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Mary Winifred Gloria Hunniford, OBE (born 10 April 1940) is a Northern Irish television and radio presenter, broadcaster and singer. She is known for presenting programmes on the

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and ITV, such as '' Rip Off Britain'', and her regular appearances as a panellist on '' Loose Women''. She has been a regular reporter on '' This Morning'' and '' The One Show''. She also had a singing career between the 1960s and 1980s.

Early life

Gloria Hunniford was born in

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, into a

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family; her father, a magician, was a member of the Orange Order. In her teens, she spent some time in Canada, a period she considers very important in broadening her outlook.

Career

Television

After starting off as a singer, Hunniford worked as a production assistant for UTV in

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then as a local radio broadcaster for the BBC; it was at UTV that she met her first husband Don Keating, a Catholic. In the 1970s and 1980s, she was the presenter of ''Good Evening Ulster'' and on the

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''Sunday Sunday'' and '' We Love TV''. She has also appeared on many programmes over the years including ''

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'' and on ''

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''. She also appeared on ''

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with

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'' in 2021. Hunniford recorded two albums that were released in the 1970s. In 1985, she sang at the Royal Variety Performance. As part of the film musicals theme, she sang " Secret Love" from ''

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'', as originally performed by Doris Day. In 1995 Hunniford became one of the many presenters on the long-running BBC chat show series

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where she also presented a special one off episode interviewing Doris Day. From 1998 to 2003, Hunniford presented '' Open House with Gloria Hunniford'' for Channel 5. In August 2010, she appeared as a panellist/presenter on the ITV daytime programme '' 3@Three''.3@Three Presspack, ITV Press Centre, 26 July 2010
Since 2009, Hunniford has co-presented '' Rip Off Britain'', a consumer complaints programme on BBC One with

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and, for the first two series,

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, and then, for the third series, with

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replacing Bond. Together, the trio of Hunniford, Rippon and Somerville also presented ''Charlie's Consumer Angels''. In 2012, Hunniford presented the

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documentary series ''Doorstep Crime 999''. From 8 September 2014, Hunniford became a regular panellist on ITV chat show '' Loose Women''. She was previously a guest panellist in 2003. She has guest anchored the show on 4 occasions between October 2014 and August 2016. In 2014, Hunniford presented the first series of

programme ''Home Away from Home''.

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presented the second series. She has also presented three series of ''Food: Truth or Scare'' with Chris Bavin from 2016. In January 2022, Hunniford appeared on the third series of '' The Masked Singer'' as "Snow Leopard". She was second to be unmasked.

''Strictly Come Dancing''

In 2005, Hunniford appeared in the third series of the BBC's '' Strictly Come Dancing'', dancing with Darren Bennett and was eliminated from the competition on the third week.

Guest appearances

Hunniford has appeared on numerous programmes including ''Gloria Live'', '' Wogan'', '' Holiday'', '' Songs of Praise'', '' That's Showbusiness'', ''Kilroy'' and ''Sunday, Sunday''. In 2003, Hunniford appeared in two episodes of '' Loose Women'' as a guest panellist. In 2008, Hunniford was a regular panellist on '' Through the Keyhole'' and was a celebrity homeowner on an episode in 2018. On 27 September 2013, Hunniford appeared on an episode of ''

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''. On 28 January 2014, Hunniford took part in an episode of '' Celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' She appeared in an episode of ''

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'' in 2017.

Radio

Hunniford had her own daily radio show on BBC Radio 2, starting with the lunchtime show in January 1982 before moving to an afternoon slot between 2.00pm and 3.30pm in January 1984, where she remained for 11 years until April 1995, when she was replaced by

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2 months later. Hunniford also hosted '' Sounding Brass'', a music phone-in request programme with a live brass band, devised by radio producer Owen Spencer-Thomas.

Other work

Hunniford has made a health and exercise video called ''Fit for Life''. Hunniford has also appeared on the UK music video of

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' cover version of

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song She Drives Me Crazy. She also has written an Irish recipe book with her sister Lena, ''Gloria Hunniford's Family Cookbook''.

Charity involvements

Hunniford is a Patron of Hope for Tomorrow, a UK charity providing Mobile Cancer Care Units (MCCUs).

Personal life

Hunniford was married to Don Keating from 1970 to 1992. They had a daughter,

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, and two sons. In September 1998, she married hairdresser Stephen Way in

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. Hunniford became an advocate of chakra meditations after meeting a swami backstage on Loose Women. While not converting to esoteric

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fully she has supported

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ever since. In 2022, Hunniford suffered a fall at home, breaking a bone under her eye. As a result she did not take part in the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Caron Keating

Hunniford's daughter

(5 October 1962 – 13 April 2004) died of

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in Kent. Hunniford set up a cancer charity in her daughter's name; the ''Caron Keating Foundation''. Hunniford was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to cancer charities.

Political views

On '' The Alan Titchmarsh Show'' on 6 May 2011, Hunniford revealed her support for David Cameron's Conservative-led coalition government, describing herself as "a bit of a David Cameron fan", although she criticised the government's decision to continue giving aid to Pakistan when it was making cuts in the UK. In August 2014, Hunniford was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to ''

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'' opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue.

Filmography

;Television

Discography

Albums

*''That's How I Spell I.R.E.L.A.N.D.'' (1970), Outlet *''Good Evening...Gloria Hunniford'' (1979), Release *''A Taste of Hunni'' (1982), Ritz (compilation)

Singles

*"Are You Ready for Love" (1969), Metronome *"Give the Children Back Their Childhood'' (1979), Release *"True Love" (1987), Honey Bee - Foster & Allen with Gloria Hunniford *"Give the Children Back Their Childhood'' (1988), Ocean *"Pudsey's Picnic" (1989), President - Gloria Hunniford, Adrian Love & Graham Dolby

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunniford, Gloria British memoirists British philanthropists British radio DJs BBC Radio 2 presenters People from Portadown British women radio presenters Radio personalities from Northern Ireland Television presenters from Northern Ireland People educated at Portadown College 1940 births Living people UTV (TV channel) Officers of the Order of the British Empire Women autobiographers