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'Noel Ernest Edmonds' (born 22 December 1948 in Ilford, Essex) is a British television presenter, DJ, executive who made his name on BBC Radio 1 in the UK. He is more recently known as the presenter of the television gameshow ''Deal or No Deal''. Edmonds has also worked closely with Richard L. Lewis, who has written and produced various programmes that Edmonds has worked on.
Early life and radio career
The son of a headmaster, Noel Edmonds attended Glade Primary School and Brentwood School. He was offered a place at Surrey University but turned it down in favour of a job as a newsreader on Radio Luxembourg,[1] which was offered to him in 1968 after he sent tapes to all the pirate radio stations.
He moved to BBC Radio 1 in 1969 where he began by recording trailers for shows and filling in for absent DJs, such as Kenny Everett.[1] In April 1970, Edmonds began his own two hour Saturday afternoon show, broadcasting from 1-3pm, before replacing the sacked Kenny Everett on Saturday mornings from 10am-12pm in July that year.
In October 1971, Edmonds then went on to present a Sunday morning show from 10am-12pm, before being promoted to Radio 1's prestigious breakfast show from June 1973 to April 1978, where he gained record audience figures.
Edmonds moved back to Sunday mornings from 10am-1pm in 1978 and also presented an hour long talk show on Thursday evenings entitled ''Talkabout''.[3]
Edmonds left Radio 1 in March 1983, although he briefly returned in 1985, sitting in for Mike Read for two weeks on the breakfast show and again in 1992, where he presented a special show celebrating Radio 1's 25th birthday.
In 2003 Edmonds made a brief radio comeback, taking over the drivetime show on BBC Radio 2 for 8 weeks whilst Johnnie Walker was undergoing treatment for cancer. His stint on Radio 2 lasted from 4 August until 3 October.[4]
On 15 December 2004 Edmonds also played a detective on a radio murder mystery play on local station BBC Radio Devon.[5]
Television career
Edmonds hosted ''Top of the Pops'' at various points between 1970 and 1978. He also hosted the children's Saturday morning programme, ''Multi-Coloured Swap Shop'', which ran from 1976 until 1982. During ''Swap Shop''
Edmonds later moved to a Saturday early evening slot, first with ''The Late, Late Breakfast Show''. The show was cancelled by the BBC on 15 November 1986 following an accident two days earlier in which Michael Lush, a viewer who had been selected to take part in a live stunt for the 'Whirly Wheel' section, died during rehearsal.[6]
Edmonds returned to television with ''The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow'' in 1988. The ''Saturday Roadshow'' in time morphed into the seminal ''Noel's House Party'' in 1991. This latter series ran for eight years from Edmonds' supposed mansion in the fictional town of Crinkley Bottom. Regular features included NTV, where cameras were secretly hidden in viewer's homes, and the "Gotchas" where celebrities were caught in elaborate and embarrassing setups. When then-Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis was "Gotcha'd", he infamously yelled "Edmonds, you are a dead man!". He later participated in Noel himself being "Gotcha'd".
Mr. Blobby, a pink and yellow spotted character, initially appeared in the "Gotcha" section, and became a regular feature of the show. The character even achieved the 1993 Christmas No. 1.[7] Edmonds to this day denies any part in the creation of Mr. Blobby.
''Noel's House Party'' was a staple of BBC1's autumn and spring schedules for several years. Several reformats failed to reverse its declining popularity.[8] In the final show, broadcast on 20 March 1999, Edmonds appealed that viewers' memories should be kind to the show.
Edmonds also presented the quiz show ''Telly Addicts'' and was one of the original presenters of the BBC's motoring show ''Top Gear'' during the 1970s. During his time on the show, he rubbished the Fiat Strada, saying it wasn't very good, which caused Fiat to threaten to sue the BBC unless he apologised for the comments. Edmonds reappeared in one episode in the 1990s, to road test the classic 1960s Ford GT40 supercar, because current host Jeremy Clarkson at 6ft 5 inches was unable to fit in the cockpit. Edmonds privately owns a GT40 and is one of a select few people in the UK to do so.[9] In September 2006 Edmonds admitted to mens' magazine ''Loaded'' that he had travelled at up to 186 mph in the car in the mid-1980s on the Tring Bypass in Hertfordshire, and to having sex in the back of a Range Rover.[10]
''Noel's Christmas Presents'' was an annual broadcast made on Christmas Day in which Edmonds delivered special presents to various people. Some of the gifts included arranging trips to Lapland for ill or disadvantaged children, or arranging family reunions.[11]
Edmonds once notoriously responded badly to his involvement in an episode of the Chris Morris spoof documentary series ''Brass Eye'', in which he unwittingly pledged his allegiance on camera to a campaign to rid the country of a new killer drug, the entirely fictitious 'cake', which apparently made 10 seconds appear as a few hours to a user. His protestations after the broadcast of the show resulted in a follow-up sketch in which a fake news bulletin reported that Noel Edmonds had gone mad and killed presenter Clive Anderson during a dinner party, in which he held the rest of the guests hostage. Later returning to the scene to see an Edmonds lookalike throw a severed bald head from an upper-floor window before firing a rocket propelled grenade at a nearby wedding.[12]
''The Curse of Noel Edmonds'', a documentary tracing the rise and fall of his showbiz career, was transmitted by Five on November 9, 2004. Former Radio One DJ Mike Read contributed to the show.[13]
''Deal or No Deal''
Logo of Edmonds' show Deal or No Deal
On 16 March 2007, Edmonds made a cameo appearance as himself in a sketch with Catherine Tate who appeared in the guise of her character Joannie "Nan" Taylor from ''The Catherine Tate Show''. Nan appeared on a special episode of ''Deal or No Deal'', where she ended up cheating. The sketch was made for the BBC Red Nose Day fund raising programme of 2007.
