[1] Cole worked at a Post Office punched card unit in Portsmouth Central Telephone Exchange, before working, for £12 weekly, at the Portsmouth Co-op Fuel Office, when she was interviewed to be a Playboy Bunny at the London Playboy Club.
[2] Marilyn also worked as a barmaid at the Auckland Arms Hotel in Southsea during the late 60s.
She appeared on the cover of the Roxy Music album Stranded, having been noticed by Bryan Ferry after winning Playmate of the Year.
[5] She was married to former Playboy executive Victor Lownes,[5] over 20 years her senior, until his death in 2017, and now works as a journalist.
[6] Her interests include the tango, which she studied under Paul Pellicoro,[7] and has partnered with actor Brian Cox.