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Davina McCall
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Davina McCall is a great presenter and awards host, best known for presenting the UK edition of Big Brother and working as a presenter on MTV early in her career.
Davina's Life in the Beginning
Davina McCall was born on 16 October 1967 in London. She attended the Godolphin and Latymer Girls School, an independent school in Hammersmith, London.
Davina’s earliest passion was music; at the age of 15 while studying for her nine O levels and later two A levels, McCall sang professionally with a band, went solo at the age of 19, produced demo music discs, and ran many successful nightclubs in London. She even appeared in Kylie Minogue’s music video ‘Word is Out’!!
Davina's First TV Break
Davina McCall got her first TV break in 1992 when she landed a job presenting her own show on MTV. In 1995 she went on to host the ITV game show God's Gift which she presented for 3 years, before becoming the anchor presenter on Streetmate (Channel 4. 1998-2000) and prime-time cult show, Don’t Try This at Home on ITV1 in 1998.
Davina McCall on Big Brother
In 2000, Davina was chosen to present the hugely popular Channel 4 reality show Big Brother, which she has continued ever since, hosting all nine series of Big Brother (with series 10 starting in June) and all five of Celebrity Big Brother. The same year, Davina married Matthew Robertson and went on to have three children: Holly, Tilly and Chester.
Davina McCall as Presenter and Awards Host
Following her success in the cult reality show, Davina went on to present the Brit Awards in 2001, as well as BBC charity show Comic Relief. 2002 saw her hosting Popstars: The Rivals (ITV1) followed by The Vault and in 2003, Oblivious (both ITV1) and the reality TV show Reborn in the USA. She also hosted The Brit Awards for a second time in 2003.
In 2004 Davina hosted the new ITV1 prime time show Love on a Saturday Night and later that year, Davina was chosen to present the prestigious BAFTA television awards.
In December 2005 it was announced that she would be hosting her own BBC One prime-time chat show called Davina which aired in early 2006. Shortly afterwards, ITV1 signed up McCall to host the BAFTA Television Awards for the second time. Soon after, Davina became the main presenter on Sport Relief on BBC One alongside friend Chris Evans.
Davina went on to star in BBC documentary Let's Talk Sex, looking at how sex education is taught in Britain (one of the countries of Europe with the highest teenage pregnancy levels), compared with The Netherlands (which has one of the lowest teenage pregnancy rates in Europe). She has also published a book under the same title. Such was the power of her work on this topic, sex and relationship education will now form a part on the UK curriculum.
She has also turned her hand at acting, appearing in Sam's Game(2001), a Friends-style TV sitcom, as well as Leigh Francis comedy sketch shows Bo Selecta and A Bear's Tail. McCall provided the voice of an android version of herself for the Doctor Who episode "Bad Wolf" in 2005, and played herself as a human and subsequently as a bloodthirsty zombie in Dead Set in 2008.
Davina became the face of Garnier in 2007, and has produced several exercise DVDs alongside her personal trainers, Mark and Jackie Wren, including Superbody Workout, High Energy Five, The Power of Three and My Three 30-Minute Workouts. Her DVDs have sold nearly a million copies to date! Number six went on sale in December 2009.
Davina returned for the tenth series of Big Brother on Channel 4 in June 2009, and in January 2010 started presenting the brand new prime time entertainment show Got to Dance on Sky 1 HD. She presented Celebrity Big Brother and Big Brother's Efourum in 2010, as well as taking part in BBC One's Sport Relief: Million Pound Bike Ride.
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Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell to front 'Long Lost Families' show for ITV
18th May 2010Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell have signed up to host a new show on ITV1 that will help reunite familes. Long Lost Family will start in the Autumn, and will look at how people become estranged as well as the process of tracing lost relatives. "I've never been so excited about a show in my career," said Nicky. "I have a deep emotional connection with it, being an adopted person and having traced my own birth families."
18th May 2010Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell have signed up to host a new show on ITV1 that will help reunite familes. Long Lost Family will start in the Autumn, and will look at how people become estranged as well as the process of tracing lost relatives. "I've never been so excited about a show in my career," said Nicky. "I have a deep emotional connection with it, being an adopted person and having traced my own birth families."