''The National Lottery: Everyone's A Winner!''
On 21 August 2006 it was announced that Edmonds would be returning to the BBC to host a one-off show called ''Everyone's A Winner!'' celebrating National Lottery "good causes". The show was broadcast on 23 September 2006.[16]
Edmonds presented the very first National Lottery in 1994 before handing over to Anthea Turner and Gordon Kennedy.[17]
Future Television Projects
On May 24, 2007 Sky One announced that Noel would host the UK version of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Unique Group
In 1985, Edmonds formed the Unique Group, which now consists of various operations. The Unique Broadcasting Company Media Group plc (UBCMG) is an independent producer of audio programming in the UK, supplying BBC and independent radio. Michael Peacock was an executive of the group between 1989 and 2005 and former Radio 1 controller Johnny Beerling joined the group following his departure from the network in 1993. It owns Classic Gold Digital.[18] Edmonds resigned as non-executive director of UBCMG in March 2006 as a direct result of the success of ''Deal or no Deal''.[19]
Edmonds also has interests in Unique Motor Company, a producer of small off road vehicles.[20]
Theme parks
Edmonds-licensed theme park attractions based on Crinkley Bottom and Mr Blobby were set up in existing parks at Cricket St Thomas in Somerset and Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park in Suffolk. A all new park was also built in Morecambe. Following disappointing visitor numbers, and in the case of Morecambe, legal disputes with the local council, the deal was scrapped. The two existing parks reverted back to their previous state but the all-new park in Morecambe was closed, only a few months after opening. He was critical of Lancaster City Council's management of the Morecambe park.[21] A report by the District Auditor found that the council had behaved 'unlawfully' in its dealings with Edmonds, which cost £2.5m, and two former senior officers were found to have committed 'misconduct' although this was not deemed to be 'wilful'.[22] The affair was dubbed 'Blobbygate' by the media.[23]
Personal life
Edmonds' first marriage was to Gillian Slater in 1971, but they divorced in 1976. In July 1986 he married Helen Soby, and the couple have four daughters: Charlotte, Lorna, Olivia and Alice. The couple bought an 855-acre estate at Jacobstowe, near Teignmouth, as a family home. In 2004 he divorced, splitting with much tabloid publicity due to her affair in 2004.[24]
After his second divorce, he took time out to stabilise his relationship with his daughters, before starting a relationship with Marjan Simmons, a French estate agent. They dated for a year until summer 2006. Simmons later went to the press, telling how she was left heart-broken after he dumped her, claiming she felt "discarded" by him after he battled back to the top of showbiz.[25]
It was reported that Noel was involved with English teacher and former Miss England Pauline Bull, who lives in Monaco close to his three million pound home in Magagnosc, near Grasse in the South of France.[26] However, Edmonds has recently stated that he is not ready to get seriously involved in a relationship so soon after his second divorce. As a result of his success on ''Deal or No Deal'', Edmonds has bought himself another Devonshire mansion to replace the one he split with ex-wife Helen, which is again on the edge of the Dartmoor National Park and has 35 bedrooms.
Facts and figures
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★ Edmonds is a licensed helicopter pilot, and one of his early personal aircraft was registered G-NOEL[27]
★ Edmonds was 2004-7 president of the British Horse Society[28]
★ Edmonds was voted the third greatest TV game show host by readers of UKGameshows.com[29]
★ Edmonds admitted to driving a supercar at 186mph naked[30]
★ Edmonds featured on a novelty record by Alcatraz as Shaking Kirk Houston[31]
★ Edmonds was one of the trio "Brown Sauce", along with Maggie Philbin and Keith Chegwin, who released the single ''I Wanna Be a Winner'' in 1981.[32][33]
★ Edmonds was a guest host for the 26 January 2007 fourth-series episode of ''The Friday Night Project''[34]
References
External links
★ Official website
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★ Biography at Radio Rewind including sound clips
★ Aircheck biography
★ Unofficial fansite with several photos of Edmonds from the 70s
★ Deal or No Deal Noel Edmonds Biography page
★ Unofficial Noel Edmonds website
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