Jameela Jamil
Jameela Jamil at London Fashion Week in 2009
Born	(1986-02-25) 25 February 1986 (age 26) Hampstead Heath, London
Residence	London, Great Britain
Nationality	British
Occupation	TV Presenter
Employer	Channel 4, BBC (radio)
Known for	Presenting Channel 4's T4, Presenting her own show on BBC Radio 1
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Television	T4, Channel 4
Website
http://www.jameelajamil.com/

Jameela Jamil (born 25 February 1986^[1]) is a British television presenter and model. She has appeared on various Channel 4 programmes, and has been a presenter of T4 since 2009.

Biography[link]

Jamil, nickname "Jam-Jam", was born in Hampstead.^[2][3] . At school, Jamil says she was "bookish and shy [...] Back then it was all about comfort. I literally didn't care what I wore".^[4] Her interests include art and biology.^[5]

At the age of 17, Jamil was struck by a car, breaking several bones and damaging her spine. Jamil was confined to bed for a year; she weighed 126 pounds (57 kg) before the accident and gained 77 pounds (35 kg) while convalescing. She was told that she may never walk again, but after steroid treatment and physiotherapy she slowly recovered, using a Zimmer frame to start walking. She rapidly lost weight, returning to her original weight.^[5][6]

Jamil taught English to foreign students – including a nun and monk – at the Callan School of English, Oxford Street, London;^[6] she also worked as a model, a photographer, and as a fashion scout for Premier Model Management Limited.^[2][5][7]

Of her political views, Jamil has said that "It's not a matter of who's got the better policies – it's literally a case of thinking 'Who's less evil?'"^[8] and prior to the 2010 general election said "I'm so confused as to who's actually worse. And I just don't think there's much of a point voting for the Lib Dems."^[9]

Jamil is represented by Money Management as of 2010, a management group that has represented people such as Edith Bowman, Abigail Clancy, Donna Air and co-presenter Nick Grimshaw (with whom she presented Freshly Squeezed).^[10]

In February 2012 it was announced that she would host the Radio 1 Request Show broadcasting every Sunday from 7-9pm.

Fashion[link]

When younger, Jamil wore extra-large men's Gap tracksuits.^[6] Jamil denies that the world of modelling made her stylish, saying "that doesn't mean you have style ... you are just getting clothes put on to you",^[11] but by 2010, she was reported as a "rising star in the fashion world, carving out her own niche in feminine grunge glam outfits".^[2]

Jamil does not have a stylist,^[11] choosing her own clothes from fashion designers including Olivia Rubin,^[12] D&G,^[13] Henry Holland,^[13] Urban Outfitters,^[6] Office^[6] and high-street brand Topshop.^[13] Her style has been described as "unique looks that both reflect and inspire the UK's young, fresh fashionistas".^[2] She is fond of 1950s and 60s vintage dresses, styled after icons Sophia Loren and Brigitte Bardot.^[6][13]

Jamil has attended events such as London Fashion Week 2010 (on 18 October 2009),^[14] the opening of Whiteley's Pop Up stores^[15][16] in March 2010, and the first shop for the Danish fashion house By Malene Birger (where Jamil was DJing).^[17] At the premiere of Brüno, she tripped on the red carpet.^[6]

Magazines[link]

Jamil has featured in several magazines. She was photographed for a Vogue feature on "British Editorial Class of 2010" in January of that year, by David Bailey. In the British edition of Esquire an editorial entitled "How To Impress Jameela Jamil" appeared in October 2009, written by Alisa Connan. InStyle Magazine had a Shoot in 2010.^[18][19]

Jamil has written a column for Company, the women's monthly magazine.^[20]

Television career[link]

When teaching English, Jamil saw an advertisement for a job with Channel 4, and sent an application; she later said "I couldn't believe it when I got a screen test and then got the job!"^[21] Jamil appeared on the E4 show Music Zone towards the end of 2008. She began presenting T4 in 2009.^[3][20]

In January 2009, Alexa Chung left the morning TV show Freshly Squeezed, and Jamil took over as the co-host along with Nick Grimshaw.^{[2][3][22][23]}

Jamil has presented other E4 Music programmes,^[23] interviewing celebrities such as Denzel Washington, Jennifer Aniston, and Johnny Depp.^[6] She presented "T4 on the Beach 2009",^[18] and "T4 on the Beach 2010", which was on 19 July in Weston-Super-Mare.^[18]

In November 2009, Jamil hosted the Freesports on 4 coverage of the Freeze Festival,^[3][20][22] a snow and music festival held in Battersea Power Station.^[24]

