Christine Bleakley
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Christine Bleakley (born January 20, 1981 in Newtownards, County Down) is a television presenter known for her work in her native Northern Ireland, hosting a wide variety of shows.
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[edit] Biography
Having started her career as a Floor manager working behind the scenes she trained whilst studying for her A-Levels at Bloomfield Collegiate School (a grammar school) on Astoria Gardens in Ballyhackamore, Belfast, and continued to climb the ranks at BBC NI whilst studying for a Politics degree.
[edit] Broadcasting career
Her biggest solo series was called Sky High which saw her flying around Northern Ireland in a helicopter in 2004. A weekly entertainment show called First Stop was soon to follow while big one off shows like, Would You Pass The 11+ and Children in Need allowed her to develop her presenting skills.
Outside of Northern Ireland, she co-hosted the BBC Two talent show Let Me Entertain You and since August 2007 she has been the co-host of The One Show.[1]
She also writes a weekly column for the Sunday Life,[2], published by the Belfast Telegraph, and is a patron of the CineMagic children's film festival [3] and is Northern Ireland ambassador for The Prince's Trust.
She is currently in training for the London Marathon but a recent foot injury might see her pull out.
[edit] Personal life
She had a relationship with the Belfast Giants ice hockey player Curtis Bowen, before splitting in August 2003. She was engaged to Christian Stokes, a restaurant proprietor in Dublin of Bang Cafe, after he proposed to her on holiday in Denmark after meeting in December 2003. They split in October 2005.
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| Preceded by Myleene Klass |
Co-Host of The One Show 2007-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
