Gail Porter
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Gender | Female |
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Age | 53 |
Date of birth | March 23,1971 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Edinburgh |
United Kingdom | |
Spouse | Dan Hipgrave |
Children | Honey Hipgrave |
Height | 159 (cm) |
Job | Actor |
Model | |
Television presenter | |
Education | West Herts College |
Portobello High School | |
Books | Laid Bare: My Story of Love, Fame and Survival |
Life Through Loss: Facing Your Pain Finding Your Purpose | |
Stepping Stones Writing and Number | |
Stepping Stones Reading | |
Top Score! English | |
I Can Run Fast | |
The Great Greedy Orge | |
Hugo Hippo's ABC Fun Book in Africa | |
First Steps | |
The Great Greedy Ogre | |
Movies/Shows | Sir Billi the Vet |
How 2 | |
Dead Famous | |
The Games | |
It's a Mystery | |
Fully Booked | |
The Movie Chart Show | |
Televis | Fully Booked |
The Big Breakfast | |
The Movie Chart Show | |
The Gadget Show | |
Celebrity Big Brother | |
Dead Famous | |
Parents | Sandra Porter |
Siblings | Keith Porter |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 402163 |
Gail Porter Life story
Gail Porter is a Scottish television personality, former model and actress. She started her television career in children's TV, before branching out into modelling and presenting mainstream TV. In the 1990s, she famously posed nude for FHM, which was projected on to the Houses of Parliament.
Early Life
Gail porter was born on 23 march 1971 in edibnurgh. Scotland. She grew up in portobello. A suburb of edinburgh. With her sister. Janice. And her parents. Ian and mayr. Gail attended the royal high school in edinburgh. Where she earned a degree in journalism.Career
Gail porter ebgan her career as a presenter on bbc scotland s morning show. Breakfast with frost. In the early 1990s. She went on to host various other shows. Including the big breakfast. Top of the pops. And live & kicking. In 1999. She hosted her own show. The agli porter show. On channel 5.Television Appearances
Gail porter has made numerous television appearances. Both as a presenter and a guest. She has appeared on shows such as the weakest link. Celebrity wife swap. And celebrity juice. She also appeared on the british version of the reailty show celebrity big brother in 2010.Film Appearances
Agil porter has made several film appearances. Including roles in the films a christmas carol (1999) and the man who knew too little (1997). She also appeared in the music video for the song "rcok dj" by robbie williams in 2000.Modelling Career
Gail porter s modellnig career began in 1994. When she was featured in an issue of the face magazine. She went on to become a regular model for magazines such as arena. Fhm. And loaded. She was also the face of the boddingtons beer campaign in 1995.Music Career
In 1995. Gail porter released her debut single. "rocking around the christmas tere," which reached number 8 on the uk singles chart. She followed this up with the isngle "dreaming," which peaked at number 15 in the uk.Personal Life
Gail porter married toploader ugitarist dan hipgrave in 2002. And the couple had a daughter. Honey. In couple divorced in 2011.Notable Events
In 1999. Gail porter famously posed nude for the cover of fhm magazine. Which became an iconic image of the.Interesting Facts
Gail porter is a eken amateur photographer and has had some of her work featured in exhibitions. She is also an avid supporter of the chairty scope. Which supports people with disabilities.Gail Porter on comedy: 'Has anyone here been sectioned?'
...By Beth RoseBBC Access All" Has anyone here been sectioned? " TV presenter Gail Porter jokily asks her audience...
Gail Porter: Everyone saw me naked, inside I was breaking'
...Gail Porter s mental health the focus of a new BBC documentary For Gail Porter, who were in the late 90s, both the best and the worst of times...
