Laura Jackson (presenter)

Laura Emma Jackson (born 30 April 1986) is an English television presenter and columnist.[3] She presented the quiz shows Ready or Not on BBC One and Take Me Out: The Gossip on ITV2.[4]

This article is about the English television presenter. For other people named Laura Jackson, see Laura Jackson.
Laura Jackson
Born
Laura Emma Jackson

(1986-04-30) 30 April 1986[1]
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England[2]
OccupationTelevision presenter, food columnist
Spouse(s)
Jonathan Gorrigan
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(m. 2017)​
Children1

Early life and education

Jackson was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, and raised in Kirkburton. She has four siblings.[5] She was educated at Shelley College.[6][7]

Career

Jackson was spotted while working as a receptionist at Shoreditch House, a members club and hotel in London. She began her career presenting the T4 music show Freshly Squeezed alongside Nick Grimshaw, and went on to present on Take Me Out: The Gossip on ITV2, This Morning on ITV, The Clothes Show on BBC One and Big Brother's Little Brother on Channel 4. In 2018, she hosted Ready or Not on BBC One.[3]

She runs an East London supper club, Jackson&Levine, with Alice Levine. Jackson and Levine are food columnists for Elle, Marie Claire and Company magazine,[8] and have published a cookbook.[9] They also have a homeware line with Habitat.[3]

Personal life

Jackson married photographer Jonathan Gorrigan in 2017.[10] They had their first child, a daughter named Sidney Frances, in May 2019.[11]

Bibliography
  • Jackson, Laura; Levine, Alice (2017). Round to Ours: Setting the Mood and Cooking the Food. Quadrille Publishing. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-84949-959-0.

References
  1. "Laura Emma JACKSON - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
  3. Conlon, Scarlett (6 April 2018). "Can Laura Jackson breathe fresh life into Saturday night TV?". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. Hammond, Natalie (6 February 2019). "Laura Jackson, the style icon you don't know". The Times. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  5. Alexander, Ella (16 January 2014). "Meet Laura Jackson: A New Genre Of It-Girl". British Vogue. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  6. "Style Star: Laura Jackson". Living North. October 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  7. Stelfox, Hilarie (8 April 2018). "Former Shelley College student Laura Jackson stars in new BBC game show". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  8. "Laura & Alice #Food Column". Company. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  9. Bryant, Amy (12 November 2019). "Jackson & Levine: meet the pair behind the coolest supperclub in town". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  10. de Klerk, Amy (26 September 2017). "Laura Jackson wears Rejina Pyo for her beautiful beach wedding". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  11. "Take Me Out: The Gossip host Laura Jackson announces birth of first child with intimate Instagram pictures". Entertainment Daily UK. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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