Carol McGiffin Biography
Carol McGiffin is an English radio and television personality who has been on Loose Women since the early 2000s. She appeared on Celebrity Big Brother’s eleventh series.
How old is Carol McGiffin? – Age
She is 63 years old as of 18 February 2023. She was born in 1960 in Islington, London, United Kingdom. Her real name is Carol Deirdre McGiffin.
Carol McGiffin Family
McGiffin was born in Maidstone, Kent, to parents John McGiffin and Heather Barham. She was raised by her two sisters Kim and Tracy, as well as her brother Mark.
Does Carol McGiffin have children? – Husband
She married Chris Evans (a broadcaster) in 1991. They divorced in 1998 after separating in 1993.
Carol McGiffin Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $9 Million.
Carol McGiffin Loose Women
Panellist Denise Welch revealed in June 2018 that McGiffin would be returning to Loose Women after a five-year absence. Loose Women (formerly Live chat from 2000 to 2001) is a British chat program that airs weekdays from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on ITV. The show has a panel of four female hosts who interview celebrities, discuss elements of their lives, and debate topics ranging from politics and current affairs to celebrity gossip and entertainment news. On May 15, 2018, the 3,000th episode of Loose Women aired. It began in Norwich, then moved to Manchester, and then to London.
Carol McGiffin Big Brother
She entered the Celebrity Big Brother house in August 2013 to compete in the twelfth series, finishing fourth. Celebrity Big Brother is a British reality game show based on the Dutch show Big Brother, which was developed in 1997 by creator John de Mol and broadcast from 2001 to 2018. The show followed a group of celebrity housemates who were secluded from the outside world for an extended length of time in a specially designed House. Each week, one of the housemates is voted out by the public, and the last housemate standing is declared the winner. The character in George Orwell’s 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four inspired the title of the series.
Carol McGiffin Breast Cancer – Illness
McGiffin has spoken out about her body confidence and coping with only one breast following a breast cancer diagnosis. The 63-year-old Loose Women panelist has been speaking as part of the award-winning ITV Daytime show Body Stories, having had one breast removed while battling cancer.
The campaign aims to promote body variety while emphasizing the significance of representation. It comes after 75% of viewers say they avoid gazing in the mirror because it makes them feel bad about their bodies.
Carol McGiffin Career
She began her career as a broadcaster in 1984 as a producer for the cable channel Music Box. In 1988, she became the co-host of the Chris Evans shows on GLR and began her career as a presenter. Her style, both back then and now, is based on funny observations of men.
In 1995 McGiffin was an establishing individual from the Live Radio UK group, co-introducing the famous work day evening show The Severe shock with Moz Dee. She was the station’s music expert for about six months after the show ended in September 1995. She hosted her own Friday evening review segment and appeared every week on Jonathan King’s show. She made a comeback on Liberty Radio at the end of 1996, co-hosting Richard Skinner’s breakfast show for six months. She returned to Talk Radio in 1997 and 1998 to co-host the breakfast show with Paul Ross, who had previously done so alone. She likewise co-introduced the station’s Saturday evening program with Scratch Abbot throughout the late spring when the football inclusion was being refreshed.
Ross and McGiffin moved to weekend breakfast after Kirsty Young and Bill Overton became hosts of The New Talk Radio Breakfast. They stayed there until a group led by Kelvin MacKenzie bought the station in 1998. McGiffin was sacked by Mike Repel, and Ross kept on facilitating the Sunday morning program on the station close by new co-have Helen Gibson.
In 1999 she joined London radio broadcast LBC collaborating again with Abbot, who left the station following a half year. McGiffin kept on facilitating the show all alone with maker/companions, including Marcus Railton and Jonathan Sanchez until 30 September 2000. She co-hosted BBC London Live’s phone-in shows. She occasionally collaborated with Abbot on Real Radio in 2002.
Denise Welch, a panelist, made the announcement in June 2018 that McGiffin would be returning to Loose Women after five years away. In 2020, McGiffin and LBC Radio host Nick Abbot collaborated to produce the weekly podcast “What’s your problem?” with Carol and Nick. On Mondays, the show goes live on Global Player and Apple Podcasts.
McGiffin declared her support for Donald Trump in 2020 and stated that she would vote for him if she could. She received criticism in 2021 for expressing support for the January 6 rioters.
Carol McGiffin Movies and TV Shows
♦ Loose Women
♦ Daily Cooks Challenge
♦ Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
♦ Tonight with Trevor McDonald
♦ Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
♦ The Paul O’Grady Show
♦ The Jack Docherty Show
♦ 8 Out of 10 Cats
♦ Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
♦ Celebrity Juice
♦ The Justin Lee Collins Show
♦ The Wright Stuff
♦ OK! TV
♦ Pointless
♦ This Morning
♦ Celebrity Big Brother
♦ Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side
♦ Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Psych