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Danielle Bux in California, December 2018
Born	Danielle Maria Bux (1979-06-15) 15 June 1979 (age 46) Cardiff, Wales
Other names	Danielle Lineker
Education	Cantonian High School
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2009–present
Spouse(s)	Gary Lineker ​ ​ (m. 2009; div. 2016)​ Nate Greenwald ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	2

Danielle Maria Bux (born on June 15, 1979) is an actress and model from Wales. She started her modeling career in 1999. She won a spot in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic beauty pageant in Las Vegas. Danielle was married to former England footballer Gary Lineker from 2009 to 2016.

Early Life and Background

Danielle Bux was born in Cardiff, Wales. Her parents are Kim Lewis and Roy Bux. They divorced when she was young. Danielle grew up in Cardiff. She has one sister, three brothers, and one half-brother. She went to Cantonian High School in Fairwater, Cardiff. Danielle has shared that she faced bullying when she was a child. Her grandfather came from Bengal, which is now Bangladesh.

Her Career Journey

Danielle Bux began modeling when she was a teenager. This happened after she won a spot in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic contest in Las Vegas. While she was modeling part-time, she also worked as a flight attendant for Virgin Atlantic. Later, she became a full-time model. Her photos have been on the covers of many magazines, including Hello! and OK!.

In 2008, she helped Trevor McDonald on stage at the National TV Awards. In 2009, she took part in the ITV show Hell's Kitchen and finished in third place. In June and July 2009, she was a guest on the ITV show Loose Women.

Danielle Bux started acting on stage in 2011. Her first play was Calendar Girls at the Bristol Hippodrome. She has also appeared in TV shows. These include the BBC One drama Silent Witness and Aquarius.

Personal Life

Gary Lineker and Danielle Bux at The Asian Awards in 2015

Danielle Bux has a daughter from a past relationship. She had her daughter when she was 22 years old. She married Gary Lineker on September 2, 2009. Their wedding took place in Ravello, Italy. They later won £30,000 for charity on the ITV game show Mr and Mrs. On January 13, 2016, Danielle and Gary announced they were divorcing. They had been married for six years.

In 2016, Danielle started a relationship with Nate Greenwald. He is an American entertainment lawyer. They had a daughter in 2017. They got married in November 2019. Their wedding was a private ceremony at his parents' house. It was held on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.

Danielle Bux supports the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation. She started raising money for this charity. This was after her half-brother had a serious spinal injury from a fall. He was 22 years old at the time.

Acting Roles

Danielle Bux has appeared in several films and TV shows: