Amanda de Cadenet (daughter of the racing car driver Alain de Cadenet), celebrates her 40th birthday today. Amanda is a former pupil of Warminster School, at Church Street, Warminster.
The Old Verlucian (as former Warminster School pupils are known) became the co-presenter of The Word and Big Breakfast television shows, before becoming an actress, starring in films Four Rooms, Allison Anders, Fall, and Brokedown Palace. She also worked for several magazines including Spin, Harper’s Bazaar, and Jane.
From 1991 to 1997 she was married to John Taylor, the bassist with Duran Duran, with whom she had a daughter called Atlanta. In 2006 Amanda married Nick Valensi, the guitarist with The Strokes. Amanda and Nick are the parents of twins.
Amanda has also added photography to her talents. In 2010 Amanda photographed the American reality TV star Kim Kardashian for the cover of the 22nd of November issue of People magazine, when they profiled Kim for her thirtieth birthday.