Debbie King
| Debbie King | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 May 1977 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Television presenter/Producer |
| Website | |
| www.debbieking.co.uk |
Debbie King (born Deborah Cantor[1] 31 May 1977) is an English television presenter. King was one of the original presenters of the popular cult late night ITV game show Quizmania, which she also created along with Chuck Thomas and Simone Thorogood.[2]
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[edit] Career
King was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. She made her debut appearance in film at the age of 4 in Pink Floyd’s movie The Wall. After graduating high school and receiving a Bachelor's Degree in History, in 2003 she began TV presenting as a young reporter, and worked as a researcher and Assistant Producer for Granada TV’s This Morning, Planet 24’s The Big Breakfast, Nickelodeon, The Disney Channel and BBC1’s A Family of My Own. As a young reporter, King was sent to interview leading politicians such as Ken Livingstone and Glenda Jackson.
In March 2007, King opened the digital television station Game in TV (Channel 283). She also presented "whereits.at" and "Talk About" on Sky, "9 Live" on E4, Playzone on Game in TV and ITV's "Celebrity Knickers" with Linda Lusardi and her own 8-part series of "King Of The Road" for the now defunct Exchange & Mart TV before creating and presenting Quizmania.
On 22 December 2006 she was a guest on Matthew Bannister's show on BBC Radio Five Live and has appeared on TalkSPORT's Mike Mendoza show on numerous occasions, either as a studio guest or on the phone.
Quizmania's final broadcast was aired on 14 January 2007 and it was replaced by Play DJ Late. A second season of Quizmania has started in the UK though Debbie as yet has not appeared on it due to other projects she is involved with.
A new show phone in quiz show called "The Debbie King Show" began airing on 5 March 2007. This programme replaced Play DJ Late. However on 6 March all ITV Play programming, including "The Debbie King Show", was suspended so that an independent review could take place. On 13 March 2007 the decision was made to axe the ITV Play Channel. [1] This meant that "The Debbie King Show" only aired for 2 and a half hours (1 episode) before being cancelled.
In 2008, King began co-presenting an Internet podcast called StudentCooking.TV. The podcast is produced in association with, and for the students of, Loughborough University and features recipes and healthy cooking tips for students living on a budget. It is the ambition of the show's producers to work with students at other universities by the end of the year.[citation needed]
Debbie King appeared on Mary Queen of Shops (Series 4 Episode 5) where she confirmed her marriage to Jonathan Ansell and used John Peers as a personal shopper.
[edit] Personal life
After meeting him in a London club,[3] King is now married to former G4 tenor Jonathan Ansell. He proposed on stage at the end of his final show of A Night at the Opera at the London Palladium on 23 November 2008. They married on Sunday 30 August 2009 on the 40th floor of the iconic London building known as The Gherkin.
On 14 May 2010, Jonathan announced he and Debbie were expecting their first child.[4] At 2am on 24 November 2010 they became parents to a little girl, Siena Valentine Ansell.[5]
King is also the Founder and Principal of the London School of Modelling.[6] She has nine GCSEs and four A Levels, and graduated from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne with a BA Honours Degree in History..[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ PDF archive version of the May 2006 edition of Northside Magazine reporting about 'Debbie Cantor' dating G4 singer Jon Ansell (Page 12).
- ^ Profile page at DebbieKing.co.uk
- ^ "Mutiny on the high Cs as G4 reveal why they split". Daily Mail. 6 April 2007. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=447187&in_page_id=1773. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ "Extremely exciting news". JonathanAnsell.com. 14 May 2010. http://www.jonathanansell.com/news/news.html. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "So I am now a dad! Wow!!". Jonathan Ansell. 24 Nov 2010. http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150351411615241. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ "PRINCIPAL AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR". London School of Modelling. 1 Mar 2010. http://www.londonschoolofmodelling.com/londonschoolofmodelling/about.html. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
