Opal Bonfante

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Opal Bonfante

Born	March 19, 1982 (1982-03-19) (age 26) Devon, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Television presenter
Known for	Television Presenter and Radio Presenter
Website iamopal.com

Opal Bonfante (born March 19, 1982, Devon, England) is a British television and radio presenter.

Opal currently hosts various shows on British satellite TV, including Gala TV, the television channel of Gala Bingo. She was a pioneer of podcasting, presenting a series of interviews titled Living Legends; among her interview subjects were former member of The Monkees, Davy Jones, illusionist Uri Geller and, in his first interview for fifteen years, Peter Townshend from The Who. She also presented a national radio show on Big L 1395 called London Calling, which initially featured live interaction with the audience; she resigned while on air in 2007, citing creative differences with the station's new management, who had reportedly been behind major alterations to the format of the show.

Opal is a staunch animal rights activist and vegetarian. Opal supports charities such as the RSPCA and PETA and gave away the valuable fur coats left to her by relatives to London's homeless community.

[edit] Celebrity interviews

During Opal's time at Big L 1395 on her show, London Calling, she arranged a number of interviews with well known legends from the last fifty years of music, film and television. The section of her show became known as Living Legends and also became available as a podcast.

Guests Opal has Interviewed on Living Legends