Annabel Giles

Infobox Celebrity
name = Annabel Giles


birth_date = 20 May 1959 (aged 49)
occupation = Presenter, Model, Panellist and Novelist
spouse = Divorced
location = Brighton, UK
children = 2 (Molly Ure and Ted Giles)
website = [http://www.annabelgiles.co.uk www.annabelgiles.co.uk]

Annabel Giles (born 20 May 1959) has been a model, a television and radio presenter, an actress, and a comedienne during her 25-year career (1982-present). Highlights from those careers include an exclusive contract with Max Factor, being a regular reporter on "Loose Ends" and starring in several pantomimes. Her one-woman show at the Edinburgh Festival, called "Looking for Mr.Giles", was a sellout. She is now an author; her first novel, "Birthday Girls", was published in 2000, and her third, "The Defrosting of Charlotte Small", in spring 2006. She currently lives in Brighton, UK with her son Ted.

Giles has had a varied career in television and radio. She has been a panelist on many game shows ranging from "Have I Got News for You" to "Shooting Stars", was a regular on "Through the Keyhole" and has made several appearances on BBC Radio 4's program "Just a Minute". On Noel Edmonds's "House Party" she famously guessed a Gotcha! before it had even started.

Personal life

Annabel Claire Giles was born in Griffithstown, near Pontypool, Monmouthshire. She is the eldest of three sisters. She was expelled from boarding school aged 16 with no qualifications. Between 1977 and 1982, she trained and worked as a secretary before landing on her feet as a model and becoming the face of Max Factor cosmetics. She was married to Midge Ure, lead singer of Ultravox and pioneer of Band Aid and Live Aid. She appeared in the video for Ultravox's Love's Great Adventure. Their daughter, Molly McQueen, was born in March 1987. Molly became the lead singer of pop punk group The Faders. Annabel and Midge split up in 1989 but remain good friends. Annabel had a second child, a son named Ted Giles, in February 1998.

External links

* [http://www.annabelgiles.co.uk/ Annabel Giles official website]