Fearne Cotton
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Fearne Cotton | |
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Born | Northwood, London, England | 3 September 1981
Other names | Fearne Wood |
Education | Haydon School |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Ronnie Wood (father-in-law) Billy Cotton (great-granduncle) Sir Bill Cotton, CBE (first cousin, twice removed) |
Website | officialfearnecotton |
Fearne Wood
In 2007, Cotton became the first regular female presenter of the
In 2018, Cotton began presenting Happy Place, a podcast focusing on wellbeing and mental health, available to online streaming platforms.[citation needed] She has also released eight self-help books, two children's books, and four books on healthy eating.[3]
Early life
Cotton was born in
Cotton studied art at A-level, a skill she used whilst presenting the series Draw Your Own Toons.[7]
Television
Children's
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Cotton began her presenting career in 1996, at the age of 15,
Cotton joined CBBC in 2001 to present children's science programme Eureka TV. From 2001 until 2003, she presented Finger Tips, an arts and crafts programme for children, which she co-presented with Stephen Mulhern. She later co-presented on CBBC's Sunday morning show, Smile and on The Saturday Show. She has also made appearances in the CBBC show Only in America, alongside her good friend and fellow presenter Reggie Yates. Cotton returned to children's television in 2015 by voicing one of the Voice Trumpets in the reboot of the classic British children's television series Teletubbies.[citation needed]
ITV
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In 2006, Cotton presented the second series of ITV's Love Island with Patrick Kielty.[citation needed]
In 2007, she took over from Ben Shephard as host of The X Factor spin-off programme The Xtra Factor on ITV2, presenting the programme for one series before resigning to work in America; she was replaced in the following series by Holly Willoughby.[citation needed]
Starting on 5 September 2007, Cotton co-hosted with Holly Willoughby the ITV2 dating programme Holly & Fearne Go Dating, which saw the pair try to find dates for lonely singletons.[citation needed]
Beginning in 2008, Cotton appeared as a team captain on the ITV2 comedy panel show
Cotton has also presented the Isle of Wight Festival 2009 on ITV2 alongside Rufus Hound.[citation needed]
Since 2009, Cotton has hosted Fearne and... on ITV2. In 2012, Cotton hosted The Nation's Favourite Number One Single, a three-part series, revealing Britain's Favourite No. 1 single. Since 2016, Cotton has co-presented Fearne & Gok: Off The Rails, alongside Gok Wan for ITVBe.[10] In March 2017, Cotton guest presented five episodes of ITV Breakfast's Lorraine programme.[11]
BBC
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In 2003, Cotton moved over to mainstream broadcasting. She along with Simon Grant (her co-presenter from The Saturday Show) presented the spin-off show Top of the Pops: Saturday (later renamed Top of the Pops: Reloaded) that year. In 2004, she moved up to work alongside Reggie Yates on the main programme, Top of the Pops (the then flagship chartshow for the BBC) becoming one of the last regular presenters for that programme, which ended in July 2006. Due to other commitments, she was unable to present the final show itself, appearing instead in a short film shown at the head of that show, in which she made her personal farewells. Cotton and Yates presented the one-off Christmas and New Year specials in both 2008 and 2009, as well as the Comic Relief special in 2009.
She has hosted parts of the
Cotton has also presented many charity telethons for both Comic Relief and Children in Need on BBC One and BBC Two. In July 2005 she co-presented the BBC's coverage of Live 8 in Hyde Park. During the event, British pop star and former Take That member Robbie Williams flirted with her in front of the cameras, causing much speculation in the media at the time, but which was later repudiated by the pair.[citation needed] In 2008, she hosted a Strictly Come Dancing special as part of Children in Need.
In June 2012, Cotton was one of the BBC's presenters for its coverage of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. Following more than 4,000 complaints made about the BBC's coverage of the Diamond Jubilee in 2012 and in particular criticism of Cotton's role, she responded on Twitter by stating, "Grown men who slag me off in articles/online are huge bullies. I love my job and wouldn't be doing it if I wasn't any good at it."[12]
Cotton guest presented The One Show on BBC One for two nights in November 2013, two nights in February 2014, one night in March 2014 and one night in March 2016.[citation needed]
Other channels
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She also presented the Friday night live eviction programme that year for the
Cotton hosted
Commercials
Cotton is the voice over of the Tesco Mobile adverts since late 2020. She also became the voice over of the On the Beach radio adverts in 2022.
United States
In 2008, Cotton moved to the US to host
Eurovision Song Contest
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Cotton has presented parts of the BBC's coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest.[citation needed]
On 20 May 2006, she read the United Kingdom's votes at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, held in Athens, Greece.[citation needed]
On 17 March 2007, she, along with
Radio
BBC Radio 1
In September 2005, she joined
On 16 July 2009, it was announced that Cotton would become the new presenter of BBC Radio 1's weekday mid-morning show, taking over from Jo Whiley (who moved to weekends). Her new programme began on 21 September 2009.[20][21]
On 27 February 2015, she announced that she was pregnant with her second child and that she would be leaving BBC Radio 1.[22] Clara Amfo replaced Cotton on 25 May 2015, taking over the mid-morning show. Cotton's final show was broadcast on 22 May 2015.[23]
BBC Radio 2
Cotton joined BBC Radio 2 in July 2016 standing in for Graham Norton with former Spandau Ballet bassist Martin Kemp on Saturday mornings (10 am–1 pm) while Norton took his annual summer break.[24] Fearne covered for Ken Bruce 24–28 October 2016, in 2017 on 13–17 February, 3–7 and 10–14 April, 11 May, 29 May–2 June and 23–27 October, and in 2018 on 14–16 February. Fearne has also covered for Chris Evans on the Breakfast Show from 9–13 April 2018. In late 2018, Cotton sat in for Claudia Winkleman on Sundays.[25]
In 2019, Cotton was the cover host for Zoe Ball during the holidays. On 19 March 2020 Cotton launched BBC Radio 2's fourth music decades show, Sounds of the 90s.
