First Name |
Janet
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Middle Name |
Vera
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Last Name |
Street-Porter
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Maiden Name |
Bull
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Full Name at Birth |
Janet Vera Bull
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Alternative Name |
Janet Bull, Janet Vera Street-Porter, CBE, Janet Street Porter, CBE
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Birthday |
27th December, 1946
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Birthplace |
Brentford, Middlesex, England
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Height |
6' 0" (183 cm)
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Build |
Slim
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Dyed Red
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Distinctive Feature |
She was voted the sexiest female spectacles wearer in a 2004 poll by Specsavers opticians...
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Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
British
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Occupation Text |
Media Personality, TV Producer & Presenter, ex-Newspaper Editor
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Occupation |
TV Personality
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Claim to Fame |
'The London Weekend Show' (1975-79), Loose Women (2006-2019), & creator of Channel 4's Yoof TV programmes (1980's)
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Music Genre (Text) |
Memoir Author, Autobiography Author, Self Help Author, Print Fashion Journalism, Radio Talk Show Host, Youth-Oriented TV Programmes, TV Talk Show Host, TV Producer, Newspaper Editor
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Year(s) Active |
1969....................................................present, 1987-1994 (head: of BBC Youth & Entertainment Features), 1995-???? (managing director: of UK cable channel L!VE TV), 1999-2001 (editor: of The Independent on Sunday), 2002-???? (editor-at-large: of The Independent on Sunday), 1981-2011 (author: of 8 non-fiction books), 1971-???? (fashion editor: of the Evening Standard newspaper), 1973-???? (talk-show co-host: LBC radio, London radio station ), 1975-???? (launch editor: of Sell Out magazine, an offshoot of the London listings magazine Time Out), 1975-???? (reporter: on youth-oriented programmes for LWT (London Weekend Television))), 197?-???? (presenter: late-night LWT chat show Saturday Night People)
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Record Label |
Headline (book publisher), Quadrille Publishing Ltd (book publisher), Penguin (book publisher), Metro Books (book publisher), BBC Books (book publisher), John Blake (book publisher), HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (book publisher), LWT (London Weekend Television), Mirror Group Newspapers, Channel Four, Bbc TV, The Independent on Sunday (newspaper), LBC radio, Evening Standard (newspaper)
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Official Websites |
http://www.janetstreetporter.com/
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Pets |
Badger, the pet dog, Stanley W G Bull (father), Cherry Cuff Ardern (mother), Patricia Balsom (younger sister)
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Favorite Songs |
Borée en fureur, Jean‐Philippe Rameau, Unfinished Sympathy, Massive Attack, When I'm Cleaning Windows, George Formby, Cortege, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Lucia di Lammermoor Act 2, Gaetano Donizetti, Dinner with the Beast, Philip Glass, Always on My Mind, Pet Shop Boys, That's How Strong My Love Is, Otis Redding
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Favorite Books |
Hamlyn, by Larousse Gastronomique
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Janet Vera Street-Porter, CBE (née Bull; born 27 December 1946) is an English media personality, journalist and broadcaster. She was editor for two years of The Independent on Sunday, but relinquished the job to become editor-at-large in 2002.