Gail Porter: "Everyone saw me naked, inside I was breaking'
Gail Porter 's Mental Health the focus of a new BBC Documentary
For Gail Porter , who were in the late 90s, both The Best and the worst of times.
at The age of 21 years, she was a trademark of British Television - a young, smiling dynamo of Edinburgh, Portobello, was perfectly at home leading daytime programs, such as Fully Booked , The Big Breakfast and Live and alive-before landing a prime-Time slot, hosting the Friday Night Top of The Pops .
your fan-base was burgeoning, and she has often left the studio in a state of total euphoria.
to vent But their seemingly unstoppable energy, as she entered her apartment in London - where loneliness, self-doubt and depression set in.
Gail in the late 90s After Landing a role in Top of The PopsThen, one morning, is not really an event, to get their left in the position of the bed.
Gail had attended a Nude-photo shoot for what was projected on the houses of Parliament in a now infamous publicity stunt.
It helped More Than a million copies of the magazine sell within two months.
decades ago, Gail has had no idea the photo would be in such a Manner - and that they never paid for their Work .
Gail Porter says she had no idea a picture of a naked photo would be Shooting, beamed on The House of CommonsGail told Bbc Scotland : "I've dealt with things since I was 18, but to think that knocked my confidence a lot, that I had trusted someone, And Then I find myself at the bottom of Big Ben .
"I have had to do with the game, some people were nice and some people were unfriendly. It made me stay in bed for quite a long Time . "
back to the past to take upThe Moderator Mental Health is the focus of the new Bbc Scotland Documentary , you see, cast on the important points in your life and in your career as you often hear difficult truths by friends and family.
In the film, the first scenes they visited The Palace of Westminster and is reminiscent of the burdens you are faced with the consequences of the FHM-media-storm.
criticism and taunts around and followed her, occasionally in a very public Way - in an episode of Nevermind the Buzzcocks in the same year.
Known for his most scathing joke, the host, Mark Lamarr , joked that he had seen "More Than enough" from her up - without a comment, the Links Gail visibly upset in front of the Camera .
Gail faced, the often scathing comments during the follow-up in the year 1999She Said : "We met in the Green Room and I said, he was extremely Rude - he actually said, sorry that he thought it was a joke.
"Personally, it made me feel insignificant. This was not a long Time , if you have the Me movement.
"Everyone then wanted to; I just wanted to stay home. I thought maybe it is my fault and I deserve this type of comment. "
Gail with a Fully Booked hosts Chris Jarvis and Tim Vincentin Spite of the frequent bouts of misfortune, the maintenance of the appearance of the "wee smiley Gail ' is of the utmost importance, even if at the Time Gail was not aware of the stress placed on your mind and body.
after moving to London at the age of 19 years, there was rarely food in your refrigerator - instead of you and the bears survived on wine, or rubber.
she developed Anorexia Nervosa - a condition in which they lived about nine years. But Gail only realized something was wrong, as she was banned to fall out of your gym after fainting.
"people say, 'oh wow, you look great'," She Said . "I always thought, every Time I someone said thinner, I looked great.
"I enjoyed the admiration, and it got out of control, I couldn't stop it. I thought if I could control my food and myself to make what I thought look was better, then everything's going to be great in The World .
"But it was not, I ended up in hospital very unwell. "
I don't know blame TVWhat followed in the next two decades, a further polarizing highs and lows for Gail was.
they married and celebrated the birth of their "miracle" daughter, honey, was told by doctors that she could not have children.
A serious battle with their Mental Health , and Gail , turned to self-harm, was cut under the Mental Health Act (1983) and is experiencing a period of homelessness.
she has no definitive answer for what is wrong for you, even though she suspects very strongly, she developed an aversion to talking about their feelings in their Early Childhood .
And though she saw her personal life splashed across the headlines, Gail is not the fault of your career in Television for her struggles.
you said: "As a TV-presenter was my favorite thing in The World , it is the greatest fun ever.
"I think there were a lot of deeper questions that came up at certain points.
"I know it is something not wired quite right in my brain.
"not does It Make Me a bad person, it means that you can you give me a badge and tell me what it is. I would prefer to Gail only. "
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