Former Playboy model Bessie Bardot and TV Gladiator Geoff Barker left their celebrity life after a porn scandal... and now travel the world with daughter BlueBelle doing odd jobs to pay their way

They were once part of the crème de la crème of the Australian social scene - Bessie Bardot as a well-known glamour model and pin-up girl and husband Geoff Barker starring as Commando on Gladiators.

But not long after a number of pornographic pictures of the pair engaging in what looked like an orgy were reportedly leaked in 2008, they decided to give up their celebrity lifestyle and their worldly possessions to take to the open road, first taking on Australia and six years later, are now travelling in the US.

Bessie, 40, and Geoff, 47, are joined on what they call a 'life change experience' by their daughter BlueBelle, six, who they home school, and despite her age, also helps with odd jobs.

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Their home on wheels! Geoff Baker and Bessie Bardot told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday that the backlash from their leaked orgy snaps in 2008 have nothing to do with their nomadic lifestyle of living in a white van with their daughter BlueBelle, six 

Lifestyle change: Former Playboy model Bessie Bardot, ex Gladiator Geoff Barker and their daughter BlueBelle, six, have given up everything and now travel around in a van. The Australian pair are currently in the US and are set to open up in an episode of Channel 9's Inside Story  this Thursday on Nine at 7.30pm

Blast from the past: Geoff, better know as Commando in Gladiators, said the pornographic pictures caused the former nude model great upset and ruined her reputation as a charity worker
Blast from the past: Geoff, better know as Commando in Gladiators, said the pornographic pictures caused the former nude model great upset and ruined her reputation as a charity worker

Blast from the past: Bessie is a former bikini model, while husband Geoff was Commando in Gladiators

The trio all travel around together in their home on wheels - a white van, while they once also lived in a Winnebago. 

They were embroiled in controversy seven years ago, before they had their daughter or started their nomadic lifestyle, when pictures of the former model, the ex-Gladiator and three other busty babes engaging in sexual activity were made public.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Geoff, who worked as Bessie's agent at the time, denied to The Daily Telegraph that she had leaked the pictures herself.

He instead claimed it was a 'stalker' who stole the pictures from her private computer.

To make ends meet they work for people they meet doing odd jobs with Bessie opening up on their blog, Lessons From The Flow, in June about 'poo patrol'.

Taking to the open road! Geoff also defended their lifestyle of living in a van and home-schooling their only daughter while they 'gift' people with their time by doing odd jobs like cleaning and cooking

Taking to the open road! The trio pictured driving their home on wheels to their next destination 

How time has changed! It was claimed that Bessie was the one to have leaked the pictures in a publicity stunt but it's something she strenuously denied and something that Geoff says still upsets her to this day

Moving on: Bessie was embroiled in controversy seven years ago, before they had their daughter or started their nomadic lifestyle, when pictures of her, her husband and three other busty babes engaging in sexual activity were made public

Giving back: To make ends meet they work for people they meet doing odd jobs with Bessie opening up on their blog, Lessons From The Flow, in June about 'poo patrol'

Giving back: To make ends meet they work for people they meet doing odd jobs with Bessie opening up on their blog, Lessons From The Flow , in June about 'poo patrol'

Having a wash: A sneak peak of their upcoming epsiode on Channel 9's Inside Story shows a nude Bessie washing BlueBelle in a river on their nomadic journey around the world

Having a wash: A sneak peak of their Inside Story shows Bessie washing BlueBelle in a river

She explained that they were staying on a ranch at the time in the US, where they all had to help clean up after the animals to earn their keep.

'Living on a ranch you realize life is full of s**t,' she started out.

'BlueBelle got stuck into Poo Patrol at the ranch we are now on and did a great job cleaning up after the goats, horses, three huge dogs, guinea fowl, chickens, quail, coyotes and mountain lions that all relieve themselves on the property.

