Name: Gail Porter
Date: March 23, 1971
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Height: 5' 4''
Nationality: Scottish
Education: Beaconsfield film school
Occupation: Model, Actress, TV presenter
Gail Porter was born in Edinburgh at Simpson's Memorial
Hospital on the 23rd of March 1971 at 7pm. When at school
Gail had the nickname 'Snobby' due to the fact that
she was devoted to her learning. At her end-of-school
exams she excelled doing extremely well, though she
failed her Accountancy Higher after bunking off after
20 minutes. She went down to the beach with some friends.
When she got home her mum saw the sand on her clothes
and asked how the exam went Gail replied, 'Oh it was
very sandy at school.' After school she got a job working
at B&Q where she had to wear a badge saying 'Gail.
Happy to help.' At the age of 18 she enrolled on an
HND at Film School after which she got a job as a runner
for a Video Production Company in Edinburgh. 'I was
treated like a nobody.' recalls Gail 'I did everything
from making teas and coffees to ordering pizzas and
cleaning the railings outside the offices. Once they
made me do it a toothbrush. It was horrible.' After
4 years working behind the scenes she took the plunge
and produced her own showreel, interviewing random members
of the public on Edinburgh's Prince Street. This led
to her first job in front of the camera as the presenter
of a children's TV show, this in turn led to her job
as presenter of Fully Booked. Unfortunately she handed
in her resignation after getting worried as she did
her photo shoot for GQ in which she bared all. The photos
were released at the same time as Richard Bacon the
Blue Peter presenter admitted to have taken drugs. She
admits to staying home and crying over the matter because
she was so worried. After this whole saga finished she
decided she didn't want to do Children's TV anymore.
Gail is a self confessed gym obsessive getting up at
6 in the morning every morning and doing up to 2 hors
of working out. She also admits to being a clean freak
she won't leave her house without making her bed first,
hoovering is another one of her obsessions she recently
bought one of those Dyson hoovers. She has since fronted
Electric Circus on Live and Kicking, filled in for Melinda
Messenger on Melinda's Big Night In. Currently she does
The Movie Chart Show on Channel 5 and Gail Porter's
Big Nineties on VH1. Gail is also working on her own
show and reading scripts for numerous others. Notably
Gail writes her own scripts for most of the shows she
does. Gail has now finished 8th in FHM's 100 sexiest
women poll after only being 16th at the halfway stage.
Gail is well and truly in control of her career.