Article: A down to earth girl at heart; Former model Rachel de Thame is the latest TV gardener to be hailed as a potting shed pin-up. She talks to Noreen Barr about her surprise at her new status and the comparisons being drawn with Charlie Dimmock.

Article: Earth mother; Look out Charlie Dimmock: Alan ...
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  January 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Chronicle with Rachel de Thame, the model-turned ... it was only fair.' De Thame is very much of the moment ... And people such as Charlie Dimmock have made gardening very ... men and women.' Would de Thame emulate the heaving ...

Article: INVASION OF THE GREEN GODDESSES; Look out, Charlie ...
Evening Times;  May 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... Meanwhile, on Friday, May 11, Rachel de Thame, one-time ballet dancer and model ... mix of sex and soil that began with Charlie Dimmock. In Dimmock, the world of gardening ... gardening presenter, as is Rachel de Thame. "She's eloquent, a great communicator ...

Article: Celebrity view; "I've got a thing about Rachel de ...
The Mirror (London, England);  December 28, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... flower I've got a bit of a thing about Rachel de Thame from Gardener's World. Isn't she extraordinarily ... I don't understand why everyone goes on about Charlie Dimmock (above) being so sexy, when there is someone as ...

Article: STARPROFILE Rachel de Thame; no caption
Evening Times;  February 23, 2001 ;     342 words ... ... Best Known For: Rivalling Charlie Dimmock for sex appeal in TV gardening ... married to second husband, Gerard de Thame. He was the director in several ... I find being compared to Charlie Dimmock extraordinary. I think that ...

Article: Celeb CV: Rachel De Thame (37): Gardener's ...
The Mirror (London, England);  August 10, 2002 ;     301 words ... ... but had to give up ballet in her late teens after a bout of glandular fever. Other jobs: She was a model and appeared in around 80 TV commercials. Don't: Compare her to Charlie Dimmock. ``I'd never go anywhere without a bra.''

Article: Meet a proper Charlie Dimmock.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  May 17, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... who has been called the new Charlie Dimmock, head gardener Rachel Martin ... day visitors compare me to Charlie Dimmock. I ... tolerate it,' she ... moisture, space and shade. Like Charlie Dimmock, Rachel works in jeans. But ...

Article: GARDENING: GROW YOUR OWN CHARLIE DIMMOCK.(Features)
The People (London, England);  January 30, 2005 ;     428 words ...Byline: STEVE RICHES CHARLIE Dimmock in your back garden? It could ... the violet, blue and red CHARLIE DIMMOCK and the lilac and white HOLLY ... CAPTION(S): WHAT A STAR: Charlie Dimmock the plant and (below) telly ...