Trude Mostue (born 28 March 1968) is a Norwegian

veterinary surgeon Veterinary surgery is surgery performed on non-human animals by veterinarians, whereby the procedures fall into three broad categories: orthopaedics (bones, joints, muscles), soft tissue surgery (skin, body cavities, cardiovascular system, GI/u ...

and television presenter. She is best known for her appearances in the

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documentary series ''Vet School'' in 1996, and later in the follow-up series ''

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''. She went on to present and co-present a number of television series. After leaving England, Mostue has returned to veterinary practice full-time in Norway.

Early life

Mostue was born in

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, and grew up in

Siggerud Siggerud is a village in the municipality of Ski, Norway, just a few kilometres away from the border of the municipality of Oslo where most of Siggerud's population work. Its population (2005) is 1,353, but probably over 2000 if you count the area ...

Television career

Mostue lived in the

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for several years, appearing in the BBC television documentary series ''Vet School'' (1996), and later in the follow-up series ''

'' (63 episodes, 1997–2002). She went on to present a variety of programmes relating to animals, including ''Vets to the Rescue'', ''Explorer: Vets at Large'', ''Vets on Holiday'', ''Vets in the Wild'', and ''Britain's Worst Pets''. She has also been in So Graham Norton, ''

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'', ''

Live & Kicking ''Live & Kicking'' was a British children's television series that originally aired on BBC1 from 2 October 1993 to 15 September 2001. It was the replacement for '' Going Live!'', and took many of its features from it, such as phone-ins, games, ...

'', ''

The Heaven and Earth Show ''The Heaven and Earth Show'' is a BBC television programme that aired on Sunday mornings from 10am to 11am on BBC One. The show ran for nine years between 1998 and 2007, looking at spiritual and moral issues. Over the years it had numerous prese ...

'', ''

Masterchef ''MasterChef'' is a competitive cooking show television format created by Franc Roddam, which originated with MasterChef (British TV series), the British version in July 1990. The show aims to discover the culinary talent of chefs of varying sk ...

'', and '' One Man and His Dog''. In 2006, she appeared on ''

Skal vi danse ''Skal vi danse'' () is a Norwegian television series which has been broadcast on TV 2 and produced by Monster Entertainment since 2006. The series sees celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. ...

'', the Norwegian version of ''

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''.

Books

Mostue has published four books in the UK and one in Norway. Her UK titles include ''Pets in Practice'' (2000), ''Vets in the Wild: The Real Stories Behind the BBC Television Series'' (1999), and ''Wild About Animals: A book of beastly behaviour'' (1999).

Professional veterinary practice

Mostue resides in

, where she co-owns a veterinary clinic.

Personal life

Mostue became engaged to Howard Thomas in 2000. They had three children together: Frøya Molly (born 2002), Erik Delme (born 2003) and Hilda Nellie (born 2005). In October 2006, Mostue and Thomas separated. In 2008, she met Cato Sælid, with whom she later had her last child, Celine Felicia (born 2011).

References

External links

Her official website
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Her veterinary website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mostue, Trude 1968 births Living people People from Ski, Norway Norwegian veterinarians Norwegian television presenters BBC television presenters Norwegian expatriates in England Women veterinarians Norwegian women television presenters