[2][1] Aged 17, she competed in The Daily Star's "Search for a Beach Babe" contest and won,[2][1] but she was not old enough to pose for Page 3 and so went to study fashion[2] at Lewisham College.

[6] In 2008, Hazell and agent Ginny Mettrick co-founded a modelling agency called Muse Management.

[13] In 2007, Hazell and IT expert Gary Schwartz co-presented Byte Me TV, an online programme that tried to explain technology in an easy-to-understand way.

[14][15] The following year she appeared in the BBC Three documentary Page Three Teens;[16][17] and released a pop music single called "Voyeur" on Polydor Records.

[19][20] In 2012, Hazell played a supporting role in the gangster film St George's Day.

[25] In 2020 she appeared in the streaming television series Ted Lasso as Bex, the girlfriend of the former owner of AFC Richmond, Rupert Mannion;[26] she co-wrote episode 8 of season 3.

She was named alongside the likes of David Attenborough, Charles III and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Tories' list.

[citation needed] Hazell appeared naked in advertising posters for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), and she has been quoted as saying: "Once you learn how the fur trade treats animals, it's impossible to think of wearing fur as sexy or glamorous.