Around the same time tabloid reporters had been escorted from the hospital where she worked for breaking into her office. In 2009 he identified IP addresses originating from Associated Newspapers that had accessed the page at which point he contacted Magnanti to alert her.
He made a page on his blog containing the googlewhack of Belle de Jour and Brooke Magnanti that allowed him to see if anyone googled the two names. Īccording to The Guardian a fellow British blogger guessed her identity in 2003 but kept it secret. In 2004 The Sunday Times featured a front-page headline incorrectly identifying Sarah Champion as the author of the blog based on erroneous textual analysis by Donald Foster. Guesses as to who Belle was ranged from Rowan Pelling to Toby Young according to The Telegraph. There was speculation in the media for several years as to the real identity of the author, whether Belle really was a call girl. The weblog Belle de Jour: Diary of a London call girl first appeared in October 2003 and won the Guardian newspaper's Best British Weblog 2003, in the second year of the award's existence. The expression is a pun on the French phrase "belle de nuit", which translates as "lady of the night", i.e.
In the film, "Belle de Jour" is an expression translating literally as "daytime beauty", as Deneuve's character frequented the brothel during the daytime, when her husband was absent from home. Magnanti's pseudonym was derived from the 1928 novel Belle de jour by Joseph Kessel and the 1967 film of the same name starring Catherine Deneuve, directed by Luis Buñuel. Relocating to the United Kingdom, Magnanti studied for a master's degree in genetic epidemiology and PhD in forensic science from the University of Sheffield in England. She entered university at the age of 16, going on to receive a B.S. She graduated from the private Clearwater Central Catholic High School where she was named a National Merit Scholar in 1992. Early life īorn in New Port Richey, United States to an Italian American father and Jewish American mother, Magnanti grew up in Clearwater, Florida. She is honoured in BBC's 100 Women in 20. In November 2009, fearing her real identity was about to come out, Magnanti revealed her real name and occupation as a child health scientist. In 2007 Belle's blogs and books were adapted into a television programme, Secret Diary of a Call Girl starring Billie Piper as Belle, with the real name Hannah Baxter. Her first two books were UK top 10 best-sellers in the nonfiction hardback and nonfiction paperback lists. Remaining anonymous, Magnanti went on to have her experiences published as The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl in 2005 and The Further Adventures of a London Call Girl in 2006. Her diary, published as the anonymous blog Belle de Jour: Diary of a London Call Girl, became increasingly popular as speculation surrounded the identity of Belle de Jour. While completing her doctoral studies, between 20, Magnanti supplemented her income by working as a London call girl known by the working name Taro. The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girlīrooke Magnanti (born 5 November 1975) is an American-born naturalised British former research scientist, blogger, and writer, who, until her identity was revealed in November 2009, was known by the pen name Belle de Jour.
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