Nicknamed 'The Jersey Lilly' Lilly Langtry was raised in the Channel Islands and came to London to peruse a career as an actress. She soon moved to Knightsbridge and began to gain a reputation as one of the nations top performers. Never far away from scandal Lilly was often involved in high profile affairs, one of the first true 'tabloid darlings'. In the late 19th Century she gained US citizenship and moved to Texas where a town (Langtry) is named after her.