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'''Magenta Devine''' (born 4 November |
'''Magenta Devine''' (born 4 November 1957; real name '''Kim Taylor''') is a TV presenter and journalist. She is perhaps most known for presenting the youth travel programme, ''[[Rough Guide]]'' and "Reportage" on [[BBC Two|BBC2]] in the [[1990s]]. Then "Young, Gifted and Broke" for ITV. |
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She began her career working for [[Queen (band)|Queen]]/[[Thin Lizzy]]/[[Whitesnake]] publicist, the late [[Tony Brainsby]]. While still living with boyfriend [[Tony James]], she became the music promoter for James' new band, [[Sigue Sigue Sputnik]]. Following their breakup, [[Janet Street-Porter]], tapped Magenta, a statuesque upper-class "punk," to be a presenter on [[Channel 4]] youth programme ''[[Network 7 (TV series)|Network 7]]'', before switching channels to present ''[[DEF II]]'' on BBC2, of which ''Rough Guide'' was a feature, before becoming a separate programme in its own right. Before all of these, she cut her teeth as one of the presenters of BBC Wales' pop music show, ''[[Juice (TV Programme)|''Juice'' (TV Programme)]]'', produced in and around the BBC studios in Cardiff. |
She began her career working for [[Queen (band)|Queen]]/[[Thin Lizzy]]/[[Whitesnake]] publicist, the late [[Tony Brainsby]]. While still living with boyfriend [[Tony James]], she became the music promoter for James' new band, [[Sigue Sigue Sputnik]]. Following their breakup, [[Janet Street-Porter]], tapped Magenta, a statuesque upper-class "punk," to be a presenter on [[Channel 4]] youth programme ''[[Network 7 (TV series)|Network 7]]'', before switching channels to present ''[[DEF II]]'' on BBC2, of which ''Rough Guide'' was a feature, before becoming a separate programme in its own right. Before all of these, she cut her teeth as one of the presenters of BBC Wales' pop music show, ''[[Juice (TV Programme)|''Juice'' (TV Programme)]]'', produced in and around the BBC studios in Cardiff. |
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Magenta Devine | |
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| Born | Kim Taylor 4 November 1957 |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Notable credit(s) | Rough Guide'Reportages Young, Gifted and Broke |
Magenta Devine (born 4 November 1957; real name Kim Taylor) is a TV presenter and journalist. She is perhaps most known for presenting the youth travel programme, Rough Guide and "Reportage" on BBC2 in the 1990s. Then "Young, Gifted and Broke" for ITV.
She began her career working for Queen/Thin Lizzy/Whitesnake publicist, the late Tony Brainsby. While still living with boyfriend Tony James, she became the music promoter for James' new band, Sigue Sigue Sputnik. Following their breakup, Janet Street-Porter, tapped Magenta, a statuesque upper-class "punk," to be a presenter on Channel 4 youth programme Network 7, before switching channels to present DEF II on BBC2, of which Rough Guide was a feature, before becoming a separate programme in its own right. Before all of these, she cut her teeth as one of the presenters of BBC Wales' pop music show, Juice (TV Programme), produced in and around the BBC studios in Cardiff.
In 2004 she appeared on Richard & Judy and in 2005 she appeared on Extreme Celebrity Detox. She has also done voice-over work, including a dfs advert and writes for the Guardian and the Mail on Sunday. She presented the film programme "On Screen" for World Service.
Magenta today also assists Trading Standards in the travel market and supports various charities, as well as speaking at events.
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