50 facts about model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: was bullied for having a double-barrelled name, small breasts and full lips

50 surprising things about model and actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

1. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley born as Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley on 18 April 1987. She is an English model and actress.

2. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is best known for her work for lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret and for being one of their brand "Angels".

3. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has also worked for Burberry and was the face for their 2011 brand fragrance "Burberry Body".

4. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is also well known for her supporting role as Carly Spencer in the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the third installment in the Transformers film series, and for co-starring in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). On landing the role she said "It was a crazy opportunity that was handed to me and spent seven months making the movie with a great cast and a great director."

5. Huntington-Whiteley was born at the Freedom Fields Hospital, in Plymouth, Devon. Her mother, Fiona (born Jackson), is a fitness instructor.

6. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's father, Charles Andrew Huntington-Whiteley, is a chartered surveyor.

7. Her paternal great-grandfather, Eric Huntington-Whiteley, was from an English political family, and was the son of politician Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet; Eric's wife, Rosie's great-grandmother, Enid Kohn, was from a family of Polish Jews who emigrated to Britain in the 1870s.

8. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's paternal grandmother, Gillian, who was also from a Jewish family, was the daughter of Jacob Franks, a prominent surgeon in Sussex.

9. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley grew up on a farm near Tavistock, Devon. Educated at Tavistock College, she later stated that she was bullied and teased at school for having a double-barrelled name, small breasts and full lips

10. While a 15-year-old student, she undertook work experience at West End, London-based model agency Profile, before taking her GCSEs

11. Signed after graduating in summer 2003 aged 16, her first modeling session was for a Levi's jeans commercial.

12. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley got her first big break in January 2004 when she travelled to New York for a shoot with Teen Vogue.

13. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley later made her catwalk debut alongside Naomi Campbell in New York in Spring 2004.

14. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was then photographed by Bruce Weber for Abercrombie & Fitch.

15. In early 2006, she was signed to American lingerie brand Victoria's Secret, making her début at the brand's 2006 show in Los Angeles.

16. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley remained unknown outside the fashion industry up until 2008, when she was cast by chief creative director Christopher Bailey, replacing Agyness Deyn for Burberry's autumn/winter campaign with actor Sam Riley.

17. She got her first British Vogue cover on the November 2008 issue, alongside Eden Clark and Jourdan Dunn in a feature celebrating British models.

18. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was featured as the face of Karen Millen's spring/summer 2009 advertising campaign.

19. Huntington-Whiteley received an Elle Style Award for 2009's "Model of the Year".

20. She starred in a short film for Agent Provocateur playing a woman whose boyfriend forgets Valentine's Day.

21. For fall/winter 2009, she modelled campaigns for Godiva and Miss Sixty.

22. In February 2010, Huntington-Whiteley officially became a Victoria's Secret Angel, modelling for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York City.

23. Huntington-Whiteley hit the runway for designers Prada in Milan and Giles Deacon in Paris.

24. In March, she collaborated with VOGUE.COM to share her outfit choices daily for the Today I'm Wearing feature.

25. She was featured on the cover of LOVE Magazine's September issue, styled as a pinup girl.

26. For FW10 she modelled for Burberry as well as the company's first Beauty line ad; her other advertising campaigns included Loewe, Thomas Wylde, and Leon Max.

27. Fashion photographer Rankin devoted a book entirely to her entitled Ten Times Rosie. Rankin thinks Huntington-Whiteley puts diversity back into fashion: "We've been looking at very, very skinny, almost masculine girls for a long time. [Rosie] really is the model of the moment. She's the actress of the moment. She's definitely going to become something much, much bigger."

28. Celebrity make-up artist Ruby Hammer, who has worked with Huntington-Whiteley for years, described her as the "quintessential" English rose.

29. In March 2011, she landed her first solo British Vogue cover.

30. Huntington-Whiteley was unveiled as the face of Burberry's newest fragrance, Burberry Body, in July 2011.

31. In 2012, Huntington-Whiteley was named the top style icon at the Elle Style Awards.

32. In 2013, Huntington-Whiteley starred alongside Helena Bonham Carter and David Gandy in the Marks & Spencer Xmas advert.

33. In 2013, Huntington-Whiteley was announced as the face of Australian cosmetics brand ModelCo.

34. In May 2010, it was announced that Huntington-Whiteley would become the new female lead in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, released 29 June 2011, replacing Megan Fox. She had previously worked with the film's director, Michael Bay, on a Victoria's Secret commercial.

35. MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named her one of the "Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011".

36. Prior to the film's release, she won the "Female Star of Tomorrow" award at the 2011 CinemaCon Awards.

37. Huntington-Whiteley had her second acting role in the film Mad Max: Fury Road, which was released in May 2015. She played The Splendid Angharad, one of the Five Wives of the warlord Immortan Joe. In order to portray her pregnant character, she wore a prosthetic stomach throughout the film.

38. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley dated Tyrone Wood, the youngest son of Rolling Stones member Ronnie Wood.

39. After she and Wood separated, Huntington-Whiteley was briefly involved with French actor Olivier Martinez.

40. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is currently in a relationship with English actor Jason Statham.

41. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's four years younger brother, Toby, is also a model. In early 2015 it was announced that Toby was signed to be the new face of British male clothing line Jacamo.

42. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is not a party girl. She likes to go out and dance, however she is also the person that needs to go to bed first as she wants to pay her bills and make her family proud.

43. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is not willing to go get her teeth change or get a nose job. Manufactured perfection does nothing for her.

44. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley had to wear heels while acting in Transformers even though it made her taller than her co-star LaBeouf. "I had to wear heels the whole way through filming, when it came to our kissing scene, I said "Please Michael, let me take my shoes off. I feel so inelegant and I feel so unfeminine,"but he didn't allow. "No. You're giving small men across America hope."

45. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley wanted to be a stylist or make up artist.

46. For her first cheque she bought a car even though she couldn't drive. "I spent all of my first cheque on a Ford Ka, even though I couldn't drive".

47. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley can cook! She can make a good roast, chicken pot pie and beef Wellington.

48. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley looks for the way to help others and give back. She went to Camodia with Unicef and described it as grounding, humbling and educational experience.

49. For working out she does Pilates and dance classes.

50. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Cara Delevingne share the same favorite food, which is bacon!