Noughties model heartthrob and ex playboy Matt Peacock now looks completely unrecognisable after his brief brushes with fame – and is leading a very different life.
Matt, 42, – who is most famous for his relationships with Katie Price and Jodie Marsh – is still a successful model and posts many of his campaigns to his Instagram page.
And after failed romances with the likes of former glamour model Katie, Rhian Sugden and ex wife Jodie, he is now happily married to wife Rachael, who he wed in 2016. The pair welcomed a daughter called Lily in 2018.
Now he looks wildly different from his noughties lothario character – having ditched his dyed blonde locks and opting for a clean cut brunette look.
Settled down with a family he appears to live a wholesome life in the countryside near his native Manchester which is a far cry from his old playboy lifestyle.
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Noughties model heartthrob and former tanning salon boss Matt Peacock now looks completely unrecognisable after his brief brushes with fame (seen with ex Katie Price)
Matt, 42, – who is most famous for his relationships with Katie Price and Jodie Marsh (seen together in 2007) – is still a successful model and posts his campaigns to his Instagram page
Now he looks wildly different from his noughties lothario character – having ditched his dyed blonde locks and opting for a clean cut brunette look
Having a clear love for fitness he often snaps shirtless pictures from the gym, while also sharing sweet snaps and videos of his daughter and two dogs.
Matt and his wife are still mixing in celebrity circles as he is close with former Corrie star Ryan Thomas having shared snaps from his 40th birthday last June.
One snap showed Matt, his wife, Ryan and Ryan’s fiancée Lucy Mecklenburgh all posing together.
Matt, originally from Manchester began his career as a model.
He was on the books of agency Boss Model Management and starred in several high-profile campaigns. Matt is now signed to agency Model Team.
Just a few months after she welcomed her first son Harvey with ex Dwight Yorke in 2002, Katie Price managed to find another boyfriend in male model Matt.
The then 24-year-old star met 18-year-old tanning salon assistant Matt at a car show where she was modelling.
During their short romance, the couple holidayed together in Ayia Napa and did a joint interview for a glossy magazine.
At the time, Katie described him as ‘my rock’ as she came to terms with Harvey’s health problems and was treated for Leiomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer on her finger.
After failed romances with the likes of former glamour model Katie, Rhian Sugden and ex wife Jodie, he is now happily married to wife Rachael, who he wed in 2016 (seen together)
He now posts regular work out snaps on Instagram as he continues his successful work
The pair ended up marrying on reality TV show Totally Jodie Marsh: Who’ll Take Jodie Marsh Up The Aisle? in 2007
He now lives a peaceful life in the countryside
Seen on a countryside shoot
Matt and his wife are still mixing in celebrity circles as he is close with former Corrie star Ryan Thomas having shared snaps from his 40th birthday last June
But the couple split after just two months together after a big argument, with friends of Matt claiming at the time he struggled to deal with the media attention.
Soon after Katie began to date Peter Andre – with the pair marrying in 2005.
Katie was in a relationship when she met Peter. She was dating Scott Sullivan when she went on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! in 2004.
It was during that show that she and Peter Andre fell in love and eventually married.
Matt then went on to date Katie’s then rival Jodie.
The pair ended up marrying on reality TV show Totally Jodie Marsh: Who’ll Take Jodie Marsh Up The Aisle? in 2007.
They wed in the Sugar Hut nightclub in Brentwood, Essex – which appears on show The Only Way Is Essex – but split three months later.
The breakdown of their relationship the following year led Matt to say that she only liked him because of his 2002 fling with Katie.
‘I think the fact that I’d been out with [Katie] must have done it for Jodie,’ he said at the time.
‘She’s obsessed with her.’
He added of the split: ‘I want all my clothes that I left there. I don’t know what she’s doing with them, whether she’s sniffing them or whatever.’
After splitting from Jodie, Matt started going out with the stunning Rhian Sugden.
They dated for around a year before splitting.
Glamour model and former Page Three girl Rhian was then thrust further into the spotlight for a texting affair she had with TV personality Vernon Kay in 2010 while he was married to Tess Daly.
Back in 2020 Matt opened up about why losing his hair made him think he’d also lose his modelling career.
He spent years successfully being the face of leading brands including Land Rover, Gigs Eyewear and wine firm Laithwaites.
But he was left worrying about his hair loss so opted to have a hair transplant.
After splitting from Jodie, Matt started going out with the stunning Rhian Sugden (seen together in 2008)
He told The Manchester Evening News at the time: ‘Losing my hair had been knocking my confidence for a few years and it was really affecting my day-to-day life.
‘I felt so much pressure to look good and keep the modelling jobs coming in to pay my bills and keep a roof over my family’s head.
‘Social media can be a big problem too, with such an expectation of perfection. We live in such an image-obsessed world.’
He added: ‘I went for a hair transplant and it has truly changed my life.’
