Caprice Bourret

Caprice
Caprice in 2013
Born
Caprice Valerie Bourret

(1971-10-24) October 24, 1971
EducationBishop Amat Memorial High School
Occupation(s)Socialite, singer, model, businesswoman, actress, television personality
Years active1992–present
TelevisionLadies of London (2014)
Spouse
Ty Comfort
(m. 2019)
Children2
Websitecapricebourret.com

Caprice Valerie Comfort (née Bourret; born October 24, 1971), known mononymously as Caprice, is an American socialite and media personality. She is known as an original main cast member on the Bravo reality television series Ladies of London (2014).[1]

Early life

Caprice Valerie Bourret was born in Hacienda Heights, California, on October 24, 1971,[2][3] as the elder daughter of Dale Bourret, a French-Canadian estate agent, and his wife, Valerie Ann (née Pion), an American interior designer.[4][5][6] 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".[7] Like her mother, Caprice is Jewish.[8]

Caprice attended the private co-ed Catholic Bishop Amat Memorial High School in La Puente, California,[9] graduating in the class of 1989.[10] At the age of 16, while still in high school, Caprice started her first job, waiting tables.[11]

Career

As a singer

In 1999, Caprice was signed to Virgin Records and subsequently released her first single, "Oh Yeah"[12] (UK No. 24), and the 2001 follow-up single, "Once Around the Sun" (also UK No. 24).[13][14]

As a model

Caprice has appeared on more than 250 magazine covers[15][16] including Vogue, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Maxim, FHM, Playboy and the Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated.[17] She was named the world's sexiest woman by News of the World, GQ's Woman of the Year and Maxim's International Woman of the Year in three consecutive years.[18] She has also been featured in television ad campaigns for Diet Coke and Pizza Hut.[19]

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.[20][21][22][23]

In 2010, Caprice launched Bedding By Caprice.[24]

In 2023, Caprice launched her production company JJLove Productions Ltd.[25]

Film and television

Caprice starred in the films Hollywood Flies,[26] Nailing Vienna and Jinxed In Love, all produced for HBO.[27][28] In 2019, Caprice starred as Mrs. Ferdi in her first Christmas movie, Christmas in the Highlands.[29] In 2024, Caprice went on to produce and star in two films. A Toast to Love,[30] in which she played the antagonist, Eliza Van Deuzen – and A European Christmas,[31] where she played the lead , Ivy Allen. As of 2025, Caprice is set to release her third Christmas movie, A Scottish Christmas Secret[32] 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).[33]

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.[34] 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.[35]

Caprice was set to take part in the second season of Celebrity Big Brother UK, but pulled out.[36][37] 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.[38]

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.[34] In 2007, Caprice was a judge on Sky One's Project Catwalk and Britain's Next Top Model.[39] Three years later, she was head judge on TV3's show Style Wars in Ireland.[40] In 2008, she came joint-second with Jimmy Osmond in a Celebrity Come Dine with Me episode.[41] In 2017, Caprice competed in series 4 of Channel 4's The Jump.[42][43][44]

Caprice is an original main cast member on the Bravo reality television series Ladies of London.[45] The first season premiered on June 2, 2014, with Juliet Angus, Marissa Hermer, Annabelle Neilson, Noelle Reno, and Caroline Stanbury.[46][47] The finale was aired on July 21, 2014. Caprice was dismissed from the cast.[48]

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.[49][50]

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.[51]

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.[52]

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.[53] 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.[54] In December 2019, the couple were married quietly at a Register Office in London.[55] They live in the Notting Hill area of London.[56]

Caprice dated a number of notable public figures including Rod Stewart, David Spade, Dennis Quaid,[57] Lee Ryan,[58] Tony Adams, Prince Andrew, Duke of York,[59] Calum Best, Fred Durst, Robert Tchenguiz, and Kevin Pietersen.[60]

