24 Facts About Ulrika Jonsson

Eva Ulrika Jonsson was born on 16 August 1967 and is a Swedish-British television presenter and model.

Ulrika Jonsson became known as a TV-am weather presenter, moved on to present the ITV show Gladiators, and as a team captain of the BBC Two show Shooting Stars.

Ulrika Jonsson modelled for Playtex Lingerie during this period and was a team captain on the BBC TV quiz show Shooting Stars.

Ulrika Jonsson presented Eurovision Song Contest in 1998 when it was hosted in Birmingham, alongside Sir Terry Wogan; later that year she co-hosted the Royal Variety Performance alongside Ronan Keating at the Lyceum Theatre in London.

Ulrika Jonsson was booked to host Channel 5's reality game show Jailbreak in Autumn 2000 but had to pull out of the project due to health concerns over her newborn child.

Ulrika Jonsson was replaced as main host by Craig Charles.

Ulrika Jonsson later presented BBC One game show Dog Eat Dog, broadcast from April 2001 to November 2002, and The Joy of Text in June 2001 alongside Terry Alderton.

In 2002, Ulrika Jonsson presented the first series of ITV makeover show Home On Their Own, a show where children made alterations to their house during the course of a weekend, while their parents went on holiday.

Ulrika Jonsson did not return for the second series, which was hosted by Tess Daly the following year.

The programme featured a candid interview with Ulrika Jonsson, received heavy press attention and attracted 2.8 million viewers.

In March 2003, Ulrika Jonsson was a contestant on the BBC's Comic Relief Does Fame Academy.

Ulrika Jonsson was the second contestant to leave the series but on medical grounds not as the weakest participant.

On 27 October 2021, Channel 4 announced Ulrika Jonsson would be taking part in the tenth series of Celebs Go Dating, alongside Abz Love, Ryan-Mark Parsons, Miles Nazaire, Chloe Brockett, Nikita Jasmine, Marty McKenna and Jessika Power.

In January 2009, Ulrika Jonsson took part in Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother.

Ulrika Jonsson had been nominated by housemates for eviction on each occasion, firstly by 'head of house' Terry Christian and then by other housemates, but survived the public vote on five occasions.

Ulrika Jonsson eventually progressed to the finals night, as the only woman left, after La Toya Jackson was evicted by public vote on Day 20.

Ulrika Jonsson entered the Big Brother house on 24 August 2010 for Ultimate Big Brother, reaching the final and finishing seventh.

Ulrika Jonsson made no public comment on Leslie's naming and did not cooperate with police over the matter.

Ulrika Jonsson has been married three times and has four children.

Ulrika Jonsson stated that her relationship with Eriksson had recently ended.

Ulrika Jonsson's column was dropped in 2007, a year after Eriksson resigned as England manager.

Ulrika Jonsson married her third husband, American advertising executive Brian Monet, in March 2008.

Ulrika Jonsson told Best magazine that they had tried to salvage their relationship with counselling but failed.

In 2021, Ulrika Jonsson was announced as a cast member in E4's Celebs Go Dating which began airing in January 2022.