Charlotte Louise Jackson (born 29 June 1978)In the closet with Charlotte Jackson ''Sunday Express'' magazine supplement 23 October 2011, p.33 Accessed 9 January 2015 is an English journalist and

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, who was formerly a presenter on

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Biography

Although she is from

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, she is a lifelong supporter of

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as her family originated from the city. She spent much of her early years in Wickham, a village just north of Portsmouth.

Career

She was also a singer and backing vocalist and was a backing vocalist for Tony Christie for a TV appearance of his hit, " Is This the Way to Amarillo". She hosted the

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Young Supporters Concert from 2005–2009, and participated in ''Catfight'' in 2007, a boxing match in Hammersmith Palais.

Broadcasting

In 2004 Jackson wrote and presented sports news for a variety of sports websites, including

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.com, TEAMtalk, Football365 and Golf365 among other sports-related websites—where she wrote and presented sports bulletins. Jackson also presented the coverage of the National Hunt Festival for the official Cheltenham website in 2006. She joined

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in 2007, co-hosting ''Lunchtime Live'' alongside Murray Dron, and presented various live events, including BetFred League of Legends

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tournament. She presented the ''Beijing Bulletin'' for Al Jazeera +3 Sport's coverage of the

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, with Rhodri Williams. In 2005 she appeared in Clarkson: Heaven and Hell as a dancer. After the channel ceased broadcasting in June 2009, she joined

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in August 2009, presenting on

. She also regularly appears with Tim Shaw on his radio show, ''Absolution''. She hosted the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year Awards Ceremony in

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alongside Pedro Pinto. She appeared as a reporter in the Keith Lemon film. Jackson presented

Football quiz show ''Take it Like a Fan'' with John Fendley. The show is based on going to different British football league grounds and asking quiz questions. She also presented the second series of ITV's '' 71 Degrees North'' alongside Paddy McGuinness, and was team captain for the girls for ITV's '' The Big Quiz—Sports Special''. In 2013, she was a contestant in ITV's celebrity diving show '' Splash!'', where she reached the semi-finals, despite breaking a toe.

Personal life

She is married to former

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and

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manager Chris Coleman. She announced in June 2014 that they were expecting their first child and a son arrived on 22 December, followed by a daughter in 2016.

Andy Gray incident

In late 2010, Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray and presenter Richard Keys were caught in a furore, when derogatory comments they made about female referees prior to a match were caught by a hot mic. Shortly after, footage emerged of more incidents of Gray engaged in sexist behaviour, this time an inappropriate comment directed at Jackson, and consequently his contract was terminated by Sky.

References

External links

Charlotte Jackson at TV Newsroom
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