1. Laura Jane Hamilton was born on 24 April 1982 and is an English television presenter, property expert and entrepreneur.
29 Facts About Laura Hamilton
1. 2.
Laura Hamilton began her career on children's television, presenting shows such as Fun Song Factory and on Nickelodeon.
3.
Laura Hamilton participated in series six of Dancing on Ice in 2011, finishing in second place.
4.
Laura Hamilton left Channel 4 after her contract ended and worked as an Assistant Floor Manager on productions including Top of the Pops, The Buckingham Palace Jubilee Celebrations, The Games, T4, Party in the Park, Robbie Williams at Knebworth and Big Brother.
5.
Laura Hamilton worked behind the camera for four years in assistant roles before making her on-screen TV debut.
6.
Laura Hamilton has worked for production companies and broadcasters including ITV, Channel 5, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Disney XD.
7.
Laura Hamilton had appeared alongside Aston Merrygold from JLS on Fun Song Factory.
8.
Laura Hamilton appeared in the films Dead Man's Cards in 2006 and Magicians in 2007.
9.
Laura Hamilton was the face of Citibank for their European campaign.
10.
In 2006, Laura Hamilton became the female face of kids' TV channel Nickelodeon, and presented Nickheads, Slime Across the UK in summer 2007, and ME:TV for the channel.
11.
Laura Hamilton presented the Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards, with McFly in 2007, and Dannii Minogue in 2008.
12.
In March 2008, Laura Hamilton started guest presenting on GMTV's Toonattik.
13.
Laura Hamilton was involved in the Endemol-produced The Bratz Design Academy in late 2008 where children got to become fashion designers and design a dress that she wore to an awards ceremony.
14.
In 2009, Laura Hamilton co-hosted the UK version of Staraoke on Boomerang with Nigel Clarke.
15.
On 18 December 2010, Laura Hamilton was revealed as one of the 16 celebrities to participate in ITV1's flagship show, Dancing on Ice in 2011.
16.
Laura Hamilton decided to quit her job with Nickelodeon to move away from children's television.
17.
On 4 October 2011, Laura Hamilton appeared on the Channel 5 show Real Food Family Cook Off as a guest judge alongside chef Ainsley Harriott.
18.
On 17 February 2012, Laura Hamilton appeared in Series 11 of The Real Hustle, as a participant.
19.
On 24 March 2012, Laura Hamilton appeared on Winter Wipeout's first celebrity special.
20.
Laura Hamilton failed to progress to the "Wipeout Zone" final, after being eliminated in 4th place at the 'Winter Blunderland' stage.
21.
On 13 December 2012, Laura Hamilton appeared on Celebrity Eggheads alongside Alistair Appleton, Simon O'Brien, Ed Hall and Angus Purden in the "house and home experts" team.
22.
Laura Hamilton's show Beat My Build aired on Channel 4 in November 2013.
23.
Laura Hamilton presented the revived series of Fort Boyard for CITV, now called Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge, which aired on Disney XD in the USA.
24.
On 24 August 2011, it was announced in Hello Magazine that Laura Hamilton would be joining the team of Channel 4's award-winning show, A Place in the Sun.
25.
Laura Hamilton regularly writes for A Place in the Sun magazine and reviews hotels for national publications.
26.
Laura Hamilton took part and came second place in the 2011 series of popular ITV show Dancing on Ice with Canadian professional Colin Ratushniak.
27.
In week 7 of the competition, Laura Hamilton captained a team in the 'team challenge'.
28.
Laura Hamilton took part in Dancing on Ice: The Tour 2011 along with Ratushniak.
29.
Laura Hamilton is an ambassador for the charities WellChild and the Children's Trust, Tadworth.