Melanie Sykes

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Melanie Sykes (born 7 August 1970 in Mossley, Greater Manchester) is a British television presenter and actress. She first came to public attention as the bikini-clad girl in the Boddingtons Beer adverts with the broad Northern accent. Amongst other work during the nineties she also modelled for Berlei Lingerie.

She was born of an Anglo-Burmese/Anglo-Indian mother, from whom she gets her somewhat exotic looks.

After initially reporting for The Big Breakfast, she has continued her television career, including reporting for I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! and presenting Eastenders Revealed. She has also hosted a variety of awards shows, including Miss World, the BAFTA's and the Q Awards, has presented her own radio show on Galaxy and previously hosting prime time Saturday night on ITV with Celebrities Under Pressure and The Vault.

She was the host of Today with Des and Mel (with Des O'Connor) until 12th May 2006, when ITV announced that the show would be one of a number to be axed in a "painful, but utterly necessary" move. [1]

Mel now presents The A List, a national radio chart show based on total sales, produced by Unique the Production Company at the studios of London's Heart 106.2.

She was a member of Stalybridge Brass Band along with her father, playing the Euphonium.

In November 2006 she filled in for Paul O' Grady when he took leave from The Paul 'O Grady Show

[edit] Personal life

Sykes married Italian Daniel Caltagirone in January 2001, and the couple have two children: Roman (b. 2002) and Valentino Luca (21 July 2004)

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