As a teenager, the aspiring British model became obsessed with film star Marilyn Monroe, who overdosed on pills in her Brentwood, California, house on August 5, 1962. Kent repeatedly bleached her naturally brown hair until it became the same shade as Monroe’s. Spare time was spent in her room practicing the dead star’s pout and perfecting her makeup. Finally, Kent spent $4,000 to have her breasts augmented to match Monroe’s 38-inch bust.
Kay Kent made her living as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator. She worked for the Lookalikes agency since 1983 As a Monroe look-alike, she became a well-known face in British tabloids and television knocking down $90,000 annually impersonating the sex goddess in media advertising (the equivalent of almost £190,000 today when adjusted for inflation).
Her career also saw her feature in Def Leppard’s Photograph promotional video from 1982 as Marilyn Monroe. Kay appears in the video being stalked by a paparazzi photographer and even recreating some of Marilyn’s most memorable poses in risqué photos for the December 1987 issue of Penthouse magazine.
In early 1989, Kent’s mother died of cancer and soon afterward the model broke up with her childhood sweetheart, 28-year-old rock singer Dean Hammond. On June 12, 1989, a tenant found the nude body of the 24-year-old Monroe impersonator dead on her bed in a row house in Chatham, England, some 34 miles southeast of London. Like her idol, Kent was found with an empty pill bottle beside her. Authorities reported that a half-empty vodka bottle and photos of Monroe were strewn across Kent’s bed. Movie stills of the actress, books about her, and Monroe recordings littered the room.
Also known as: The Medway Marilyn Monroe
Died: Monday 12th of June 1989 (age 25). Born: Wednesday 6th of November 1963 Years active: 1983-1989 (started around 19 years old; 6 years active). Birthplace: Chatham, United Kingdom. Nationality: British. Ethnicity: Caucasian. Professions: Fetish Model, Model. Sexuality: Straight. Hair color: Brown. Body type: Average. Boobs: Fake/Enhanced.
