Born:
March 23, 1971
in
Edinburgh
Best Known For:
Being projected nude onto the Houses of Parliament.
Early-life:
Born in 1971 in Edinburgh, Gail grew up outside the city and her parents ran a construction company. After leaving school, she spent six years working behind the scenes in TV as a runner and then as a production manager. She became a cult celebrity presenting kids' show Fully Booked in the late 1990s. Her profile was boosted by rising DJ at the time, Chris Moyles.
Career:
Porter was snapped up for a string of TV series, including The Movie Chart Show, Top of the Pops, Live & Kicking, Wish You Were Here? and Dead Famous. Other TV appearances included Celebrity Blind Man's Bluff and The Games. However, her personal life soon commanded more attention. Following her marriage to guitarist Dan Hipgrave in 2001, they had a daughter, Honey, and Gail suffered from post-natal depression. The couple split and in 2005 she lost much of her hair to alopecia. In 2006, her condition was documented in the One Life documentary, Gail Porter Laid Bare. Her autobiography, Laid Bare: My Story Of Love, Fame And Survival, was published a year later. She returned to the public eye in August 2015 when she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house.
Quote:
On that nude Parliament projection: "I loved the people going mental. I was like, how stupid is everyone? Because it's not that bad."
Trivia:
In 2014, she was the guest editor of Fashion Plus magazine.