Charlotte Louise Jackson (born 29 June 1978)In the closet with Charlotte Jackson ''Sunday Express'' magazine supplement 23 October 2011, p.33 Accessed 9 January 2015 is an English journalist and

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, who was formerly a presenter on

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. She played lacrosse and tennis for Hampshire, while her mother played lacrosse for England.

Biography

Although she is from

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

, she is a lifelong supporter of

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as her family originated from

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. She spent much of her early years in Wickham, a village just north of Portsmouth.

Career

She was also a singer and backing vocalist and was a backing vocalist for

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for a TV appearance of his hit, "

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". She hosted the

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Young Supporters Concert from 2005–2009, and participated in ''Catfight'' in 2007, a boxing match in

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Broadcasting

In 2004 Jackson wrote and presented sports news for a variety of sports websites, including

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.com,

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and Golf365 among other sports-related websites—where she wrote and presented sports bulletins. Jackson also presented the coverage of the National Hunt Festival for the official Cheltenham website in 2006. She joined

Setanta Sports News Setanta Sports News was a television channel from Virgin Media Television and Setanta Sports. The channel launched on 29 November 2007.

in 2007, co-hosting ''Lunchtime Live'' alongside

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, and presented various live events, including

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tournament. She presented the ''Beijing Bulletin'' for Al Jazeera +3 Sport's coverage of the

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, with

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. In 2005 she appeared in
Clarkson: Heaven and Hell
as a dancer. After the channel ceased broadcasting in June 2009, she joined

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in August 2009, presenting on

. She also regularly appears with Tim Shaw on his radio show, ''Absolution''. She hosted the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year Awards Ceremony in Zurich alongside Pedro Pinto. She appeared as a reporter in the Keith Lemon film. Jackson presented

Football quiz show ''Take it Like a Fan'' with

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. The show is based on going to different British football league grounds and asking quiz questions. She also presented the second series of ITV's ''

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'' alongside

Paddy McGuinness Patrick Joseph McGuinness (born 14 August 1973) is an English actor, comedian and television presenter. He rose to fame with the help of Peter Kay, who invited him to appear in his programmes ''That Peter Kay Thing'', ''Phoenix Nights'' and ''Ma ...

, and was team captain for the girls for ITV's '' The Big Quiz—Sports Special''. In 2013, she was a contestant in ITV's celebrity diving show '' Splash!'', where she reached the semi-finals, despite breaking a toe.

Personal life

She is married to former Sunderland A.F.C and

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manager Chris Coleman. She announced in June 2014 that they were expecting their first child and a son arrived on 22 December, followed by a daughter in 2016.

Andy Gray incident

In late 2010, Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray and presenter

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were caught making off-air comments about a female assistant referee, which were considered sexist. Shortly afterwards, footage emerged of Gray making a comment to Jackson that was also deemed sexist, and ended up costing Gray his job.

References

External links

Charlotte Jackson at TV Newsroom
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