Jamil presented Channel 4 Saturday morning show Koko Pop (filmed at Camden's Koko nightclub), which debuted on 10 April 2010 showing "the hottest pop acts in the UK charts".^[25] The series' six half-hour shows were repeated on T4.^[25]

Jamil presented "The Closet", an online fashion advice show on the social networking site Bebo.^[20][22][26] Created and produced by Twenty Twenty Television, it formed part of the 'Bebo Originals' commission programme.^[26] The weekly shows began on 25 August 2009, running for just over four months, featuring fashion and makeup guides, insider interviews and celebrity gossip.^[26] Site visitors could participate in the show via the site, uploading photos of their 'best buys' of the week and voting in polls.^[26]

Jamil was a member of the inaugural Nokia X6 All Areas entertainment reporter judging panel.^[27][28]

In January 2012, she will replace June Sarpong as the new host of Playing It Straight.^[29]

Charity[link]

Jamil appeared on C4 "Orange Rockcorps 2009", volunteering for four hours to help create a concert to fund local community projects.^[30] She has supported the Cultural Learning Alliance, which promotes access to culture for children and young people,^[31] and Vinspired National Awards for people aged 16–25 who contributed to their communities through volunteering.^[32][33] Jamil designed her own version of Nickelodeon character SpongeBob SquarePants, for a Childline charity auction.^[34]

References[link]

Further reading[link]

• Vogue, January 2010 
• "Jameela Jamil finds T4 surreal". Press Association. TV.com. 11 August 2009. http://www.tv.com/jameela-jamil-finds-t4-surreal/story/17210.html. Retrieved 21 October 2010. 
• Lorraine Crowther (24 December 2009). "T4 presenter Jameela Jamil: I was stuck in Portaloo for over an hour | TV News". Now Magazine. http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/tv-news/435736/t4-s-jameela-jamil-i-was-stuck-in-portaloo-for-over-an-hour/1/. Retrieved 21 October 2010. 

External links[link]

• Jameela Jamil on Twitter
• Jameela Jamil at BBC Programmes
• T4 website
• http://www.jameelajamil.com

Scott Mills
Scott Mills performing a DJ set
Born	(1973-03-28) 28 March 1973 (age 39) Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Residence	London
Occupation	DJ, Radio presenter
Employer	BBC
Known for	The Scott Mills Show
Salary	£130,000 (estimated)[1]

Scott Robert Mills (born 28 March 1973^[2]) is a British radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor, best known for presenting The Scott Mills Show on BBC Radio 1.^[3][4] As of the 2011 Contest, Mills commentates for the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest on BBC Three with fellow BBC Radio DJ Sara Cox.^[5]

Early radio career[link]

Mills began his career at the age of 16 as a DJ on his local Hampshire commercial radio station, Power FM, after barraging the station with demo tapes.^[3] Mills was given an opportunity to present a week worth of shows, and based on the success of this, he was immediately offered the 'graveyard slot' of 1:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m. (six nights a week),^[6] making him the youngest permanent presenter on the mainstream commercial radio.^[3] Mills' popularity led to a quick move to the coveted late afternoon 'drive time'.^[7]

Mills moved from Power FM to GWR FM, staying with the station for two years,^[3] before joining Piccadilly Key 103 in Manchester where he again moved quickly from the late night slot to the mid-morning show.^[3] In 1995, Mills began to work for the new London station Heart 106.2.^[8]

Mills has provided various voice-overs, including the voice of the specialist of the in-store radio station Homebase FM,^[9] the voice-over for Blockbuster Inc.'s in-store infomercial channel Blockbuster TV, and recently the voice-over for The VH1 Album Chart on the UK television channel VH1.^[10]

BBC Radio 1[link]

Mills joined BBC Radio 1 in 1998 to present The Early Breakfast Show which broadcasts between the hours of 4am and 7am. In January 2004, Mills shifted to a weekend afternoon slot for just over 6 months, but in July 2004, he moved over to the weekday early-evening slot, initially covering for Sara Cox, who was on a maternity leave.^[11] As she did not return, the slot became The Scott Mills Show.^[8] Mills also provides holiday cover for other slots including The Chris Moyles Show as well as also regularly covering Reggie Yates on the official chart show.

