Celebrity Fantasy Homes: David Gest
09:00 am - 10:00 am, Sunday, March 22 on Really (44)
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David Gest
Season 1, Episode 4
Gaby Roslin helps music producer David Gest search for houses in Cambridge and asks him about visiting Michael Jackson's fantasy home
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Leisure Hobbies
Property
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Gaby Roslin
(Presenter)
Born:
July 12, 1964
in
Hendon
Best Known For:
Co-hosting The Big Breakfast
Early-life:
Born July 12, 1964, in Hendon. The oldest of two children, she had ambitions to become a TV presenter from the age of three. Her father Clive was a radio newsreader who used to sneak her into the office to watch the team at work. After getting an A-level in drama she went to stage school in Surrey.
Career:
Within a month of leaving she landed a job presenting the kids' show Hippo. Gaby later fronted the series Motormouth. Her big break came in 1992 when she was picked out of 1,000 hopefuls to present The Big Breakfast. In 1996, she was savaged by the critics for her live Channel 4 series, The Gaby Roslin Show. Today, her career is back on track. She has worked on Whatever You Want, co-presented Children in Need, The Terry and Gaby Show, The Holiday Show, and appeared on Most Haunted. She also starred in West End hit Chicago.
Quote:
'I'm definitely not your making jam and living in the country type.'
Trivia:
Roslin is a patron of children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent.
David Gest
(Contributor)
Born:
May 11, 1953
in
Los Angeles
Best Known For:
Being Liza Minnelli's ex-husband and his appearances on reality shows.
Early-life:
Born David Alan Gest in 1953, in Los Angeles, California, he had claimed his mother was a nun and his father was a fisherman, though given his love of tall stories, it's unclear whether this is true. Little is known about his youth, other than he socialised with the Jackson siblings. At the age of 17, Gest became a record publicist and a year later founded his own PR and management firm. By the 1980s, he had amassed a huge roster of wealthy clients and an impressive circle of celebrity friends. His biggest money-spinner was masterminding the Michael Jackson 30th anniversary special.
Career:
Gest first came to prominence in the UK when he wed singer and actress Liza Minnelli. The pair were set to have their own fly-on-the-wall documentary show on music channel VH-1, but the deal fell through. Following their separation and divorce, Gest went on to appear in a number of shows, most notably I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! His bizarre tales endeared him to the UK public. In January 2016, he entered the Celebrity Big Brother house. He was found dead in the Four Seasons hotel in Canary Warf, London, on April 12, 2016. He was 62.
Quote:
'The biggest success for me would be to have a good, honest and loving relationship.'
Trivia:
Away from TV, Gest was an avid collector of showbiz memorabilia and penned an autobiography entitled Simply the Gest.
