Jane McDonald
Jane McDonald was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom on April 4th, 1963 and is the TV Show Host. At the age of 61, Jane McDonald biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Jane Ann McDonald (born 4 April 1963) is an award winning English singer, songwriter, actress, media personality and broadcaster, who became known to the public in 1998 after her appearance on the BBC show The Cruise.
Known for her Yorkshire accent, she has since co-presented a number of daytime shows, including Loose Women between 2004 and 2014, ITV programme Star Treatment in 2013 & British Academy Television Award winning Cruising with Jane McDonald since 2017.
She also presents Jane & Friends on channel 5.
Personal life
McDonald was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire.
In 1998, she married Henrik , a ship's plumbing engineer, who later became her manager. Their relationship was detailed in a special edition of Terrill's docusoap, called The Cruise Special: Jane Ties the Knot, which was broadcast on BBC One on 10 July 1998. Brixen later admitted that he did not understand the music industry, and the couple split in 2003, largely for the sake of her career.
In 2008, McDonald was reunited with musician Eddie Rothe, an old acquaintance from her teenage years and a member of The Searchers. They became engaged on 24 December 2008 after Rothe proposed. Rothe died of lung cancer on 26 March 2021.
Career
After appearing on Chris Terrill's docusoap The Cruise, she was taken on by independent record label Focus Music International to make a covers album and a Christmas single. The album Jane McDonald, spent three weeks at Number 1 in the UK Albums Chart, while the single "Cruise into Christmas" (a medley of Christmas classics) reached the UK Singles Chart Top 10.
After her number one success on an independent label, McDonald signed a recording contract with UMTV (Universal's catalogue and compilations division), and appeared as a guest presenter on BBC's National Lottery.
Beginning in 2004, McDonald was a regular presenter on the ITV daytime television programme Loose Women, appearing on the show three times a week. It was confirmed on 16 July 2010 that McDonald would depart Loose Women in the summer, for at least a year to concentrate on her music career and to tour Australia and New Zealand. Although an Australian tour never developed into anything official, she proceeded to tour the United Kingdom in 2011. She returned in 2012 before leaving the series permanently in January 2014 to focus on her music career. She has since made many guest appearances. She continues to tour the UK with her solo shows & has introduced Christmas themed arena shows into her work schedule.
Cruising with Jane McDonald won the 2018 BAFTA Award for Best Feature, making it the first win for a Channel 5 show.