Yvette Fielding

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name = Yvette Fielding
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birth_place = Stockport, England
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known_for = Presenter of "Blue Peter", "Most Haunted", "Ghosthunting with..."
occupation = Television presenter and producer
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spouse = Karl Beattie
children = 2 (William and Mary)
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Yvette Fielding (born 23 September 1968) is an English broadcaster and actress. She is the presenter (and executive producer) of the shows "Most Haunted", "Most Haunted Live!" and "Ghosthunting with...".

Early life and career

Yvette Fielding was educated at Pownall Green Primary School and Bramhall High School in Bramhall, Stockport, in Greater Manchester. She also attended Hillcrest Grammar School, Davenport and Dane Bank College in Crewe (studying drama). Fielding's first major role came in 1983 when she was cast in the children's BBC series "Seaview". This light-hearted comedy drama centred around a teenage girl called Sandy Shelton (played by Fielding), growing up living at her parents' guest house in Blackpool. The show ran for two series and secured Fielding's popularity with younger audiences. After this, Fielding made a guest appearance in an episode of "Juliet Bravo".

"Blue Peter" and beyond

In 1987 Yvette Fielding landed the role of presenter on the long-established children's BBC show, "Blue Peter". To date Fielding still holds the record of being the youngest presenter on "Blue Peter", starting on 29 June 1987 [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bluepeter/presenters/fielding.shtml BBC Blue Peter Presenters] ] three months before her 19th birthday. During her stint on the series Fielding also had an acting role in "Last of the Summer Wine" (making an appearance in the series while making a "Blue Peter" report on the show). Years after Fielding left the show her trip on a rollercoaster with fellow presenter Mark Curry was voted the "Favourite Blue Peter moment of all time" by viewers. During this time Fielding won the "SOS Award" for the "Most Popular Woman on Television" competing with Cilla Black, Victoria Wood and Kylie Minogue. After five years of "Blue Peter", Fielding went on to co-host "What's Up Doc?", a Saturday morning children's show on ITV. The series ran for three years and established Fielding with slightly older audiences.

From 1995 Fielding made the successful transition from children's to mainstream television. After leaving "What's Up Doc?" Fielding went on to present" Heaven and Earth", "The General" and "City Hospital" for the BBC. She also became a regular host of "Karaoke Challenge" and weekend continuity for Challenge TV. Fielding also appeared as a regular alongside Fred Dineage and Toyah Willcox on a property-pricing based game-show called "Under Offer" made for Meridian Television. [ [http://www.ukgameshows.com/page/index.php/Under_Offer Under Offer - UKGameshows ] ] In 2005 Fielding appeared as Annie Lennox in a celebrity special of ITV's "Stars in Their Eyes", and in the same year she also made a guest appearance on the BBC music quiz show "Never Mind the Buzzcocks".

Presenting the paranormal

In 2002, Yvette Fielding and her husband Karl Beattie set up their own television production company, Antix Productions. Their first production was "Most Haunted" for the British TV channel Living. In the show viewers can see Fielding and paranormal experts investigating various supposedly haunted locations around Britain, in the hopes that paranormal activity may documented by the crew. Most Haunted proved popular with audiences and remains to this day one of Living's highest-rated original shows. Leading on from this in 2006 Fielding presented and produced "Ghosthunting with...", a new paranormal show for ITV2 which shows Fielding leading various celebrities around haunted locations. These two shows have established Yvette Fielding as British televisions 'first lady' of the paranormal and somewhat of a cult figure. Eccentric British pop duo, Astrojade, started their musical career with a song titled "Yvette Fielding" as a homage to her and "Most Haunted".

Further to this, in 2008 Fielding and her husband Beattie formed a new company called "Monster Pictures" to operate the Paranormal Channel. The channel (launched 9th June 2008) claims to be the first TV channel in the world dedicated to the paranormal, and aims to be ground breaking in its investigation of the subject. Fielding acts as anchor to the channel and presents original programming on the station.

Recent career

Yvette Fielding continues to present "Most haunted" which is now in production for its eleventh series. She will also present a new series of "Ghosthunting with..." in 2008. Fielding has also moved into radio, hosting "Yvette Fielding's Fright Nights" on Kerrang! Radio in 2008. Fielding has also appeared in a guest-role in the popular BBC drama "Holby City" in 2007 and appeared in the ITV2 reality television programme "Deadline", finishing second.

Karl and Yvette are the celebrity subjects of a one hour documentary for Living TV called `Living With Yvette & Karl' airing 2nd November 2008. Various media reports have also suggested that Yvette Fielding will be the subject of an episode of the BBC genealogy series "Who Do You Think You Are?" in 2009.

Personal life

Yvette Fielding and her husband have a daughter, Mary. They live in a village in Cheshire. She also has a son, William, from her marriage to police officer Barry Sweeney. She is very fond of cars and owns 3 Aston Martins, a Land Rover and a Range Rover. Yvette Fielding is a sufferer of Vitiligo, a skin disease that causes irregular pale patches of skin.

References

External links

* [http://journals.aol.co.uk/sootbag/YvetteFieldingOnline/ Yvette Fielding Fansite]
* [http://www.antixproductions.com/ "Antix" productions website]
* [http://www.tributemosthaunted.co.uk Most Haunted Fan Site]
* [http://www.mosthaunted.com Most Haunted forum]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bluepeter/presenters/fielding.shtml BBC Blue Peter Presenters ]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Television presenter and producer
DATE OF BIRTH= 23 September 1968
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