Born:
December 23, 1957
in
Hackney, London
Best Known For:
Her chat shows Trisha and Trisha Goddard, which paved the way for the likes of Jeremy Kyle.
Early-life:
Patricia Goddard was born in London on December 23, 1957. She was raised in Tanzania until 1967 before she returned to England and spent time in Norfolk and Surrey. She started her working life as an air stewardess.
Career:
Goddard got her break into the media world after writing for travel magazines. This led to a TV career, and a job as roving reporter on Australia's 7.30 Report. She went on to host prime-time show Everybody before starting her own production company. She moved back to the UK in 1998 to host Trisha on ITV. The show was a huge success, pulling in more than a million viewers. She left ITV for Channel 5 in 2004 to start a new chat show, Trisha Goddard. In 2012, she began presenting an American version of her talk show.
Quote:
"Most of my peers in TV seem to be from a different planet. I don't hang out with any of them."
Trivia:
On a celebrity version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Goddard raised £75,000 for charity.