Jane Moore (born 17 May 1962) is an English journalist, writer, and television personality. She is a columnist for the tabloid ''

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'' and writes regular articles for the newspaper ''

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''. She was a panellist and anchor on the ITV lunchtime chat show ''

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'' between 1999 and 2002, returning as a regular panellist from 2013 onwards. Since 2018, Moore has been regularly relief-anchoring ''Loose Women''. In 2024, Moore appeared as a contestant on the twenty-fourth series of the ITV reality show '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''.

Early life

Moore was born on 17 May 1962 in

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. Her father was a professor of mathematics at the

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, and her mother was a teacher. She went to primary school in Oxford, then attended the Worcester Grammar School for Girls on Spetchley Road in

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, when her parents divorced. Following the divorce, she never heard from her father again. At school, Moore always wanted to be a journalist, but was told by her teachers that "it was no job for a lady". She studied journalism at the South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education in Cardiff, then trained at the '' Solihull News'' in 1981, moving to work full-time at the ''

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'' and the ''

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''.

Career

Moore was a news editor for the ''

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''. She has since worked as a columnist for ''

'' and written regular articles for ''

''. She has also written for ''

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''. In 2006, she was nominated for a British Press Award in the category of Columnist of the Year, but lost out to Lucy Kellaway. Moore was a panellist on the ITV chat show ''

'' between 1999 and 2002. She returned to the programme on 15 October 2013, having appeared on the panel ever since, as well as regularly anchoring the show since 2018. In April 2002, Moore was a guest presenter on '' This Morning''. She subsequently moved to the

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and regularly contributed to '' Question Time'' (2002–2012), ''

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'' (2005–21), '' This Week'' (2003–2015) and ''

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''. Moore guest presented ''

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'' in 2003 and 2004, and was a panellist in 2008. She guest presented the show again in February 2011. Moore set up the consumer website Youthejury.com in 2006; however, the website was later registered defunct. From 2006 to 2007, Moore was a team captain on the

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programme ''

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'', a comedy take on celebrity panel shows. In July 2011, she presented the six-part

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series ''Wonderstuff''. Moore has also contributed to the

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programme '' Dispatches'' and has presented a number of online videos for the broadcaster. She also revealed in October 2021 on an episode of ''Loose Women'' that she was briefly an estate agent. In November 2024, Moore appeared as a contestant on the twenty-fourth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. She became the first celebrity to be eliminated from camp after receiving the fewest votes.

Personal life

Moore married Gary Farrow, the former vice-president of communications at Sony Music Entertainment, in 2002.

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was the best man at their wedding. Her husband owns a PR agency called The Corporation Group. They resided in

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, with daughters Ellie, Grace and Lauren, and their Tibetan terrier dog named Jasper. On 7 December 2022, while on-air on ITV's ''Loose Women'', Moore revealed that she and her husband were to separate, but that their amicable marital split had suffered a delay, due to Farrow's broken leg after a fall, and she was acting as a carer.

Filmography

;Guest appearances *''

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'' (4 May 2001) *'' The Weakest Link: Presenters Special'' (24 December 2001) *''

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'' (12 January 2004) *'' The Apprentice: You're Fired!'' (26 April 2006, 2 May 2007, 14 May 2008, 3 June 2009) *'' The Sharon Osbourne Show'' (16 October 2006) *''News 24 Sunday'' (5 August 2007) *'' Countdown'' (26–30 October 2009) *''

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'' (4 October 2010) *'' Pointless Celebrities'' (5 November 2016) *''After the News'' (24 October 2017) *'' The Chase: Celebrity Special'' (21 October 2018)

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