29 Facts About Jayne Middlemiss

Jayne Middlemiss was born on 3 February 1971 and is an English television and radio presenter.

Jayne Middlemiss began presenting music television shows including The O Zone and Top of the Pops in the mid-1990s, as well as other television and radio shows, including on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Jayne Middlemiss has won both Celebrity MasterChef and reality show Celebrity Love Island.

Jayne Middlemiss's father was a miner and her mother was a factory worker.

Jayne Middlemiss attended Whitley Memorial C of E First School, followed by Meadowdale Middle School and later Bedlingtonshire Community High School.

Jayne Middlemiss first worked in an electrical store, but left for London.

In 1991, Jayne Middlemiss started out as a glamour model; within a year, she left that behind to pursue a career in the media.

Jayne Middlemiss worked for Noel Edmonds and Chris Evans before briefly working as a nanny, a shop assistant and a waitress.

Jayne Middlemiss worked for only two weeks as a trainee researcher on GMTV with Peter McHugh, before gaining her first presenting job on music show The O Zone with Jamie Theakston from 1995.

Jayne Middlemiss gained the audition for The O Zone after she met presenter Toby Anstis at a party and he gave her tape to the producer.

Jayne Middlemiss then presented the Smash Hits Awards, The Phone Zone and Top of the Pops and its spin-off radio show on BBC Radio 1.

Jayne Middlemiss regularly covered Jo Whiley's show and various other programmes on the same station.

Jayne Middlemiss was one of the original presenters on the new digital station BBC Radio 6 Music in 2002, presenting the Music Week, where she remained until she left in April 2004.

Jayne Middlemiss began presenting fashion show She's Gotta Have It in 2000, going on to front three series.

In 2003, Jayne Middlemiss was a panellist on ITV's Loose Women.

In 2004, for Five TV, Jayne Middlemiss presented the dating show What Women Want, before co-presenting the seventh series of Robot Wars, alongside Craig Charles and The Games with Jamie Theakston.

Jayne Middlemiss eventually went on to win the show, alongside Fran Cosgrave.

In 2005, Jayne Middlemiss presented Family Forensics UK on Living TV, but the show was taken off air after the first episode was broadcast.

In 2007, Jayne Middlemiss presented the third series of the Orange Playlist for ITV on Thursday nights.

In 2010, Jayne Middlemiss was a guest presenter on Live from Studio Five.

Jayne Middlemiss replaced Emma Willis, who left to front the new series of the Big Brother spin-off Big Brother's Little Brother, alongside George Lamb.

Jayne Middlemiss presented the show alongside Kate Walsh and Ian Wright.

Jayne Middlemiss featured on Pointless Celebrities on BBC One in December 2012 alongside Theakston, winning the episode.

In 2018 Jayne Middlemiss started presenting the Weekend Breakfast Show on Panda Radio.

In 2019, Jayne Middlemiss joined Absolute Radio and covered for Sarah Champion for two weeks on Absolute 80s.

In July 2021, Jayne Middlemiss covered weekend breakfast on Virgin Radio UK, in the absence of Amy Voce.

Jayne Middlemiss covered for other regular presenters including Eddy Temple-Morris during the 2021 Christmas and New Year holidays.

Jayne Middlemiss dated: TV producer Andy Davies; from 2000 to 2002 TV director Eliot Fletcher; and Irish model Alan Byrne from 2007 to 2008.

In 2006, Jayne Middlemiss narrated a documentary about a yoga retreat for the BBC.