Christine Bleakley waterskis the English Channel
12th March 2010Christine Bleakley was in tears this morning as she completed her daunting bid to waterski across the world's busiest shipping lane. Despite falling eight times into the 4C freezing sea, she made it across 22 miles of choppy ocean in just one hour 40 minutes. Setting off for the French coast at 7.46am, The One Show presenter was good spirits supported by her co-host Adrian Chiles. Christine was determined to complete her challenge whatever the weather after raising thousands of pounds for Sport Relief.
12th March 2010Christine Bleakley was in tears this morning as she completed her daunting bid to waterski across the world's busiest shipping lane. Despite falling eight times into the 4C freezing sea, she made it across 22 miles of choppy ocean in just one hour 40 minutes. Setting off for the French coast at 7.46am, The One Show presenter was good spirits supported by her co-host Adrian Chiles. Christine was determined to complete her challenge whatever the weather after raising thousands of pounds for Sport Relief.
David Walliams & celebrity cyclists start 1,000 cycle for Sport Relief
1st March 2010David Walliams leads a group of celebritiies - inlcuding Davina McCall, Russell Howard, Patrick Kielty, Jimmy Carr, Miranda Hart and Fearne Cotton - on a 1,000 mile charity cycle ride for Sport Relief. The journey starts today from John O'Groats and they will arrive some 80 cycle hours later in Land's End
1st March 2010David Walliams leads a group of celebritiies - inlcuding Davina McCall, Russell Howard, Patrick Kielty, Jimmy Carr, Miranda Hart and Fearne Cotton - on a 1,000 mile charity cycle ride for Sport Relief. The journey starts today from John O'Groats and they will arrive some 80 cycle hours later in Land's End
McCall back for new Big Brother
14th May 2008Davina McCall will return to present the ninth series of Big Brother, Channel 4 has confirmed.
14th May 2008Davina McCall will return to present the ninth series of Big Brother, Channel 4 has confirmed.
Entertainment & Arts Review of 2008
30th December 2008A year of reality shows, great paintings and controversy - it all happened in the world of arts, television and radio in 2008. Here are some of the years highlights....
30th December 2008A year of reality shows, great paintings and controversy - it all happened in the world of arts, television and radio in 2008. Here are some of the years highlights....
Newsreaders help raise record sum for Children in Need
16th November 2008Some of the BBC's best known newsreaders performed a medley of ABBA songs to help raise a record 21 million pounds for Children in Need.
16th November 2008Some of the BBC's best known newsreaders performed a medley of ABBA songs to help raise a record 21 million pounds for Children in Need.
Children's BAFTA Nominations Announced
7th November 2008Nominations are out for this year's EA British Academy Children's Awards. The event celebrates excellence in children's film, television and video games.
7th November 2008Nominations are out for this year's EA British Academy Children's Awards. The event celebrates excellence in children's film, television and video games.
Radio Presenters & Interviewers are More Popular than Ever
5th August 2010There has been a big boost in radio listeners over the past few months and interviewing and hosting skills make radio presenters such as Evan Davies and Sarah Montague some of the best conference facilitators around.
5th August 2010There has been a big boost in radio listeners over the past few months and interviewing and hosting skills make radio presenters such as Evan Davies and Sarah Montague some of the best conference facilitators around.
Terry Wogan confirms that Chris Evans will replace him as Radio 2 Breakfast host
7th September 2009Sir Terry, 71, told listeners of the long-running Wake Up to Wogan that he would be stepping down at the end of the year.Chris Evans is due to take over the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show slot. However, Sir Terry will not be quitting the airwaves altogether as he has an exciting new show lined up. The DJ said this was the hardest decision he has ever had to make in his broadcasting career. Wake up to Wogan has an army of fans, 8 million of whom tune in on a daily basis to hear his idiosyncratic musings.
7th September 2009Sir Terry, 71, told listeners of the long-running Wake Up to Wogan that he would be stepping down at the end of the year.Chris Evans is due to take over the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show slot. However, Sir Terry will not be quitting the airwaves altogether as he has an exciting new show lined up. The DJ said this was the hardest decision he has ever had to make in his broadcasting career. Wake up to Wogan has an army of fans, 8 million of whom tune in on a daily basis to hear his idiosyncratic musings.
Parkinson's last stand
26th November 2007The TV veteran handpicked the final lineup himself, which included David Beckham, Sir Michael Caine, Dame Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Peter Kay, Dame Edna Everage.
26th November 2007The TV veteran handpicked the final lineup himself, which included David Beckham, Sir Michael Caine, Dame Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Peter Kay, Dame Edna Everage.
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