10 Facts About Carol McGiffin

Carol McGiffin was born in London and brought up in Maidstone, Kent, to John Carol McGiffin and Heather Barham.

Carol McGiffin grew up with her two sisters Kim and Tracy and her brother Mark.

Carol McGiffin started her broadcasting career in 1984 as a producer on cable channel Music Box and moved on to presenting in 1988 as co-host of the Chris Evans shows on GLR.

In 1995, Carol McGiffin was a founding member of the Talk Radio UK team, co-presenting the popular weekday evening show The Rude Awakening with Moz Dee.

Carol McGiffin co-presented the station's Saturday afternoon programme with Nick Abbot during the summer when the football coverage was being rested.

When Kirsty Young and Bill Overton became hosts of The New Talk Radio Breakfast, Ross and Carol McGiffin moved to weekend breakfast, where they stayed until a consortium led by Kelvin MacKenzie bought the station in 1998.

Carol McGiffin was sacked by Mike Parry, and Ross continued to host the Sunday morning programme on the station alongside new co-host Helen Gibson.

In June 2018, it was announced by panellist Denise Welch that Carol McGiffin would be returning to Loose Women after five years away.

That same year, Carol McGiffin said she supported Donald Trump and would vote for him if she could.

Carol McGiffin is a survivor of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.