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'''Dawn Porter''' (born 23 January 1979) is a [[British people|British]] [[Presenter|television presenter]] and writer. She was born in [[Scotland]], but grew up in [[Guernsey]]. |
'''Dawn Porter''' (born 23 January 1979) is a [[British people|British]] [[Presenter|television presenter]] and writer. She was born in [[Scotland]], but grew up in [[Guernsey]].<ref>Porter, Dawn. ''25 THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT ME…''. The Dawn Report, 2009, p. 1. (http://dawnporter.net/blog/25-things-you-might-not-know-about-me)</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Dawn Porter | |
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| Born | 23 January 1979 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, journalist, writer |
| Television | Balls of Steel My Breasts Could Kill Me |
| Website | Official website |
Dawn Porter (born 23 January 1979) is a British television presenter and writer. She was born in Scotland, but grew up in Guernsey.[1]
Early life
Porter's mother died of breast cancer two days before her seventh birthday,[citation needed] and she was then raised by her aunt.[citation needed] She studied acting at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts,[citation needed] before graduating in 2001 and becoming a reporter/presenter for BBC Radio Humberside.[citation needed]
TV career
Having established her credentials as a writer and journalist, Porter first came to widespread public attention when she attempted to slim down to a size zero by using drastic dieting regimes for the BBC documentary Super Slim Me. Porter also presented the product-testing section of How to Look Good Naked on Channel 4.[2]
In 2008, Porter presented a BBC Three series of four documentary films, 'Dawn...', exploring attitudes to nudity, lesbianism, dating, pregnancy and childbirth.[3][4][5] Porter also appeared in Seriously Dirty Dancing, a tribute to her favourite film, for Five.[citation needed]
In 2008 she made a four-part series for Channel 4. The first programme, "Dawn Porter: Free Love", was broadcast on Channel 4 on 30 September 2008. Dawn travelled to Germany to visit Zegg, a German Free love commune. The programme highlighted the world of Free love and included discussions with the people who lived in the commune. It premièred with 1.75m viewers (10.7% share).[6] The second programme, "Dawn Porter: Mail Order Bride", was broadcast a week later. Dawn travelled to Ukraine with a group of American men in their search for a partner. The third programme, "Dawn Porter: Geisha Girl", saw Dawn travel to Japan and spend a week in a geisha house. The fourth programme, "Dawn Porter: Polygamist's Wife", investigated women who are prepared to share their husbands with other women.[7]
In February 2009, Porter narrated the BBC Three series Undercover Princes.[8]
In May 2009, it was announced that Dawn Porter would present a documentary, entitled 'The Booby Trap', exploring breast cancer, for Sky1.[9] The show aired on 6-7 July 2009 - under the title My Breasts Could Kill Me.[10] It premiered with 181,000 viewers (0.9% share).[11]
Porter has her own TV production company "Hot Patootie TV."[citation needed]
Writing
In 2006 she published Diaries of an Internet Lover, a journal of her experiences of meeting people on the internet.[12]
Personal life
Porter started a weekly podcast on 11 February 2009 about sex, food, fashion and questions from her Twitter followers.[citation needed] Her current partner is comedian and actor Chris O'Dowd
References
- ^ Porter, Dawn. 25 THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT ME…. The Dawn Report, 2009, p. 1. (http://dawnporter.net/blog/25-things-you-might-not-know-about-me)
- ^ Dawn Porter: Extreme Wife Channel4.com
- ^ BBC Three's new programming, new look and huge move forward into multiplatform BBC Press Office,
- ^ Record share and reach figures for BBC Three BBC Press Office, 19 February 2008
- ^ "Dawn ..." BBC Three. BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ Jamie Oliver's 'Ministry' welcomes 3m Digital Spy, 1 October 2008
- ^ Radio Times, 18–24 October 2008, p89
- ^ Network TV BBC Week 2 BBC Press Office, January 2009
- ^ 'The Booby Trap' heads to Sky1 Digital Spy, 14 May 2009
- ^ Dawn Porter: My breasts could kill me Sky1 HD
- ^ 5.9m tune in for new 'Torchwood' Digital Spy, 7 July 2009
- ^ Porter, Dawn (2006). Diaries of an internet lover. Virgin Books.