# Peta Todd
**Peta Todd** (Peta Louise Todd) is an English former glamour model, columnist, and charity campaigner, known as a [Page 3](https://www.edgepedia.org/page-3) model in *The Sun* until late 2011 and as the wife of the road racing cyclist [Mark Cavendish](https://www.edgepedia.org/mark-cavendish), whom she married in 2013.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Peta Louise Todd[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3961786/bio/) |
| Modelling career | Page 3 model in *The Sun* until late 2011; also appeared in *Zoo* and *Loaded*; started modeling at age 18; voted by Sun readers the fourth best Page 3 model of all time[2](https://heavy.com/sports/2015/07/peta-todd-mark-cavendish-wife-girlfriend-hot-photos-feet-page-3-model-height/) |
| Marriage | Married Mark Cavendish on October 5, 2013, at One Mayfair, a restored former church in central London, after a 10-month engagement[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3961786/bio/) • [3](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/mark-cavendish-ties-the-knot-with-model-peta-todd-8862210.html) |
| Children | Son Finnbar (born 2006, from a previous relationship); daughter Delilah Grace (born 2012); son Frey David Cavendish (born 2015)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3961786/bio/) • [3](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/mark-cavendish-ties-the-knot-with-model-peta-todd-8862210.html) |
| Charity work | Patron of Help for Heroes, which supports wounded, injured, and sick members of the British Armed Forces; fundraising has included climbing Kilimanjaro, running the London Marathon, and a skydive[2](https://heavy.com/sports/2015/07/peta-todd-mark-cavendish-wife-girlfriend-hot-photos-feet-page-3-model-height/) • [4](https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/peta-todd-the-big-interview-50747) |
| Writing | Columnist whose work has appeared in *The Sun* and *Fabulous*[5](https://muckrack.com/peta-todd) |
## Modelling career
Todd began modeling at 18 and became a regular on Page 3 of *The Sun*, the British tabloid's daily photograph of a semi-naked model, until late 2011. She also appeared in the men's magazines *Zoo* and *Loaded*, and Sun readers voted her the fourth best Page 3 model of all time.[2](https://heavy.com/sports/2015/07/peta-todd-mark-cavendish-wife-girlfriend-hot-photos-feet-page-3-model-height/) In a 2013 interview she described the work plainly: "It was just a job. From my eighteenth. I worked in restaurants, in bars and I posed on page three. You laugh, you get photographed and that's it."[6](https://www.nieuwsblad.be/sport/wielrennen/wegwielrennen/peta-todd-mevrouw-cavendish-tom-boonen-is-een-aantrekkelijke-man/60945604.html)
She publicly defended Page 3 against its critics, arguing against anti-Page 3 campaigners including the Labour MP Harriet Harman, and saying that "some young women decide independently that modelling is the industry they want to work in".[2](https://heavy.com/sports/2015/07/peta-todd-mark-cavendish-wife-girlfriend-hot-photos-feet-page-3-model-height/) In 2009 the Associated Newspapers freesheet *London Lite* published an apology after running a faked photograph montage of Todd with the actor [David Walliams](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-walliams) alongside an article suggesting the two were in a relationship; a complaint was lodged with the Press Complaints Commission and resolved.[7](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/feb/02/david-walliams-peta-todd-london-lite-apology)
## Charity work
Todd's association with Help for Heroes, the charity supporting wounded, injured, and sick members of the [British Armed Forces](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-armed-forces), predates her marriage and is the reason she met Cavendish. Her fundraising for the charity has included climbing Kilimanjaro, running the [London Marathon](https://www.edgepedia.org/london-marathon), and jumping out of a plane, followed by a planned 1,000-mile bike ride.[4](https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/peta-todd-the-big-interview-50747) She is listed as a patron of the charity on her journalist profile.[5](https://muckrack.com/peta-todd) In 2012 Cavendish credited her with introducing him to the charity's work, saying he had never really known what the Forces did until he met her.[8](https://soldier.army.mod.uk/media/sqxjcwkq/soldier-sep-2012.pdf)
