Melinda Messenger
Melinda Jayne Messenger (born
23 February 1971 in
Swindon,
Wiltshire) is an
English television presenter and was one of the country's most successful
glamour models.
Married to Wayne Roberts since 1998, she has three children, Morgan, Flynn and Evie.
She first came to prominence in the
United Kingdom after a poster
advertising campaign for
Glevum Windows featuring Messenger was banned by the UK's
Advertising Standards Authority for being too sexually suggestive. This quickly led to a very successful glamour modelling career for Melinda, beginning with a
photo-shoot for the
Daily Star newspaper on
January 28, 1997. She also appeared in
The Sun's Page Three.
Melinda's
TV career began in 1997 on
Channel 4's
Eurotrash. That same year she was given her own
show on
Channel 5 called
Melinda's Big Night In. Also in 1997, she won
Rear of the Year.
Melinda appeared on
Celebrity Big Brother in November 2002 in aid of a number of charities. She has since presented many TV programmes,
Loose Lips (with Richard Arnold),
Baby Baby,
Fort Boyard,
Can We Still Be Friends,
Beat The Dealer,
Beat The Crusher, and guest presented on such shows as
Wish You Were Here,
Heaven and Earth,
4x4,
What on Earth, and is a regular guest-presenter on the topical show
The Wright Stuff. Melinda continues to appear on British television as a popular guest; with programs such as
This Week with Andrew Neil and Michael Portillo,
This Morning,
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross,
TFI,
The Kumars at No.42,
Shooting Stars, and also making guest cameo appearances in shows such as
Gimme Gimme Gimme and
Bo! Selecta.
She has become a successful theatre actress, starring in many
pantomimes such as
Cinderella (2004â€"2005) and
Aladdin (with
Bobby Davro and
John Rhys Davies,
Woking, 2005â€"2006).
Melinda's measurements are given as 34DDâ€"22â€"34, and she is 5'4" tall.