Filmography

As herself

Year Title Notes
1992 The Big Breakfast Guest Presenter
1996 Daddy's Girl Short television
1996 2nd National Television Awards Award Presenter
1997 An Audience with Elton John Television special
1997 3rd National Television Awards Presenter
1997 1997 MTV Europe Music Awards Presenter
1998 The Jack Docherty Show 2 episodes
1998 Holiday Heaven Episode: "Episode #1.3"
1998 Roy & H.G.'s Planet Norwich Episode: "Episode #1.1"
1998 4th National Television Awards Television special
1998 A Royal Birthday Celebration Television film
1998 Friday Night's All Wright Presenter
1998 Dreaming Of a Wright Christmas Television special
1999 Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer 2 episode
1999 An Audience with Lennon Lewis Audience Member
1999 Caprice: Oh Yeah Short film
1999 Fully Booked Episode: "Episode #5.15"
2000 Brit Awards 2000 Presenter
2000 TFI Friday Episode: "Episode #5.34"
2000 Being Caprice Documentary series
2001 American Music Awards of 2001 Presenter
2001 Liquid News 1 episode
2001 Live & Kicking Episode: "Episode #8.22"
2001 73rd Academy Awards Presenter
2001 2001 World Music Awards Television special
2001 Pop Goes Christmas Television special
2002 Open House with Gloria Hunniford 1 episode
2002 Stars in Their Eyes Episode: "Celebrity Christmas Special"
2002 Men in Black Training Video: UK Video
2003, 2005 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 2 episodes
2003 RI:SE 1 episode
2003 Loose Lips 1 episode
2003 The Importance of Being Famous Television special
2004 Through the Keyhole Episode: "Episode #15.13"
2004 Kelly 1 episode
2004 Sports Relief 2004 Television special
2004 Celebrities Under Pressure Episode: "Episode #3.3"
2004 Road Raja Episode: "Episode #1.1"
2004 The Celebrity Awards 2004 Television special
2004 GMTV 1 episode
2004 Celebrities Disfigured Television film
2004 Caprice: Making of a Supermodel Television special
2004–2005, 2015–2017 Loose Women 5 episodes
2005 Celebrity Big Brother British third season
2005 An Audience with Joe Pasquale Television special
2005 2nd Meteor Ireland Music Awards Television special
2005 100 Greatest Cartoons Television special
2005 X-Rated: The TV They Tried to Ban Television film
2005 The Late Late Show 1 episode
2005 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Episode: "Episode #4.74"
2005 Tricky TV Episode: "Episode #1.3"
2005 The Surreal Life 9 episodes
2005 Dirty Tricks Episode: "Episode #1.5"
2005 3rd Irish Film & Television Awards Television special
2005 Avid Merrion's XXXmas Special Television special
2005 Party @ the Palms Episode: "Episode #1.2"
2005, 2015 Ireland AM 2 episodes
2005–2006 The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch 2 episodes
2005–2006 Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown 2 episodes
2006 The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live Television special
2007 Britain's Next Top Model Third season
2007–2010 Xposé 8 episodes
2008 Cooking the Books Episode: "Episode #1.53"
2008–2009 Come Dine with Me 5 episodes
2009 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 1 episode
2009 The Podge and Rodge Show Episode: "Episode #4.32"
2009 9th Meteor Ireland Music Awards Presenter
2009 Gumball 3000: Coast to Coast Video
2009 Live from Studio Five Episode: "Episode #1.48"
2009 Hole in the Wall Episode: "Episode #2.10"
2010 Big Brother's Little Brother Guest Panelist
2010 The Real Hustle Episode: "Episode #8.3"
2010 Style Wars Judge
2010 The King Is Dead Episode: "Chief of Police"
2010–2011 Celebrity Juice 5 episodes
2011 50 Greatest Wedding Shockers Television film
2011 Al Murray's Compete for the Meat Episode: "Episode #1.5"
2011 Daybreak 1 episode
2012 Rally On Episode: "Anarchy at the Flag Drop: Los Angeles to Las Vegas"
2012, 2014 This Week 2 episodes
2013 Splash! Contestant
2013, 2019 This Morning 2 episodes
2013 Ultimate Shopper Guest
2014 Ladies of London Series regular; 9 episodes
2014 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Episode: "Caprice Bourret"
2014 Who's Doing the Dishes? Episode: "Caprice Bourret"
2015 BBC Breakfast Guest
2015 20 Moments That Rocked the 80's Model
2015 My Mixtape Episode: "Caprice"
2015 20 Moments That Rocked the 90's Model
2015 Gumball 3000 6 episodes
2015 Big Brother's Bit on the Side 2 episodes
2015 20 Moments That Rocked the 00s Model
2016 FHM: The Last of the Lads' Mags Television special
2016 The Ray D'Arcy Show Guest
2017 The Jump Contestant
2017 Celebrity Money for Nothing Episode: "Episode #1.6"
2018 Through the Keyhole Episode: "Gregg Wallace, Scarlett Moffatt, Paddy McGuinness"
2019 Celebs on the Farm Episode: "Episode #2.1"
2019 Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2019 Model
2019–2020 Dancing on Ice Twelfth season contestant
2019–2020 Jeremy Vine 2 episodes
2020 MTV Cribs Episode: "Bradley Simpson, Caprice, Perri & Mike"
2023 Abbey Clancy: Celebrity Homes Contributor

As an actress

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Hospital! Cheryl Chandler Television film
1998 The Man with Rain in His Shoes Caprice Bourret
1999 Dream Team Dani West 5 episodes
2001 Baywatch Jackie Love Episode: "Father Faust"
2001 Bubbles American woman Short film
2002 Nailing Vienna Crystal
2003 Make My Day Episode: "Karen Cohen"
2004 Hollyoaks: After Hours Saskia 2 episodes
2004 Top Buzzer Waitress Episode: "Little Wednesday"
2005 Hollywood Flies Cherie
2009 One Upon a Time in Dublin
2010 The Pinocchio Effect Mary
2017 Sharknado 5: Global Swarming Polaris
2018 In2ruders Ravana Serpentine Short film
2019 Christmas in the Highlands Mrs. Ferdi
2019 MyBad! Lucy
2020 The Gift Musical The Good Fairy
2024 A Toast to Love Eliza Van Deuzen
2024 A European Christmas Ivy Allen
TBA A Royal Romance in Ibiza Dylan Harper
TBA A Scottish Christmas Secret Tiffany Bennett

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