Former life: As former Australian celebrities, the pair used to rub shoulders with A-listers such as billionaire Richard Branson 

Former life: As former Australian celebrities, the pair used to rub shoulders with A-listers such as billionaire Richard Branson 

Bikini babe: The former Sydney socialite has come a long way from running her own Sydney modelling agency that once cast for films like the Moulin Rouge, Mission Impossible 2, Matrix and Star Wars

Bikini babe: she has come a long way from running her own Sydney modelling agency that once cast for films like the Moulin Rouge, Mission Impossible 2, Matrix and Star Wars

Bessie wasn't immune to getting her hands dirty too, showing she has come a long way from running her Sydney modelling agency that once cast for films like the Moulin Rouge, Mission Impossible 2, Matrix and Star Wars and acted as an agent for Modern Family's Sofía Vergara and Rachael Taylor of Transformers fame.

'I had to clean out the three Airstream caravans and dump the sewage tanks too, not exactly glamour but we are super grateful to be here in such a paradise,' she added.

In 2009, Bessie, who once stripped naked for Playboy, and Geoff, formerly known as Commando in Gladiators, gave away all of their possessions worth almost a million dollars, including cars, jewellery, designer clothing and handed over their businesses to their employees. 

Modest? Despite her numerous magazine spreads, including many nude, Geoff told DMA she 'never considered herself a model, let alone a Playboy model
Modest? Despite her numerous magazine spreads, including many nude, Geoff told DMA she 'never considered herself a model, let alone a Playboy model

Poser! She also once acted as an agent for Modern Family's Sofía Vergara and Rachael Taylor of Transformers fame

Shunning the norm: In 2009, Bessie and Geoff gave away all of their possessions worth almost a million dollars, including cars, jewellery and designer clothing

Shunning the norm: In 2009, Bessie, who once stripped naked for Playboy, and Geoff gave away all of their possessions worth almost a million dollars, including cars, jewellery and designer clothing

'Living in different abodes every month, some fancy, some happy hovels, requires Geoff and I to create survival systems,' she also explained on their blog.

Bessie admits that sometimes she gets a little 'shell shocked' and asks herself, 'what on earth are we doing here?'

'It can be a jolt to the system if I have just come from helping a family in some Beverly Hills penthouse or Malibu mansion the week before, but then my brain kicks in, fight or flight takes over and everything becomes clear,' she adds.

'Dealing with the resources I can see, or lack thereof, becomes a fun challenging game,' she adds.

Bath time! Bessie admits that sometimes she gets a little 'shell shocked' and asks herself, 'what on earth are we doing here?'

Bath time! Bessie admits that sometimes she gets a little 'shell shocked' and asks herself, 'what on earth are we doing here?'

'It's been incredibly liberating': Bessie says of her lifestyle change. Seen here home schooling her only daughter BlueBelle

'It's been incredibly liberating': Bessie says of her lifestyle change. Seen here home schooling her only daughter BlueBelle

The simple life: BlueBelle learning the piano with her dad from someone else's garage

The simple life: BlueBelle learning the piano with her dad from someone else's garage

She explains rather than work for money they work for free and she can't think of anything more rewarding.

'I have been paid many thousands of dollars for my time in the past, but for some reason this feels like the best spent, most worthwhile and purposeful pursuit I have ever done,' she adds.

'There is no more counting the cost. Feeling underpaid. Watching the clock. Wishing you were somewhere else. Feeling like an employee or feeling like you are hustling for a buck.

'You are a giver. Not a menial cog. Not owned, bought or obligated. It is an incredible feeling.'

From an early age! Despite her young age, BlueBelle, six, also helps with odd jobs

From an early age! Despite her young age, BlueBelle, six, also helps with odd jobs

'There is no more counting the cost': She explains rather than work for money they work for free and she can't think of anything more rewarding

'There is no more counting the cost': She explains rather than work for money they work for free and she can't think of anything more rewarding

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