She has modeled for fitness and fashion magazines. She was a contestant on the 2008 reality TV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!, and was the third person voted out on 28 November 2008. Even though she was voted third out she created very strong relationships with model Nicola McLean andDani Behr. In 2009 she was the face of a Lynx campaign.
She currently lives in Chelsea, London with her husband, the England footballer, Joe Cole. She and Cole have been together since 2002. They got married on 20 June 2009, with Carly wearing a £10,000 wedding dress by designer Oscar de la Renta. Their first child, Ruby Tatiana Cole , was born on 18 March 2010.