Background
Irène was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Growing up, she lived in various locations in Cameroon as part of a military family (her father was in the army).
Irène was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Growing up, she lived in various locations in Cameroon as part of a military family (her father was in the army).
In Cameroon, Irène was a regular feature of the catwalk (she was Mission Lions Cameroon 1995), an occasional radio presenter and had parts in various films. From Cameroon, she moved first to Paris, France and then to the United Kingdom. Internationally, Irène has worked as a model and in film, television shows, music videos and commercials, with roles credited and uncredited.
She has appeared in Die Another Day, Ali G Indahouse, World of Our Own – Westlife, Black Betty by Tom Jones, as the presenter of Ess"mode par Irene, a guest judge on The One, and as an on-screen hostess on the V Graham Norton show.
In 2015, she appeared in Million Pound Properties and Britain"s Flashiest Families. Irène has been embroiled in some controversay on skin bleaching and has spoken in on television and in press on this subject.
She is a Fashion Consultant to Burke"s Peerage. They have released a number of songs and videos:
Love Maine Boy (written by Pete Kirtley)
Romeo (written by Pete Bellotte and Sylvester Levay, original performer: Donna Summer)
Birds (written by Irene )
Cannes Cannes Cannes (written by Pete Hammon and Jeff Chegwin)
Umqombothi - African Heroes (original version written by Sello "Chicco" Twala and Attie van Wyk and performed by Yvonne Chaka Chaka)
toured the United Kingdom in 2013 and, in 2014, participated in The X Factor (United Kingdom series 11) and made it through to the final 28 contestants (the six-seat challenge at bootcamp) with Louis Walsh as mentor.
IM is a charity, with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa and the western Indian Ocean, set up and run by Irene to provide support, including food, shelter, training and logistics support, to those in desperate need.
IM Flavour - The Return of
The Star - Bond Girl in Nairobi to Film
Dulce Camer - Discover the Fabulously Wealthy Life of Irene
The Sun - Simon Cowell Blasted for Being Overly Rude.
