Arielle Free (born 29 March 1988) is a Scottish DJ and broadcaster. She is known for presenting on
BBC Radio 1 and touring the world as a celebrated Electronic house DJ. She can also be found hosting the official podcast ''
Love Island: The Morning After''.
Early life
Free is originally from
Stirling but moved to
Glasgow when she was ten years old. She considers herself to be a Glaswegian. Free began dancing when she was eight years old, and attended the Dance School of Scotland at
Knightswood Secondary School.
Career
Film and television
Free acted in the
Beauxbatons scenes in ''
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the fourth novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. It follows Harry Potter, a wizard in his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and W ...
'' (2005).
Free presented the children's TV show
Scrambled! on
ITV
ITV or iTV may refer to:
ITV
*Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of:
** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
.
While presenting the show on 3 October 2017, Free took part in a world record attempt for the most limbos achieved by a team of 25 people in three minutes. The team set a record of 142 limbos, verified by the
Guinness World Records.
Radio and podcasts
Free and
Kem Cetinay have co-presented the official ''
Love Island Love Island may refer to:
Film
* ''Love Island'' (1952 film), an American film directed by Adam Lloyd starring Todd Wathen and Eva Gabor
* ''Love Island'' (2014 film), directed by Jasmila Žbanić
Music
* ''Love Island'' (album), a 1978 album ...
'' podcast ''Love Island: The Morning After'' since 2018.
On 6 September 2019, Free began presenting the weekend early breakfast show on
BBC Radio 1, which included Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings. In January 2021, she moved to the weekday early breakfast show from Monday to Thursday.
Free is also the voice of Radio 1's Dance stream and can be heard on the stage 35 hours a week.
As a DJ, Free can often be found playing on Club and Festival bills as well as touring her own club night ''Free Your Mind''. She also has a record label under the same name.
On 21 August 2021, Free and
Lawrence Chaney
Lawrence Chaney (born Lawrence Maidment; 16 October 1996) is a Scottish Glasgow-based drag queen. They are best known for winning the second series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'', becoming the first Scottish drag queen to win across the franchise ...
, winner of ''
RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' season 2, co-hosted a show on BBC Radio 1 in honour of the station's Drag Day.
Music
In January 2022, Free released the single "Soul Full" that she produced with Bristol music duo Mortimer. The song features vocals by Joe Killington.
References
External links
''Radio 1 Early Breakfast''(BBC Radio 1)
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Living people
1988 births
BBC Radio 1 presenters
Scottish DJs
People from Stirling