The Scott Mills Show, as it currently features, runs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday. Until 24 December 2009, it was co-presented by sport reporter and occasional presenter Mark Chapman (Chappers).^[12] The assistant producer was Laura Sayers until April 2008. The current assistant producer is Rebecca Huxtable, usually called 'Beccy' or 'Wacky Beccy' on air. The regular newsreader is Tulip Mazumdar. The producer of the show is Emlyn Dodd, although he is referred to on air as 'The one who doesn't speak'.^[13]

In 2006, The Sun newspaper reported that Mills' salary was £130,000 a year for his work with Radio 1.^[14]

Features on the show have included Laura's Diary, Flirt Divert, Innuendo Bingo, Rate my Listener and Your Call.^[15] On Fridays, the show is modified with more music, in the form of the two features The Wonder Years, which features a different track from each sequential year to the present day, and Ready For The Weekend? which is an hour of dance music.^[16]

Mills has a number of catch phrases, including "alright, treacle".^{[citation needed]} On Fridays, he opens the show by using another catchphrase "it's only bley Friday" which is usually shouted very loudly in an incoherent manner to a backing of a random piece of classical music. The phrase was originally adopted from the previous afternoon show host, Sara Cox.^{[citation needed]}

On 2 April 2012 he will move to the afternoon slot on BBC Radio 1.^[17]

[edit] Scott Mills: The Musical

On 14 May 2009, it was announced that a musical based on Mills' life would be performed at the Edinburgh Festival 2009. The musical ran for three nights between 11 August and 13 August at the Pleasance One Theatre in Edinburgh.^[18] The musical was born from an internet rumour that Mills would perform in Rick Rolling The Musical as Rick Astley and other 1980s musicians. He denied this rumour on his radio show, and listeners' suggestions to create a musical based on his life became a reality. Some songs for the musical were composed and sent in by listeners to his radio show. The musical is available for viewing on the BBC Radio 1 website.^[19]

Mills did another Edinburgh Fringe show in 2010.^[20] He was challenged to do a one-man show, as was his co-host, Rebecca Huxtable, his producer, The One That Doesn't Speak, and his ex-co-host, Mark Chapman. Mills did his show as 'The Bjorn Identity', the story of Jason Bjorn, essentially, the Bourne Identity to the music of ABBA.

Television work[link]

In addition to his radio work, he has also appeared on various television shows, playing both as a character and as himself. His main acting role was as reporter, Paul Lang in the BBC medical drama Casualty, appearing in episodes in both 2006 and 2007.^[21][22] He also had a cameo in the BBC Scotland soap opera River City after praising the show highly on his radio show.^[23]

Mills has appeared as a contestant or guest on programmes including Mastermind, Supermarket Sweep, Children in Need, Hollyoaks, Most Haunted and Never Mind the Buzzcocks,^[21] and has appeared in the show Identity, hosted by Donny Osmond.^[24]

He narrated the music TV show The Pop Years which, coincidentally, was also narrated by fellow BBC Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman. He has presented high-profile programmes including the Wednesday night National Lottery draw on BBC 1 and his own pilot (featured on the radio show) of Reverse-a-Word.^[21] He also currently narrates Dating in the Dark on Living. In February 2008, he presented Upstaged on the newly re-launched BBC Three.^[25] He currently hosts a BBC Three television show called Radio 1 on Three, which is inspired by his radio show.

In February 2011, Mills presented a documentary for BBC Three called The World's Worst Place to Be Gay?.^[26]

Other work[link]

In February 2011, it was announced that Mills would take part in the BT Charity Trek along with other celebrities as part of the 2011 Comic Relief Red Nose Day campaign. The celebrities spent five days in the Kaisut desert in north Kenya, covering 100 kilometres (62 mi) in temperatures up to 40°C.^[27]

Personal life[link]

Mills' parents are separated,^[11] although both feature in the show at sporadic intervals.^[15]

Mills came out as gay to the press in 2001 to avoid tabloid-style speculation.^[28] Occasionally on the show, deflective comments are made, and Mills often jokes that he "doesn't have much luck with the ladies". In his Guardian interview he explained, "I'd just like to be accepted as a normal bloke who is gay and is on the radio and the television."

Scott appeared at number 12 on the Independent on Sunday's Pink List for 2010.^[29] Mills was the 50th most influential gay person in Britain the previous year.^[30]

Mills was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Arts from Southampton Solent University on 2 November 2009.^[31]

Mills has supported climate change causes such as Global Cool.^[32]

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Scott Mills Radio 1
• BBC Press Office: Scott Mills biography
• Scott Mills at the Internet Movie Database
• Scott Mills on Twitter
• Scott Mills on Facebook
• Scott Mills's channel on YouTube

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Emeli Sandé
Background information
Birth name	Adele Emeli Sandé
Born	(1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 (age 24)[1][2]
Genres	Soul, R&B, pop
Occupations	Singer, musician, songwriter
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Virgin (2010–present)
Website	www.emelisande.com

Adele Emeli Sandé  /sænˈdeɪ/ san-DAY, (born 10 March 1988)^[1] known by her stage name Emeli Sandé, is a Scottish soul and R&B recording artist and songwriter. Sandé first became known to the public eye after she featured on rapper Chipmunk's third single, "Diamond Rings", which gained herself and Chipmunk a first top 10 single on the UK Singles Chart. In 2010, she appeared on Roll Deep star, Wiley's "Never Be Your Woman", which became another top ten hit. Simon Cowell called her "his favourite songwriter at the minute". She has written for a number of artists, including Cher Lloyd, Parade, Susan Boyle, Preeya Kalidas, Leona Lewis, Alesha Dixon, Cheryl Cole, and Tinie Tempah.

