Neighbours star and lads’ mag cover girl Emma Harrison, 47, reveals why she has ‘no regrets’ about her racy past – as she opens up about her new career and family life
She rose to fame playing Joanna Hartman on Neighbours, before launching a sizzling career posing for lads’ magazines in Britain, America and Australia.
But Emma Harrison has revealed she’s firmly put her ‘It girl’ days behind her, after welcoming a daughter and finding a ‘lovely new partner’ to share her life with.
The actress and model, 47, told New Idea that while she has ‘no regrets’ about her past, she’s now happier than ever raising a family and working as a property manager on the Gold Coast.
‘Those were really fun days’: Former Neighbours actress Emma Harrison says she has no regrets about her past modelling for lads’ mags. Pictured in Los Angeles on February 7, 2006
‘Those were really fun, exciting days… but at this stage in my life, family and being a mum are more important to me,’ she said.
‘I did have a fun time overseas and I don’t have any regrets by any means, but everything happens for a reason and that reason ended.’
Emma starred on the soap from 1995 to 1997, before landing small parts in Hollywood movies such as Intolerable Cruelty, The Company and Street Fighter.
Career: Alongside acting, Emma (R) posed in lingerie – and sometimes, topless – for men’s magazines such as Australian Playboy, Loaded, Maxim and FHM, where she was the cover star alongside fellow Aussie actress Isla Fisher (L)
Alongside acting, Emma posed in lingerie – and sometimes, topless – for men’s magazines such as Australian Playboy, Loaded, Maxim and FHM, where she was the cover star alongside fellow Aussie actress Isla Fisher.
Emma was also ranked Number 18 of FHM’s 100 sexiest women of 1998, and was chosen by Australian Playboy as one of the 10 sexiest women in the world.
But nowadays, she lives a very different life raising her daughter Jemima, nine, and her partner’s eight-year-old son – a move which she admits keeps her ‘very busy’.
Starring role: Emma starred as Joanna on Neighbours from 1995 to 1997, before landing small parts in Hollywood movies such as the Coen Brothers’ Intolerable Cruelty, Robert Altman’s The Company and Street Fighter
Secret: When asked if she’d ever show her raunchy magazine covers to her daughter, Emma said: ‘Oh, it’s all hidden away and locked in the cupboards. I probably won’t ever show her to be honest – I don’t display them, let’s just say that.’ Pictured: Emma starring in Neighbours
When asked if she’d ever show her raunchy magazine covers to her daughter, Emma said: ‘Oh, it’s all hidden away and locked in the cupboards. I probably won’t ever show her to be honest – I don’t display them, let’s just say that.’
She added that while she’s grateful for the opportunities she’s been given, she won’t be ‘pushing’ her daughter to follow in her footsteps.
Emma got engaged to her partner Cade in June 2020, announcing the happy news on Facebook.
Bride-to-be: Emma got engaged to her partner Cade in June 2020, announcing the happy news on Facebook