[1] Her mother, Nora Picciotto, born in Cairo, worked as a public relations consultant in the film industry, and married her father in London.
[2] Returning to Europe with a reputation as a "society girl" that she felt obliged to disprove, her initial entry into modelling proved challenging.
[citation needed] The endowment of Czartoryski Museum by her father has been challenged by Tamara, and in 2018 resulted in the in-family lawsuit between Adam Karol and his daughter.
[3][4][5][6] Paternally, Tamara belongs to the Czartoryski family, one of the most influential nobles in pre-World War II Poland.
Her sporting achievements and aristocratic background led to roles as a presenter on a Thai kick boxing show, and appearances on Granada and Celebrity Five Go Dating.