Other work
In August 2017, Cotton collaborated with Mini Club, a children's clothing company that sells through
In 2018, Cotton began presenting Happy Place, a podcast available to streaming platforms.[26] The podcast features Cotton interviewing different celebrities.[27]
Personal life
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Cotton said on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross that she has eleven tattoos over her body, the most notable of which is a fern leaf, covering her right hip up to her rib cage.[28]
Cotton lived at Chestnut Cottage, Petersham, Richmond-upon-Thames, from 2004 to 2008.[29]
Cotton is married to
Cotton is a friend of fellow TV presenter Holly Willoughby, with whom she has co-presented several shows.[33] Cotton and Sarah Cawood acted as two of the bridesmaids at Willoughby's wedding to Dan Baldwin on 4 August 2007.[34]
Cotton is a
Charity
Cotton supports a number of charities including
In 2009, she climbed
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | The Disney Club | Presenter | |
1998 | Mouse | ||
1998–2001 | Draw Your Own Toons | ||
Diggit | |||
1999–2000 | Pump It Up | Co-presenter | With Andy Collins |
2001 | Petswap | With Dave Benson Phillips | |
Record Breakers | Presenter | ||
Eureka TV | |||
2001–2003 | Finger Tips | Co-presenter | With Stephen Mulhern |
2002 | Top of the Pops Saturday | With Simon Grant | |
CBBC Prom in the Park | Presenter | TV special | |
2002–2003 | The Saturday Show | ||
2002–2004 | Smile | ||
2003 | Antiques Roadshow | Guest Presenter | 1 episode |
2003–2005 | Top of the Pops Reloaded | Presenter | |
2003–2007 | Serious | Narrator | |
2004 | EastEnders Revealed
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2004–2020 | Top of the Pops | Co-presenter | With Reggie Yates |
2005 | Live 8 | With Jonathan Ross, Jo Whiley and Graham Norton | |
Only in America | With Reggie Yates | ||
Byker Grove | Herself | 1 episode | |
2005–2015 | Children in Need | Co-presenter | |
2005–2018 | Britain's Next Top Model | Narrator | |
2006 | Love Island | Co-presenter | With Patrick Kielty |
All Star Family Fortunes
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Herself | Team captain, 1 episode | |
Make Me a Supermodel
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Presenter | ||
2006, 2016, 2020 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Herself / Guest Announcer | 3 episodes |
2007 | The Xtra Factor | Presenter | |
Making Your Mind Up
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Co-presenter | With Terry Wogan | |
Holly & Fearne Go Dating | Herself | Co-star with Holly Willoughby | |
2007, 2009, 2011 | Comic Relief | Co-presenter | |
2008 | Coleen's Real Women | Narrator | 8 episodes |
Guilty Pleasures | Presenter | TV special | |
Everybody Dance Now! | |||
Guinness World Records Smashed | |||
Last Comic Standing | Co-presenter | Season 6 with Bill Bellamy
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2008–2010 | Greek Uncovered | Narrator | |
2008–2018 | Celebrity Juice | Panellist | Team captain |
2009 | The Truth About… | Presenter | Documentary |
2009–2010, 2014 | Fearne and.... | ||
2009–2017 | Children in Need Rocks | ||
2010 | Must Be The Music
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2011 | The Royal Wedding | TV special | |
2012 | The Nation's Favourite Number 1 Hit Single | Narrator | 3 episodes |
Unzipped | Herself | 2 episodes | |
Lemon La Vida Loca | |||
2013, 2014, 2016 | The One Show | Guest Presenter | 3 episodes |
2014 | Sweat the Small Stuff | Panellist | |
2014, 2016 | Through the Keyhole | 2 episodes | |
2015 | The Keith Lemon Sketch Show | Herself | 4 episodes |
2015–2018 | Teletubbies | Voice Trumpet | Voice role |
2016 | Fearne & Gok: Off The Rails | Co-presenter | With Gok Wan |
Jamie & Jimmy's Friday Night Feast | Herself | 1 episode | |
2017 | Lorraine | Guest Presenter | 3 episodes |
Who Do You Think You Are? | Herself | 1 episode | |
2019 | Interior Design Masters | Presenter | |
2020 | Portrait Artist of the Year
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Herself | 1 episode |
2022–2023 | Celebrity Gogglebox
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6 episodes |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Keith Lemon: The Film | Herself | Cameo |
Bibliography
- The Best Friends' Guide to Life (14 October 2010) – with Holly Willoughby[40]
- Cook Happy, Cook Healthy (2 June 2016)
- Happy: Finding joy in every day and letting go of perfect (9 February 2017)
- Yoga Babies (31 May 2017)
- Cook. Eat. Love (1 June 2017)
- Calm: Working through life's daily stresses to find a peaceful centre (28 December 2017)
- Hungry Babies (6 September 2018)
- Quiet: Silencing The brain chatter and believing you are good enough (13 December 2018)
- Happy Vegan: Easy plant-based recipes to make the whole family happy (3 October 2019)
- Speak your Truth (7 January 2021)
- Bigger Than Us: The power of finding meaning in a messy world (20 January 2022)[41]
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[Quoting Cotton:] 'I am Fearne Wood. It is just such a hassle to change, what with the books and everything over the years. If someone comes up to me saying, "Are you Fearne Cotton?" Jesse's like, "Wood!"' She laughs. 'But I like having the same surname as my kids and all that jazz.'
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