly "Commando" from the Australian version Gladiators, and together they started Australia's first Body Model agency, focusing on all shapes and sizes. They cast for film, TV and print including characters in Moulin Rouge, Mission Impossible 2, Matrix, Star Wars. Originally the agent for Sophia Vergara from 'Modern Family, and Rachael Taylor of Transformers.
She always said she would never send her models to do a job she wouldn't do, so reinvented her life, appearing nude in Playboy and Black+White magazine, FHM, Hello, Cosmopolitan, Cleo, Madison, Vogue, working Sydney's social scene and becoming something of a professional celebrity and avid charity worker
Created in the Image Pty. Ltd. T/as Bardots Bodies was placed into Administration in November, 2001. Bessie moved from modeling into business and media starting up BubbleMedia PR and Movers Shakers which is Australia's first celebrity contact broker. She also hosts her own show on the Australian Arena television channel.
Bardot is an Australia Day ambassador, Make a wish ambassador and has completed three tours to the Middle East to entertain Australian troops. She was a national radio host with Austereo, a professional public speaker, and CEO of the Movers Shakers celebrity contact brokers firm.
She has also appeared regularly as a social commentator on various TV and radio shows, including The Late Date Show on 2Day FM, to speak on topics such as women's issues and relationships, and has a weekly "agony aunt" segment on national radio.
In 2009 Bardot and her husband gave away all their possession to the needy in a random act of 'kindness'and reinvention they named the "life change experiment".Given away was nearly a million dollars of possessions including cars, jewellery, designer clothing and handing over their businesses to their employees.
Bardot lectures on personal branding, women in business, health, well-being, drive, organization, motivation and relationships.
Bardot is also an award-winning, best-selling author of three books:
- Casting Couch Confidential - an expose on the modelling industry
- Bessie's Body Secrets - a guide to weight loss and well-being for women
- Bessie's Guide For Girls Who Want More From Life - offering advice for women in business
In 2007, she became the host of the Erotic Star burlesque talent show TV program, alongside her then husband as a judge on the show. In May 2011 Sydney-based author, Amanda Cole, issued Who Needs Prince Charming?, a self-realisation book for women, which collated contributions from 35 Australian women including Bardot, Bianca Dye, Camilla Franks, Kathryn Eisman, Molly Contogeorge, Tania Zaetta and Cindy Pan.
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