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Dawn Porter Born 23 January 1979
ScotlandNationality British Occupation Television presenter, journalist, writer Television Balls of Steel
My Breasts Could Kill MeWebsite Official website Dawn Porter (born 23 January 1979) is a British television presenter and writer. She was born in Scotland, but grew up in Guernsey.[1]
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Early life
Porter's mother died of breast cancer two days before her seventh birthday,[2] and she was then raised by her aunt.[citation needed] She studied acting at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts,[citation needed] before graduating in 2001 and becoming a reporter/presenter for BBC Radio Humberside.[citation needed]
TV career
Having established her credentials as a writer and journalist, Porter first came to widespread public attention when she attempted to slim down to a size zero by using drastic dieting regimes for the BBC documentary Super Slim Me. Porter also presented the product-testing section of How to Look Good Naked on Channel 4.[3]
In 2008, Porter presented a BBC Three series of four documentary films, 'Dawn...', exploring attitudes to nudity, lesbianism, dating, pregnancy and childbirth.[4][5][6] Porter also appeared in Seriously Dirty Dancing, a tribute to her favourite film, for Five.[citation needed]
In 2008 she made a four-part series for Channel 4. The first programme, "Dawn Porter: Free Lover", was broadcast on Channel 4 on 30 September 2008. Dawn travelled to Germany to visit Zegg, a German Free love commune. The programme highlighted the world of Free love and included discussions with the people who lived in the commune. It premièred with 1.75m viewers (10.7% share).[7] The second programme, "Dawn Porter: Mail Order Bride", was broadcast a week later. Dawn travelled to Ukraine with a group of American men in their search for a partner. The third programme, "Dawn Porter: Geisha Girl", saw Dawn travel to Japan and spend a week in a geisha house. The fourth programme, "Dawn Porter: Polygamist's Wife", investigated women who are prepared to share their husbands with other women. This included a stay in Centennial Park, Arizona.[8]
In February 2009, Porter narrated the BBC Three series Undercover Princes.[9]
In May 2009, it was announced that Dawn Porter would present a documentary, entitled 'The Booby Trap', exploring breast cancer, for Sky1.[10] The show aired on 6–7 July 2009 – under the title My Breasts Could Kill Me.[11] It premiered with 181,000 viewers (0.9% share).[12]
Porter has her own TV production company "Hot Patootie TV."[citation needed]
In Nov 2011, Porter was seen appearing in Derren Brown's - The Experiments entitled "The Secret of Luck"[13]
Bad Girls Guide
In August 2011 Dawn Porter began providing the voice over for a new online comedy series aimed at young women called "Bad Girl Guides". The first episode entitled "Perving Boss" featured lighthearted tips on how to deal with sexual harassment in the workplace debut on YouTube on 8 August 2011 .[14]
Writing
In 2006 she published Diaries of an Internet Lover, a journal of her experiences of meeting people on the internet.[15]
Personal life
Porter started a weekly podcast on 11 February 2009 about sex, food, fashion and questions from her Twitter followers.[citation needed] Porter is currently in a relationship with comedian and actor Chris O'Dowd.[16]
References
- ^ Porter, Dawn. 25 THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT ME…. The Dawn Report, 2009, p. 1.
- ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6609301.ece
- ^ "Dawn Porter: Extreme Wife" Channel4.com
- ^ BBC Three's new programming, new look and huge move forward into multiplatform BBC Press Office,
- ^ Record share and reach figures for BBC Three BBC Press Office, 19 February 2008
- ^ "Dawn ...". BBC Three. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00901j7. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ Jamie Oliver's 'Ministry' welcomes 3m Digital Spy, 1 October 2008
- ^ Radio Times, 18–24 October 2008, p89
- ^ Network TV BBC Week 2 BBC Press Office, January 2009
- ^ 'The Booby Trap' heads to Sky1 Digital Spy, 14 May 2009
- ^ Dawn Porter: My breasts could kill me Sky1 HD
- ^ 5.9m tune in for new 'Torchwood' Digital Spy, 7 July 2009
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/user/BadGirlGuides
- ^ Porter, Dawn (2006). Diaries of an internet lover. Virgin Books.
- ^ Husband, Stuart (2011-06-20). "Chris O'Dowd Interview". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/8579986/Chris-ODowd-Interview.html. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
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- British novelists
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- People from Guernsey
- Scottish television presenters
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