Gail Porter Biography

Gail Porter was born March 23, 1971, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Always studious while in school, Gail was even considered a snob because her head was always in the books. With excellent grades and ambition, Gail went on to study media in Film School.

After graduation, Gail was hired as a runner for a Video Production Company in Edinburgh. 'I was treated like a nobody.' recalls Gail 'I did everything from making teas and coffees to ordering pizzas and cleaning the railings outside the offices. Once they made me do it with a toothbrush. It was horrible.'

After working as coffee maker and office scrubber for 4 years, Gail finally produced her own show reel, which consisted of interviews with random people on the streets of Edinburgh. This led to her first job in front of the camera as the presenter of a children's TV show, which in turn led to her job as presenter of Fully Booked.

Gail got tired of her career in children's television, and opted for more a grown-up image and a new audience. She became an "Electric Circus" presenter on Live and Kicking, a guest host of the television series Melinda's Big Night In, and host of The Movie Chart Show. And as an occasional presenter on Top of the Pops, Gail moved to the big leagues with her own show, Gail's Big Nineties, on VH1.

British audiences have been able to catch Gail's beauty and talent on the boob tube, while just about every other British person was able to catch her beauty and talent in the flesh. Gail has appeared nude in many men's magazines, and is even sprawled onto a billboard of the House of Commons in London, bare arse and all. Her sexy bad-girl image was further underscored with a nipple piercing and a romance with Keith Flint, of Prodigy.

With her star factor on the rise in the UK, Gail has made guest appearances on TFI Friday, All Over the Shop, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and Da Ali G Show, and has been a presenter on Kids Passport to the World.

Gail is now host of the Internet show, Dotcomedy, and resides in London's Soho with her rock star husband, Dan Hipgrave of Toploader, and their daughter, Honey, born September 3rd, 2002.

Gail Porter Filmography

"OK! TV" (1999) TV Series--Presenter (Series 2) (2004)
"Dead Famous" (2004) TV Series--Presenter
"The Games" (2003) TV Series .... Herself (Series 1) (2003)
Tabloid (2001)--Herself
Celebrity Blind Man's Bluff (2001) (TV)--Herself
Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty (2001) (TV)--(Popsters segment)
"The Big Breakfast" (1992) TV Series--Herself - 'On the Bed' Presenter (2000)
"Dotcomedy" (2000/I) TV Series--Presenter
"Kids Passport to the World" (2000) TV Series--Presenter
Ali G, Aiii (2000)--Herself
The 100 Greatest TV Ads (2000) (TV)--Herself
"Gail's Big Nineties" (1999) TV Series
"One Night Stand" (1999) TV Series
"How 2" (1990) TV Series--Presenter (1998)
"Live & Kicking" (1993) TV Series--Herself - Electric Circus Presenter (1998-1999)
"Top of the Pops" (1964) TV Series--Herself - Presenter (1998- )
"The Movie Chart Show" (1998) TV Series--Host
"Melinda's Big Night In" (1998) TV Series--Guest Host
"Fully Booked" (1997) TV Series--Presenter