Carol McGiffin
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| Born | Carol Deirdre McGiffin 18 February 1960 Maidstone, Kent, England |
| Residence | London, England[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Television and radio presenter |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Employer | ITV |
| Television | Loose Women |
| Religion | Christianity[citation needed] |
| Spouse | Chris Evans (1991–1998, divorced) |
| Partner | Mark Cassidy (2008–present, engaged) |
Carol Deirdre McGiffin (born 18 February 1960)[2] is an English broadcaster of radio and television, best known for her regular appearances on daytime talk show Loose Women. She married Chris Evans in 1991; the couple separated in 1994 and divorced in 1998.[3]
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[edit] Early life
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McGiffin was born in London to English parents, John McGiffin[citation needed] and Heather Barham (died 2003, of cancer).[4] She has two sisters and a brother.[citation needed]
[edit] Career
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She started her broadcasting career in 1988 as co-host of the Chris Evans shows on GLR. Her style the and characterised today is based on comedic observation of men.
In 1995 McGiffin was a founding member of the Talk Radio UK team, co-presenting the popular weekday evening show The Rude Awakening with Moz Dee. The Rude Awakening was originally planned to be on the air from 6-10am but was regarded as too rude for the breakfast slot. When the show ended in September 1995 she became the station's music expert for around six months hosting her own Friday evening review slot and appearing every week on the Jonathan King show.
In the latter half of 1996 she reappeared on Liberty Radio co-hosting the breakfast show with Richard Skinner which lasted around six months. In 1997 she reappeared again on Talk Radio on the Friday breakfast show with Paul Ross. Within a few weeks she joined Paul on Monday-Thursday as well as co-hosting a Saturday afternoon show during the summer with Nick Abbot. In 1998 Ross and McGiffin moved to the weekend breakfast slot.
In 1999 she joined London radio station LBC teaming up again with Nick Abbot. Abbot left the station after six months and McGiffin continued to host the show on her own with producer/sidekicks including Marcus Railton and Jonathan Sanchez until 30 September 2000. She has also co-hosted phone-in shows on BBC London Live. In 2002 she occasionally teamed up with Nick Abbot again on the late night talk show on Real Radio.
Carol joined Live Talk in 2000, and was a regular from the start to finish in 2001. She then returned to Loose Women in 2003, where she has been a regular ever since, and is currently the joint longest-serving panelist with Coleen Nolan.
Between February and July 2006 she was the southern presenter of the Local Radio Company's night-time talk show North South Divided. Mike Elliott was her northern counterpart.
In August 2006 McGiffin returned to LBC 97.3 presenting a Sunday morning show. McGiffin's weekly views on the world and travel advice in her Travel Clinic ended on 10 February 2008, when she left the station. Loose Women Editor Karl Newton and This Morning's fashion expert John Scott joined her weekly to talk through the Sunday papers and supplements.
[edit] Television
McGiffin's television credits include:
- Loose Women
- Daily Cooks Challenge
- Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
- Tonight with Trevor McDonald
- Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
- The Paul O'Grady Show
- 8 Out Of 10 Cats
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
- Celebrity Juice
- The Justin Lee Collins Show
- The Wright Stuff
- OK! TV
[edit] Personal life
McGiffin is a survivor of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.[5] For several years, she has returned to Maidstone to join members of her family and take part in Race for Life to raise money for the charity Cancer Research UK, she does this in memory of her mother.[6]
She resides in Hampstead, North London.[citation needed] She was married to TV presenter Chris Evans, from 1991-1998. She has been engaged to Mark Cassidy since 2008.[citation needed]
In 2010, McGiffin released her autobiography, Oh, Carol!.
[edit] References
- ^ Loose Women, 17 March 2011
- ^ Loose Women, 18 February 2011
- ^ Loose Women's Carol McGiffin announces her engagement... to toyboy 22 years her junior
- ^ OK! TV, 28 March 2011
- ^ Thompson Holidays brochure retrieved 31 July 2008
- ^ BBC Kent retrieved 13 June 2008
[edit] External links
- Carol McGiffin at the Internet Movie Database
- Carol McGiffin at itv.com/loosewomen
- Carol McGiffin on Twitter.com
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