## Marriage to Mark Cavendish
Todd met Mark Cavendish, the [Isle of Man](https://www.edgepedia.org/isle-of-man)-born sprinter known as the Manx Missile, at a Help for Heroes event in California in 2010; she was working there as a hostess, and the two later said neither initially knew who the other was.[6](https://www.nieuwsblad.be/sport/wielrennen/wegwielrennen/peta-todd-mevrouw-cavendish-tom-boonen-is-een-aantrekkelijke-man/60945604.html) • [9](https://inrng.com/2010/12/cavendish-makes-the-front-pages/) Their daughter Delilah Grace was born in 2012.[3](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/mark-cavendish-ties-the-knot-with-model-peta-todd-8862210.html) Cavendish proposed in front of their infant daughter on the second anniversary of their meeting.[10](https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-sport/manx-missile-announces-engagement/)
The couple married on October 5, 2013, at One Mayfair in central London, with Cavendish in a blue suit and Todd in a white strapless dress with lace detailing. In place of wedding presents they asked for donations split between Help For Heroes and Right To Play.[3](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/mark-cavendish-ties-the-knot-with-model-peta-todd-8862210.html) Their son Frey David Cavendish was born in 2015.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3961786/bio/) Todd remained at Cavendish's side through his career, including his professional farewell race in Singapore in November 2024.[11](https://as.com/ciclismo/mas_ciclismo/cavendish-siempre-es-dificil-no-llorar-soy-muy-emocional-n/)
## Writing and later work
After leaving modeling, Todd moved into journalism and broadcasting. She writes for *The Sun* and *Fabulous*, mostly about her life as a working mother, and has said she hoped to expand her work in television and radio.[5](https://muckrack.com/peta-todd) • [6](https://www.nieuwsblad.be/sport/wielrennen/wegwielrennen/peta-todd-mevrouw-cavendish-tom-boonen-is-een-aantrekkelijke-man/60945604.html) Her columns cover parenting and family life, including talking to children about sex, handling unwanted parenting advice, and how social media presents only the "best bits" of family life.[12](https://www.idcrawl.com/peta-todd) A 2022 column reported that she was pregnant with her fifth child.[12](https://www.idcrawl.com/peta-todd)
## References
1. [Peta Todd Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3961786/bio/)
2. [Peta Todd, Mark Cavendish's Wife: 5 Fast Facts, Heavy (2015)](https://heavy.com/sports/2015/07/peta-todd-mark-cavendish-wife-girlfriend-hot-photos-feet-page-3-model-height/)
3. [Mark Cavendish ties the knot with model Peta Todd, London Evening Standard (2013)](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/mark-cavendish-ties-the-knot-with-model-peta-todd-8862210.html)
4. [Peta Todd: The Big Interview, Cycling Weekly (2011)](https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/peta-todd-the-big-interview-50747)
5. [Peta Todd's Profile, Muck Rack](https://muckrack.com/peta-todd)
6. [Peta Todd (mevrouw Cavendish) interview, Het Nieuwsblad (2013)](https://www.nieuwsblad.be/sport/wielrennen/wegwielrennen/peta-todd-mevrouw-cavendish-tom-boonen-is-een-aantrekkelijke-man/60945604.html)
7. [London Lite apologises for David Walliams/Peta Todd photo montage, The Guardian (2009)](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/feb/02/david-walliams-peta-todd-london-lite-apology)
8. [Soldier magazine, September 2012](https://soldier.army.mod.uk/media/sqxjcwkq/soldier-sep-2012.pdf)
9. [Cavendish makes the front pages, The Inner Ring (2010)](https://inrng.com/2010/12/cavendish-makes-the-front-pages/)
10. [Manx Missile announces engagement, Manx Radio](https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-sport/manx-missile-announces-engagement/)
11. [Cavendish: "Siempre es difícil no llorar", Diario AS (2024)](https://as.com/ciclismo/mas_ciclismo/cavendish-siempre-es-dificil-no-llorar-soy-muy-emocional-n/)
12. [Peta Todd profiles and news aggregation, IDCrawl](https://www.idcrawl.com/peta-todd)
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