{{Short description|British journalist}} {{Use British English|date=February 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Samantha Brick | image_upright= 1.5 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|02|10|df=y}} | birth_place = Kings Heath, Birmingham, England | known_for = | occupation = Journalist | years active = | spouse = Pascal Rubinat | children = Antonio (stepson) | parents = }}
'''Samantha Brick''' (born 10 February 1971) is a British television producer, writer, and freelance journalist.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Articles by Samantha Brick {{!}} Freelance Journalist {{!}} Muck Rack|url=https://muckrack.com/samantha-brick-1/articles|access-date=2020-11-29|website=muckrack.com|language=en}}</ref>
== Life and career == Brick was born in the Birmingham suburb of Kings Heath.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Keogh|first=Kat|date=2013-04-06|title='Beautiful' Samantha Brick starts a new chapter in her life|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/beautiful-kings-heath-writer-samantha-2521029|access-date=2020-11-27|website=BirminghamLive|language=en}}</ref> Her parents were both Catholic and worked in mental health.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2013-03-21 |title=The 'beautiful' Samantha Brick on men, entrapment and the joys of |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-beautiful-samantha-brick-on-men-entrapment-and-the-joys-of-being-a-frenchman-s-wife-8543604.html |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref>
Brick worked for LWT where she produced or directed shows including ''Ibiza Uncovered'', ''Dinner Dates'' and ''Baby School''.<ref name=":0" />
Brick was a producer of entertainment and factual at BSkyB working on shows including ''Temptation Island'', ''Vegas Uncovered'', ''The Villa'' and ''Single Girls''.<ref name=":0" /> She then moved to September Films as head of programming in January 2002,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=September poaches Sky1 exec|url=https://www.c21media.net/september-poaches-sky1-exec/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=C21media|language=en-us}}</ref> later moving to the company's Los Angeles office to become executive vice president of programming and development.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mann|first=Sarah|date=January 2005|title=People on the Move|work=RealScreen}}</ref>
In October 2005, Brick launched her own independent production company, Sam Brick Entertainment, which produced shows including ''Chubby Children'' for LivingTV.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Living gives Brick a fat commission|url=https://www.c21media.net/living-gives-brick-a-fat-commission/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=C21media|language=en-us}}</ref> In March 2006, the ''Daily Mirror'' reported that Sarah, Duchess of York had signed an exclusive deal with Sam Brick Entertainment to host a reality TV diet show.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cummins|first=Fiona|date=2 March 2006|title=DUCHESS OF TALK; Exclusive Fergie lined up to host reality TV diet show|work=Daily Mirror}}</ref> Brick's production company collapsed later that year.<ref name=":1" />
On 3 April 2012, the ''Daily Mail'' published an article by Brick titled "Why do women hate me for being beautiful?". The article became an internet phenomenon, leading to Brick's thoughts becoming an internet meme.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ahmed|first=Murad|date=5 April 2012|title=The power of the Bored at Work Network|page=2|work=The Times|issue=70539}}</ref> This led to Brick appearing on a number of TV shows including ITV's ''This Morning''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-04-05|title=Samantha Brick: 'Do I think I'm attractive? Yes I do.'|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2012-04-05/how-samantha-bricks-good-looks-caused-an-internet-storm|access-date=2020-11-29|website=ITV News|language=en}}</ref> and the RTÉ chat show ''The Late Late Show''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/samantha-brick-to-appear-on-late-late-show-415023-Apr2012/|title=Samantha Brick to appear on Late Late Show}}</ref> Later in the year Brick was a contestant on ''Celebrity Big Brother 10''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Samantha Brick to take part in Celebrity Big Brother |date=15 August 2012 |website=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116211239/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/aug/15/samantha-brick-celebrity-big-brother |archive-date=16 November 2018 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/aug/15/samantha-brick-celebrity-big-brother}}</ref> On 31 August 2012, she became the fourth person to be evicted from the ''Big Brother'' house.<ref>{{cite news|first=Greg |last=Laing |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s150/celebrity-big-brother/news/a403153/danica-thrall-samantha-brick-evicted-from-celebrity-big-brother.html#~p5CKyGayi37XHb |title=Danica Thrall, Samantha Brick evicted from Celebrity Big Brother |work=Digital Spy |date=31 August 2012 |access-date=28 February 2015}}</ref>
In 2013 Brick published a book, ''Head Over Heels in France'', in which she wrote about the collapse of her production company.<ref name=":1" />
== Personal life == At the age of 30, Brick's first marriage was to Damon Pettit.<ref name=":2" /> Brick is now married to a French man, Pascal Rubinat.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-12-09|title=Samantha Brick: 'We are all taught false modesty'|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/dec/09/samantha-brick-faces-2012|access-date=2020-11-27|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.samanthabrick.com/ Official website] * {{IMDb name|0108562}}
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