From 1997 to 2008, she was the main anchor on GMTV, presenting GMTV Today every Monday to Wednesday. For other inquiries, Contact Us. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.

Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. She said she had been offered a job in November 2007 as public health minister in the administration of Gordon Brown, as well as a peerage.

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She has admitted it can make her feel especially vulnerable when she is in her darkest of days. Fiona Phillips (born 1 January 1961) is an English journalist, broadcaster and television presenter. Fiona co-hosted GMTV with Eamonn Holmes for years and presented her final show in December 2008 - she left for family reasons. [2] The family later moved to Southampton where Phillips completed her schooling at Millbrook Community School.

[citation needed], On 21 July 2011, Phillips received an Honorary Fellowship from Cardiff University. She started her broadcasting career at local radio stations before becoming a presenter for CNN. FIONA Phillips is best known for being the bubbly GMTV anchorwoman who sat beside Eamonn Holmes for nine years. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. After leaving school, Phillips worked for a short time at Mr Kipling's Bakery in Eastleigh, near Southampton. Both her parents died of Alzheimer's and she said she struggled to look after them and felt "torn" between her family and providing for them. © Copyright FameChain 2020, All rights reserved. Fiona Phillips introduces Alan Johnson", "Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories", "Sponsorship Stories – What Our Sponsors Say", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fiona_Phillips&oldid=979043852, Articles with dead external links from June 2016, BLP articles lacking sources from March 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2018, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Television broadcaster, journalist, presenter, This page was last edited on 18 September 2020, at 12:39. Explore how the celebrity world connects.

To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. The pair were voted out on Week 4 following several weeks of low scores. [4] She presented her final show on 18 December 2008.[5]. She was born in Canterbury, Kent, and after leaving school worked for a brief period at Mr Kipling's Bakery in Eastleigh, Hampshire. [citation needed], Phillips is a patron of the anti-racist organisation Hope Not Hate, who have the slogan "Celebrating Britain's diverse society". She also stood in for Simon Mayo on Radio 5 Live from 30 March to 3 April 2009.

On 28 August 2008, Phillips announced that she was to leave her role as main anchor on GMTV for family reasons.

Should you have information that conflicts with anything shown please make us aware by email. Since September 2010, she has regularly guest presented the ITV Breakfast programme Lorraine (successor of GMTV with Lorraine). She joked recently she is "surrounded by testosterone" at home and "yearns for female company". From online or printed sources and from publicly accessible databases.

Here's all you need to know about the petite broadcaster. She joked recently she is "surrounded by testosterone" at home and "yearns for female company". [citation needed] In August 2014, Phillips was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue. Moving from radio to television several years later, she joined BBC South East's Weekend programme as co-presenter, before becoming a reporter with CNN News, later moving on to become the station's entertainment editor, producing, reporting and presenting CNN News' entertainment output. Explore Fiona Phillips's biography, personal life, family and real age. "[12], Phillips is a supporter of the Labour Party. step-child with Martin Frizell{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Frizell", "gender": "Male" }, View Fiona Phillips's Family Tree and History, Ancestry and Genealogy, Fiona Phillips's father was Phil Phillips Fiona Phillips's mother is Amy Phillips, Fiona Phillips's son is Nat Phillips Fiona Phillips's son is Mackenzie Frizell Fiona Phillips's step-son is Jamie Frizell, Fiona Phillips's husband is Martin Frizell, Fiona Phillips's brother is David Phillips Fiona Phillips's brother is Andy Phillips, Fiona Phillips's grandfather is Benjamin Morris Fiona Phillips's grandmother is Rachel Morris Fiona Phillips's grandfather is Reggie Philips Fiona Phillips's grandmother is Edith Phillips, Fiona Phillips's great grandfather was Sergeant Harry Phillips, Zoe Ball{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Zoe Ball", "gender": "Female" } FameChain has their amazing trees. [1] Her grandparents ran the Duke's Head pub on Church Street in St Paul's. with Martin Frizell{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Frizell", "gender": "Male" }, Jamie Frizell{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Jamie Frizell", "gender": "Male" }, born 1993, age 25 (approx.) Fiona has two teenage sons with her husband Marting, Nathaniel, 18, and Mackenzie, 15. with Martin Frizell{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Frizell", "gender": "Male" }, Mackenzie Frizell{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Mackenzie Frizell", "gender": "Male" }, born 2002, age 16 Phillips said she declined due to her responsibilities to her two small children. In August 2010, she appeared as a panellist on the short-lived ITV chat show 3@Three.[3]. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Phillips attended Kingsmead Primary School.

Phillips was a regular panellist on Loose Women in 2002, and was a guest anchor in 2004 and 2005. In 1996, Phillips was nominated for the Royal Television Society Interview of the Year Award. Fiona said that working helps but that she is sure depression runs in her family - sharing stories of her mother often locking herself away in the dark for whole days due to her sadness. Phillips hosted a show on Smooth Radio in the 2–5 pm slot every Sunday, starting from Easter Sunday, 23 March 2008,[7] until 2009 when she left the station. Set to be the next Supreme Court Judge.

Click here to Start FameChaining. Phillips joined former England footballer John Barnes, political commentator and presenter Andrew Neil, and Heart FM DJ Toby Anstis who all found out their risk of developing 11 major diseases, including cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's disease. The Democratic party contender for President. Phillips graduated from Birmingham Polytechnic with a BA (Hons) in English; she also undertook a PGCert in journalism. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Fiona has always been open about her battle with depression. And she admitted she is struggling with going through the menopause. Influencer, 33, who 'thought Covid didn't exist' dies after catching bug, Thousands of anti-mask protesters march on London hours after Tier 2 lockdown, Missing woman, 21, who vanished in early hours returns home as search called off, Shrinking Gemma Collins shows off her three stone weight loss in cosy loungewear, Cleaning fans hail tip of using your radiator to make your house smell fresh, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No.