In 2010, she signed a publishing deal with EMI Music Publishing. She later announced that Virgin Records had given her a record deal. Sandé released her first solo single "Heaven" in August 2011, which was an instant hit around the globe. Sandé has two number-one singles across the United Kingdom and Ireland with "Read All About It" with Professor Green and "Next to Me". She released Our Version of Events, in February 2012, upon the release the album peaked number one in the UK.^[3]

Early life[link]

Emeli Sandé was born to a Zambian father and English mother. She was raised in Alford, Aberdeenshire.^[4][5] She studied Medicine at the University of Glasgow, but stopped in her fourth year.^[4] She said that education was one of the most important things to her, stating that if her music career failed, she has education to fall back on. Sandé said that her manager, Adrian Sykes, waited patiently since she was 16, saying "Adrian really respects that I want to get an education behind me. He also knows my parents are keen that I finish university."^[6] Sandé has a tattoo of artist Frida Kahlo.^[7] At the age of 11, when Sandé was still in primary school, she wrote her first song for a school talent show.^[7] She spoke "That was the first time I thought I might be a songwriter. I always knew I wanted to be a musician, and I always knew I wanted to write. Because the people I was listening to all wrote. I never thought it was an option to sing anyone else's songs.^[7] The first song we wrote in was called "Tomorrow Starts Again", the song had proper structure, which even had a Middle eight.^[7] At the age of 15, Choice FM invited her to London, United Kingdom to take part in a competition they were holding, the "Rapology". Richard Blackwood also had her down to MTV's Camden studios to sing gospel.^[7] Sandé went to the same secondary school at which her father was a teacher. She said "I hated to be ill and to miss a day because I was so hungry to learn. I was very shy, nerdy and extremely well-behaved. Inevitably, throughout secondary school, it was part and parcel of my identity that I was Mr Sandé’s daughter. No way could I muck about or get into trouble, because it would've got back to him within minutes. And Dad was strict, let me tell you."^[8]

Career[link]

2008–10: Career beginnings[link]

Sandé's sister made a video of her playing the piano and singing to one of her favourite songs, "Nasty Little Lady".^[7] They sent the clip to Trevor Nelson's BBC Urban music competition. Sandé won the show and was offered a record deal, but the management that she met via the competition decided against the deal.^[7] Her parents sent 1Xtra a CD of her songs. Ras Kwame played on his "Homegrown Sessions", and four artists that year were asked to do a show in Soho. She met with Watford-born music producer/writer Shahid Khan aka Naughty Boy,^[9] who has previously worked with Ms Dynamite and Bashy,^[7] and they began writing tracks for artists such as Alesha Dixon, Chipmunk, Professor Green, Devlin, Preeya Kalidas, Cheryl Cole, and Tinie Tempah. Sandé soon signed a record deal with Virgin Records and EMI Records.^[10] In an interview, she said "I was doing a show in London for 1Xtra and I met this guy called Naughty Boy. We got in the studio and we clicked work wise. We just started writing, not necessarily for me, we just thought ‘let's write a pop tune’ and experiment. And we wrote the Chipmunk track and I thought nothing of it. Naughty Boy sent it off to Chipmunk who really liked it and wrote his stuff around it."^[10] She signed a record deal with Virgin Records in 2010. She later signed another deal with EMI Records in early 2011.^[11] Sandé made her singing career debut in 2009 after appearing on the track she wrote for Chipmunk's first debut single, "Diamond Rings". The single charted at No. 6 on the UK Singles Charts, making it Chipmunk and Sandé's first ever Top 10 Hit.^[12] She later appeared on another single singing guest vocals, after collaborating with Wiley on his comeback single "Never Be Your Woman", the single charted at number-eight on the UK Singles Charts becoming Sandé's second consecutive Top 10 Single.^[9] Sandé announced she changed her name from Adele Sandé to her middle name Emeli Sandé due to Adele's growing success. She spoke; "I changed it as soon as Adele came out. I just thought, 'You've kind of taken the [name] now', so I went with my middle name. She was just getting bigger and bigger, so I thought I just really need it."^[13]

[edit] 2011–present: Our Version of Events, international success and songwriting