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Sarah Donohue

Sarah Donohue

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Sarah Donohue (born 9 August 1970) is an English model,[1] fitness instructor,[2] television personality,[3] and powerboat racer.[4] [5]

Sarah Donohue and husband Lee Barrett

Modelling career

Donohue was discovered at age 18 by Debra Burns,[6] the owner of Boss Model Management[7] in Manchester.

Her first modelling job was for JCB in the summer of 1988 and she went on to feature as the cover girl for the Marks & Spencer Autumn Wear collection 1989, Bizarre Magazine[8]., and STUNT Magazine.[9]

Film and television

Donohue has worked with 2nd Unit stunts on the movies, The World Is Not Enough[10][11] and The Tourist (2010 film). She has appeared on television including, Men and Motors, Top Gear Waterworld, and Come Dine with Me.[12]

Powerboat Racing

In 1992 Donohue[13] was hired by Texan billionaire Charles Burnett III[14] as his promotion girl for his offshore powerboat racing team, Vulture Ventures.[15]

In 1999 she had a near fatal racing crash.[16][17]

After a long recovery process Donohue returned to racing and won the Union Internationale Motonautique Class 3C European Championship in Venice, Italy.[18][19]

References

  1. [1]
    "Model".
  2. [2]
    "Fitness".
  3. [3]
    "Television Personality".
  4. [4]
    "Sarah Donohue to make racing return".
  5. [5]
    "Powerboat Racing".
  6. [6]
    "Debra-Burns".[self-published]
  7. [7]
    "Boss Model Management".
  8. [8]
    "Bizarre Magazine Bundle issue 16 & 17 1999 Sarah Donohue Adam & Joe Show".
  9. [9]
    "Stunt Magazine".
  10. [10]
    "Stunt Woman Sarah Donohue On Bond".
  11. [11]
    "Sarah Donohue stunt double for Maria Grazia Cucinotta in The World Is Not Enough launches her new website".
  12. [12]
    "Come Dine with Me".
  13. [13]
    "Five great powerboating women".
  14. [14]
    "Charles Burnett III".
  15. [15]
    "Charles Burnett III killed in a helicopter crash".
  16. [16]
    "I died for four minutes!".
  17. [17]
    "Bond stuntwoman recovering after accident".
  18. [18]
    "Triumph for horror crash boat ace".
  19. [19]
    "Sarah Donohue: "Success Even In An Individual Sport Still Takes A Team"".
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