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Emma Willis (née Griffiths; born 20 March 1976 in Birmingham)[citation needed] is a British television presenter best known for her roles on former shows Big Brother's Little Brother in 2010 and co-presenter on Live from Studio Five the same year. Willis currently presents Big Brother's Bit on the Side on Channel 5.
Willis grew up in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. She has an older sister.
Willis began modelling at the age of 17, and during her career has worked for magazines, retailers, and companies such as Marie Claire, Elle, Vogue, GAP and Chanel.
In 2002, she became a presenter on MTV UK. Her work across various shows included interviewing stars of film, TV and music.[citation needed]
She co-hosted live backstage coverage of The Prince's Trust's 30th birthday celebrations for ITV2, and a special homecoming gig for Kasabian as part of Channel 4's Vodafone TBA gigs.
Willis presented Red Bull Flugtag on ITV alongside Dougie Anderson in June 2008.
She co-hosted I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! for ITV2 alongside her husband Matt Willis. Guests included Ant & Dec, Faith Brown, James Bourne, David Gest, Holly Willoughby, McFly, Myleene Klass, Dave Berry and his girlfriend Heidi Range. OK! Magazine covered the wedding for July in their 605 issue. She hosted Big Brother shows like the online show, Big Brother Digital, and also guest hosting one episode of Celebrity Big Brother's Big Mouth.