Emma Forbes

Emma Forbes (born 14 May 1965 in London) is a former English television presenter.

Biography

The daughter of Nanette Newman and Bryan Forbes, [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3799227.stm BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | Director Bryan Forbes made CBE ] ] the family lived in a house next door to Elton John who is a friend. Forbes graduated from the Italia Conti Academy stage school, when it was run by actor Trevor Howard's sister. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article833804.ece?token=null&offset=12 Relative Values: Emma Forbes and Sarah Standing - Times Online ] ]

Forbes presented the cooking slot on "Going Live!," won after bombarding the production office with ideas for 'makes'. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/goinglive/trivia.shtml BBC - Cult - Classic TV - Going Live (1987-1992) ] ] [ [http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/childrens/liveandkicking.htm OFF THE TELLY: Children's/Live on Arrival ] ] She was then selected as co-presenter for the replacement BBC children's show "Live & Kicking" with Andi Peters from 1993-1996. [ [http://www.paulmorris.co.uk/satkids/liveandkicking.htm Live and Kicking ] ] She presented "Talking Telephone Numbers" with Phillip Schofield for ITV upon leaving "Live & Kicking," until replaced by Claudia Winkleman. [ [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/1678-talking-telephone-numbers/ Talking Telephone Numbers | TV Show ] ] She also presented the Heart 106.2 breakfast show, alongside Jonathan Coleman, before she left to present on Capital 95.8. [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article1158860.ece?token=null&offset=36 Once upon a time there was a pop princess .. - Times Online ] ]

From 1994 to 1997 she hosted a Meridian Television revival of the panel show "What's My Line?". (Her mother, Nanette Newman, had been a regular panellist on the 1970s BBC version of the show)

With her natural beauty, Emma was the face of a long-running television advert campaign for Head & Shoulders shampoo in the mid-to-late 1990s. In 1996, she was voted number 64 in the FHM 100 Sexiest Women Poll, and is still represented by Storm Models. [ [http://www.stormmodels.com/specialbookingsdetails.html?id=3181 Emma Forbes - Storm Models ] ] Later that same year, Emma posed barefooted in The News of the World, Sunday Magazine, where she dispelled her 'squeaky clean' image with a variety of lavishing photoshoots.

Alongside Mark Radcliffe, Emma co-hosted the Steve Wright show on BBC Radio 2 for one week in October 2007, for one day on 26 November 2007, and hosted the show again for one week commencing 28 April 2008 alongside Radcliffe. Emma also co-hosted the Steve Wright show on BBC Radio 2 for one week commencing 29 September 2008 alongside Mark Radcliffe.

Personal life

Emma lives with her husband Graham and their two children, Lily and Sam; and Shih Tzu dog Alfie. [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=421276&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source= Knit your own dog! | the Daily Mail ] ] She suffered from postnatal depression after both births.

When she took a professional break to have her two children, Emma and her journalist sister Sarah Standing created the boutique children’s fantasy shop “Semmalina” in Belgravia, London. [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2002/07/01/efexdir29.xml The ex-directory: Semmalina - Telegraph ] ] [ [http://www.allaboutyou.com/living/inspirationalstories/sarahstanding/ Standing out ] ] Their other two resultant business ventures are “Star Bags” which creates the perfect ‘goody bag’ for children’s parties; and “Star Grub” – boxes of children’s party food to order. [ [http://icmpresenters.co.uk/presenters/index.php?mode=view&p=59 INDEPENDENT TALENT GROUP LTD : Formerly ICM London ] ] [ [http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article1951237.ece The 5-Minute Interview: Emma Forbes, TV presenter - People, News - Independent.co.uk ] ] Forbes also designs various celebrity charity parties, and food product presentations. [ [http://www.thelocalshop.com/default.asp?Call=Article&Search=&ID=4691 Error page ] ]

Forbes is a patron of the Great Ormond Street Hospital. [ [http://gosh.org/news/celebrity/radio/eforbes.html Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity ] ]

She is a supporter of the football team Bolton Wanderers

References

External links

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* [http://www.stormmodels.com/specialbookingsdetails.html?id=3181 Emma Forbes at Storm Models]