Caprice Bourret

Early life

Caprice Valerie Bourret was born in Hacienda Heights, California, on October 24, 1971, as the elder daughter of Dale Bourret, a French-Canadian estate agent, and his wife, Valerie Ann (née Pion), an American interior designer. She has a younger sister. Bourret's parents separated when she was four, and divorced in 1977. She was raised by her single mother and has no relationship with her father, who she has called "a good guy". Like her mother, Caprice is Jewish.

Caprice attended the private co-ed Catholic Bishop Amat Memorial High School in La Puente, California, graduating in the class of 1989. At the age of 16, while still in high school, Caprice started her first job, waiting tables.

Career

As a singer

In 1999, Caprice was signed to Virgin Records and subsequently released her first single, "Oh Yeah" (UK No. 24), and the 2001 follow-up single, "Once Around the Sun" (also UK No. 24).

As a model

Caprice has appeared on more than 250 magazine covers including Vogue, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Maxim, FHM, Playboy and the Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated. She was named the world's sexiest woman by News of the World, GQs Woman of the Year and Maxims International Woman of the Year in three consecutive years. She has also been featured in television ad campaigns for Diet Coke and Pizza Hut.

As a businesswoman

In 2000, Caprice entered into a licensing agreement with British department store Debenhams for the use of her name on a lingerie range. Six years later, she bought back the licence and founded By Caprice Products, selling internationally to retailers and department stores. She designs, models and markets lingerie, swimwear and sleepwear.

In 2010, Caprice launched Bedding By Caprice.

In 2023, Caprice launched her production company JJLove Productions Ltd.

Film and television

Caprice starred in the films Hollywood Flies, Nailing Vienna and Jinxed In Love, all produced for HBO. In 2019, Caprice starred as Mrs. Ferdi in her first Christmas movie, Christmas in the Highlands. In 2024, Caprice went on to produce and star in two films. A Toast to Love, in which she played the antagonist, Eliza Van Deuzen – and A European Christmas, where she played the lead , Ivy Allen. As of 2025, Caprice is set to release her third Christmas movie, A Scottish Christmas Secret – in which she both produced and performed as the lead role of Tiffany Bennett. She is also in pre-production of Love in Ibiza (Working Title).

She also appeared in the British soap operas Hollyoaks and Dream Team and the comedy series Hospital. In 1998, Caprice hosted another British television series, Caprice's Travels. The show followed Caprice's tour through several major holiday destinations. She has appeared on Friday Night's All Wright and several award shows, including the European MTV awards and the World Music Awards, the British National Television Awards in 1996, 1997 and 1998 and several series for the television channels VH1 and E! Entertainment Television. In 2000, she featured in the Channel 4 documentary Being Caprice, in which a hidden camera recorded her life for ten days. Also that year, she hosted an evening at The Oscars and the red carpet event for the American Music Awards both of which were broadcast live on ABC Network.

Caprice was set to take part in the second season of Celebrity Big Brother UK, but pulled out. She later appeared on the third season of Celebrity Big Brother. She continued to make appearances on its companion series Big Brother's Little Brother until 2010.

Caprice was a cast member on the fifth season of the VH1 reality series The Surreal Life and appeared in other reality shows including Celebrities Under Pressure, Celebrities Disfigured, Three Celebrities and a Baby and Road Raja. In June 2006, she starred in the British independent film Perfect Woman. This followed an earlier appearance in the film The Man with Rain in His Shoes alongside Penélope Cruz. In 2007, Caprice was a judge on Sky One's Project Catwalk and Britain's Next Top Model. Three years later, she was head judge on TV3's show Style Wars in Ireland. In 2008, she came joint-second with Jimmy Osmond in a Celebrity Come Dine with Me episode. In 2017, Caprice competed in series 4 of Channel 4's The Jump.

Caprice is an original main cast member on the Bravo reality television series Ladies of London. The first season premiered on June 2, 2014, with Juliet Angus, Marissa Hermer, Annabelle Neilson, Noelle Reno, and Caroline Stanbury. The finale was aired on July 21, 2014. Caprice was dismissed from the cast.

In September 2019, Caprice competed in the second season of the 5Star reality series Celebs on the Farm, in which she finished as a runner-up. In January 2020, she competed in the twelfth season of Dancing on Ice with professional partner Hamish Gaman. Oscar Peter later replaced Gaman as Caprice's partner before they withdrew from the competition a week later.

Theatre

Caprice played Maureen in the musical Rent at The Prince of Wales Theatre. She also performed in The Vagina Monologues at the Arts Theatre in London's West End.

In 2007, Caprice produced and played the lead role of Lisa, in the off-Broadway production Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical at the Tesson Theatre in Johannesburg.

Personal life

Caprice started dating the American financier Ty Comfort in 2011. They have two sons together. The first was born via surrogacy in August 2013. The following month, she gave birth to the second child. The children are not twins; however, their parents treat them as such, celebrating their birthdays on the same day. In December 2019, the couple were married quietly at a Register Office in London. They live in the Notting Hill area of London.

Caprice dated a number of notable public figures including Rod Stewart, David Spade, Dennis Quaid, Lee Ryan, Tony Adams, Prince Andrew, Duke of York (later Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor), Calum Best, Fred Durst, Robert Tchenguiz, and Kevin Pietersen.

Filmography

As herself

As an actress

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