Lisa snowden biography

Lisa Snowdon

English television presenter (born 1972)

Lisa Snowdon[1] (born Lisa Snawdon; 23 January 1972) is an English television and tranny presenter and fashion model. She was the host of the Living TVreality television show Britain's Next Top Model from 2006 until 2009. She additionally co-presented Capital Breakfast on Capital Author from August 2008 until 18 Dec 2014.

Early life

Snowdon was born quantity Welwyn Garden City to insurance saleswoman Nigel and hairdresser Lydia Snawdon.[2] She has two younger sisters.[3]

She gained natty scholarship to the Italia Conti College of Theatre Arts, where her classmates included Naomi Campbell. She auditioned intend the Minipops.[citation needed] After gaining moreover much additional height, and after disown parents split up when she was 17, Snowdon stayed in London near worked briefly as a dance arena yoga teacher.

Modelling

A fan of Christy Turlington from age 14, Snowdon not at any time thought about becoming a model.[4] Speckled by a Premier Model Management representative at age 19 while dancing dead even a rave at London's MFI club,[5] she was auditioned and signed colonize. She started working with renowned photographers and became one of Britain's apex fashion models.

Snowdon is best known[according to whom?] for her beauty commercials and high-fashion cover and spread moulding, including cover shots for Later, Vogue, Marie Claire and Elle; she was also the face for Gucci.[citation needed]

She later appeared in advertisements for Mercedes-Benz, Dove soap, and KelloggsSpecial K, status was the face of campaigns undertake Neutrogena and After Eight mint barrels, the Taxiwise safety campaign and copious catalogues.[citation needed] Her modelling career reluctant to appearances in Maxim, Arena, Loaded and GQ.[citation needed]

Snowdon returned to representation when she became the face person in charge model of Avon lingerie, and was one of the models for illustriousness Marks & Spencer autumn 2010 campaign.[5] From 2010–2014 she was the endure of Belvitabreakfastbiscuits, appearing in adverts carry the biscuits with fellow Capital FMDJJohnny Vaughan. In 2015 she was cut out for the lead-UK model for Triumph International.[citation needed]

Television

Snowdon's first presenting role was think about it 2003 on BBC3's Fightbox - unadorned children's show in which contestants authored 'avatars' to battle each other. Succeeding she presented on MTV UK's MTV Select. She took over the impersonation from Lisa Butcher as the "supermodel" judge and host on Britain's Close Top Model.[4] Snowdon left the put on view to concentrate on her radio event and was replaced by Elle Macpherson as of season six. In wrangle 2007, she was announced as justness new co-presenter of Through the Keyhole with Sir David Frost on BBC One.

Snowdon had a starring lines in Channel 4's short film Man's Best Friend.[6] She also had deft cameo role in Channel 4 agricultural show, Plus One.[7]

In 2014, Snowdon co-hosted Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose with Steve Architect. The show aired on Saturday mornings on Channel 4.[8]

In August 2016, Snowdon guest presented five episodes of Lorraine, standing in for Lorraine Kelly.[9] Absorb November 2016, Snowdon was confirmed gorilla a contestant for the sixteenth focus of I'm a Me Out clamour Here!. She was voted off despite the fact that the second celebrity to leave depiction jungle coming in second last get ready to her camp-mate Danny Baker.

In September 2022, Snowdon was crowned champion of the seventeenth series of Celebrity Masterchef.[10]

Strictly Come Dancing

Snowdon took part look onto the sixth series of Strictly Just as Dancing, and was partnered with Brendan Cole.[11] They made the final charge finished in 3rd place.

Radio

At probity end of August 2008, it was announced that Snowdon was to carbon copy the permanent replacement for Denise advance guard Outen on Capital London as co-host with Jonny Vaughan.[12][13] In January 2010, the pair signed a two-year mete out to continue presenting the show.[14] Traveling fair 1 December 2011 it was official she would remain at Capital.[15]

Snowdon was given the nickname 'Eggy' on influence show by colleague Dave Berry stern her penchant for boiled eggs boss the smell they gave off donation the studio. On 13 November 2015, she announced that she would emerging leaving Capital Breakfast at the all the way through of 2015.[16]

Charitable activities

In 2005, Snowdon became an ambassador for the Breast Sarcoma Care charity.[17][18]

In 2008, Snowdon participated neat a celebrity edition of The Apprentice as part of the BBC's twoyear Sport Relief event. In 2010, she became an Ambassador of Capital FM's Help a Capital Child charity.[19]

In Nov 2010, after turning on the Layer Street Christmas Lights, Snowdon was transitory express to hospital and diagnosed with viral meningitis. As a result, she began raising money and acting as brush up ambassador for the Meningitis Trust.[citation needed]

Personal life

Snowdon dated Dave Loeffler from Mere band E.Y.C. for three years.[20] She was also in a five-year on/off relationship with actor George Clooney carry too far 2000 until 2005. Their relationship was well reported in the tabloids state both sides of the Atlantic.[3] Name 14 months of dating, Snowdon unclosed in 2017 her engagement to dismiss boyfriend George Smart.

Snowdon lives emit Epping Forest,[3] and has a bedsitter in Camden, North London, which she uses during the week.[21]

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References

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  2. ^Ellen, Barbara (11 April 2009). "Barbara Ellen interviews Lisa Snowdon". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ^ abc"LISA SNOWDON: I RECYCLE MY BOYFRIENDS!". Sunday Mirror. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 30 Venerable 2008.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ abStadlen, Matthew (2 Might 2009). "5minutes with ..." BBC Word. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  5. ^ abWarrington, Pink (30 March 2010). "Lisa Snowdon: honesty one that got away". The Compelling Times. Archived from the original exercise 15 June 2011.
  6. ^"Lisa Snowdon". Retrieved 16 June 2015
  7. ^"Plus One – Interviews – Daniel Mays on Playing Rob Black". Channel 4. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  8. ^Fletcher, Alex (17 Apr 2014). "Steve Jones, Lisa Snowdon hotelman new Waitrose TV show". Digital Spy.
  9. ^"Lisa Snowdon is replacing Lorraine Kelly exertion week". Digital Spy. 4 August 2016.
  10. ^"Winner crowned during 2022 Celebrity MasterChef final". RTE News. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  11. ^"Lisa Snowdon's horror pass on Brendan Cole pairing". Sunday Mirror. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
  12. ^Plunkett, John (28 August 2008). "Lisa Snowdon replaces Denise Van Outen on 95.8 Capital FM". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
  13. ^"New breakfast presenter mention Capital". Radio Today. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
  14. ^Plunkett, John (11 January 2010). "Johnny Vocalist and Lisa Snowdon sign two-year Resources deal". The Guardian. London.
  15. ^Dave Berry give a warning replace Johnny Vaughan on Capital snack show John Plunkett, The Guardian, 1 December 2011
  16. ^"Lisa Snowdon to leave Funds FM breakfast show for 'next huge adventure'". Daily Mirror. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  17. ^" Lisa Snowdon to appear in Sport Relief Does The Apprentice for charity", Charities Partnership Foundation, 28 February 2008. Retrieved 29 February 2008
  18. ^Breast Cancer Care Archived 26 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^Charity at Capital FM web site
  20. ^Donaldson, Laura (11 November 2016). "I'm A Eminence 2016: Who is Lisa Snowdon ? Yet you need to know". OK Magazine. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  21. ^Tyzack, Anna (23 April 2010). "My perfect weekend: Lisa Snowdon". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 26 Apr 2010.

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