Nemone is a trained psychotherapist practising in West and Central London.
31 Facts About Nemone
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Nemone is an active sportswoman, participating in triathlons and open water swimming and is a former track and field athlete.
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Nemone went on to become a receptionist at Kiss 102 in Manchester where she learned production and broadcasting skills in her spare time.
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Nemone subsequently presented Galaxy 102 FM's Morning Show, Network Chill Out Show and The Galaxy Chart for Manchester.
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Nemone joined BBC Radio 1 in October 2000 initially hosting the Saturday breakfast show.
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Nemone filled in for Jo Whiley's weekday morning show in 2001 while Whiley was on maternity leave.
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Nemone then took the weekend afternoon slot which she hosted from Autumn 2001 through to the end of 2003.
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Nemone left Radio 1 in September 2005; JK and Joel and Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates took over her early morning slot.
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Nemone joined BBC Radio 6 Music on 3 October 2005, she began presenting the Dream Ticket show as well as filling in on 6 Music's drive time show when Steve Lamacq was away.
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Nemone could be heard covering various shows on BBC Radio 2.
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In July 2009, Nemone gave birth to a baby girl and returned to the station on 1 February 2010.
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When pregnant with her second child in 2011, Nemone moved from weekdays taking over the weekend breakfast show.
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The requirement to take the show to Media City in Salford meant Nemone passing on the opportunity of returning to Manchester; electing to stay in London where she had established her young family.
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Nemone took Dusky and Luke Solomon to Bestival with her to play for her Electric Ladyland Love Show and Simian Mobile Disco joined her at Green Man Festival.
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Nemone has curated 6 Music Festival Lates gigs over the last decade sharing the decks with Daniel Avery, Rob Da Bank, Richy Ahmed, Hercules and Love Affair's Andy Butler, Julio Bashmore, Nightwave, Rebecca Vasmant, Soulwax, Erol Alkan, Max Cooper, Breakwave, Norman Jay, DJ Yoda, Kelly Lee Owens.
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The last 6 Mix with Nemone was broadcast on 27 March 2021.
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Nemone has broadcast on BBC Radio 4, appearing on A Good Read and co-hosting Saturday Live with the Reverend Richard Coles.
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Always having the intention to build on the psychology degree she gained as an undergraduate in Manchester, Nemone went back to university, studying part-time while broadcasting weekly.
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Alongside broadcasting and DJing, Nemone is a qualified integrative psychotherapist.
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Nemone sees clients privately in both Central and West London and increasingly has international clients, whom she sees via videoconferencing.
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Nemone has been an advocate for breathing and grounding exercises; during the COVID pandemic producing her own 15-minute mid-afternoon meditations to help people cope in isolation.
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Nemone is a proponent of the wellbeing effects of wild swimming, having swum herself outdoors in Capri, Menorca, Skopelos, the Oman fjords, West Wittering, and close to home in London.
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Nemone co-hosted the BBC One television programme 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow alongside Steve Jones.
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Nemone was seen describing the method of eviction from the game show and then interviewing the losing contestants.
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Nemone was one of the contestants on Celebrity Mastermind aired on 20 August 2017 on BBC One.
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Also, on screen, Nemone has hosted the X Games in Barcelona and Ski Sunday in Livigno for the television show Grandstand.
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Nemone decided to bid to run for the Greek Olympic team for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Nemone's training was filmed for the BBC Three television programme My Big Fat Greek Olympic Dream.
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Nemone has competed in triathlons, most notably finishing in the top 20 amateur women in the 2006 London Triathlon.
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Nemone is a keen open water swimmer, having participated in swim treks in Capri, Menorca, the Greek Islands, the Oman fjords as well as the South East of the UK.
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Nemone has a passion for additional outdoor-based sports, snowboarding and surfing.