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Gail Porter was born March 23, 1971,
in Edinburgh, Scotland. Always studious while in school, Gail was even
considered a snob because her head was always in the books. With excellent
grades and ambition, Gail went on to study media in Film School.
After graduation, Gail was hired as a runner for a Video Production
Company in Edinburgh. 'I was treated like a nobody.' recalls Gail 'I did
everything from making teas and coffees to ordering pizzas and cleaning
the railings outside the offices. Once they made me do it with a
toothbrush. It was horrible.'
After working as coffee maker and office scrubber for 4 years, Gail
finally produced her own show reel, which consisted of interviews with
random people on the streets of Edinburgh. This led to her first job in
front of the camera as the presenter of a children's TV show, which in
turn led to her job as presenter of Fully Booked.
Gail got tired of her career in children's television, and opted for more
a grown-up image and a new audience. She became an "Electric Circus"
presenter on Live and Kicking, a guest host of the television series
Melinda's Big Night In, and host of The Movie Chart Show. And as an
occasional presenter on Top of the Pops, Gail moved to the big leagues
with her own show, Gail's Big Nineties, on VH1.
British audiences have been able to catch Gail's beauty and talent on the
boob tube, while just about every other British person was able to catch
her beauty and talent in the flesh. Gail has appeared nude in many men's
magazines, and is even sprawled onto a billboard of the House of Commons
in London, bare arse and all. Her sexy bad-girl image was further
underscored with a nipple piercing and a romance with Keith Flint, of
Prodigy.
With her star factor on the rise in the UK, Gail has made guest
appearances on TFI Friday, All Over the Shop, Never Mind the Buzzcocks,
and Da Ali G Show, and has been a presenter on Kids Passport to the World.
Gail is now host of the Internet show, Dotcomedy, and resides in London's
Soho with her rock star husband, Dan Hipgrave of Toploader, and their
daughter, Honey, born September 3rd, 2002. |
