| Miquita Oliver | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 April 1984 Paddington, London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
Miquita Billie Alexandra Oliver[1](born 25 April 1984)[2] is a British television presenter and radio personality. She co-hosted Channel 4's Popworld from 2001–2006 and went on to present on T4 from 2006-2010 as well as having her own show, The Month With Miquita, on 4Music. She has also worked in radio, hosting shows on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra.
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Born in Paddington, London,[3] her mother is former Rip Rig + Panic singer and television presenter Andrea Oliver.[4][5] In 2001, aged 16, Miquita Oliver became presenter of irreverent Channel 4 music show Popworld, co-presenting with Simon Amstell. The pair were known for employing a great deal of humour in interviews.[6] They left the show in 2006, but Oliver continued to present the T4 strand. After an incident in mid-2010 in which Oliver was overheard insulting singer Ke$ha behind her back by Ke$ha's management, Oliver was suspended from T4 for 6 weeks and subsequently her contract was not renewed.[7] She recorded her last T4 in December 2010.[8][9]
She has hosted shows on both BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra, notably covering for Sara Cox and Spoony. She left her early morning show Oneclick to focus on TV projects. On 13 December 2007, during her appearance on the TV show Never Mind the Buzzcocks (which was hosted at the time by Simon Amstell), Miquita implied that she was fired from BBC Radio One following a comment she made in an interview with NME magazine, about Fearne Cotton, calling her a "Devil Woman".[10]
Oliver made a brief appearance in May 2007 on the BBC program "Neneh & Andi Dish It Up" - which is presented by her mother Andrea and "Auntie" Neneh Cherry - and has also made appearances on political talk show This Week, on 25 June 2009 and 17 December 2009. In March 2010 Oliver made a programme for Channel 4's T4 called "Miquita's Oliver." She was set the challenge of starting a one-off urban production of the classic musical "Oliver" from scratch. She had to cast it, script it and then direct it. The finished product was performed at the Hackney Empire to surprising critical acclaim.
She now has her own television show, called The Month With Miquita, which she hosts on the 4Music. She still presents programmes for T4, such as T4 Movie Special in August 2011.
Oliver's Godmother is Holby City actress Amanda Mealing.[11]
In 2009, Oliver hosted a series of "Miquita Does" series.
In 2008 Miquita Oliver along with vinspired.com helped launch Fashion Favours, a collection of reworked fashion items, customised by volunteers from around the UK. On 25 September 2008, to promote fashion favours, Miquita modelled the Prime Minister's Shirt.[12][13]
On 25 June 2009, Oliver appeared on political talk show This Week to discuss issues relating to fashion - namely Speaker John Bercow's decision not to wear the traditional robes,[14] and French President Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to ban the burqa in France.[15]