Born:
October 16, 1967
Birthplace: Wimbledon, London, England
Trivia:
Has a French mother and speaks fluent French herself. Lived with her grandparents for a period of time after her parents divorced. Put together a demo disc, produced by then-boyfriend Eric Clapton, but quickly decided to not pursue a career as a solo artist. Briefly worked at the Moulin Rouge in Paris. Appeared in Kylie Minogue's 1991 music video "Word is Out." Her first job in television was as a presenter for MTV in 1992. Appearing on Who Do You Think You Are? in 2009, she learned that one ancestor had been a French Prefect of Police and another a stone mason who had worked on Windsor Castle. Raised over £2 million for Sports Relief charity by running, swimming and cycling across the United Kingdom for seven days in 2014. Attempts to diversify from presenting into other fields such as acting in a sitcom, narrating a documentary series and fronting her own chat show have proved unsuccessful, and since Big Brother has continued as a mainstream presenter on Channel 4, ITV and Sky One.