Chloe Susannah Madeley (born 13 July 1987) is an English

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and

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personality. She is the daughter of

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Early life and education

Madeley was born in

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

. She was educated at King Alfred School, an

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, northwest

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. Madeley later attended Leeds Trinity & All Saints College for one term, before leaving to focus on her media career.

Media career

Madeley's first role was presenting four episodes of ''

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'' in 2008. Madeley was introduced as the daughter of

, with British press commenting she was "little known" at the time. Ahead of her first show, Madeley said she was hoping to convince her father

Richard Madeley Richard Holt Madeley ( born 13 May 1956) is an English television presenter and writer. Alongside his wife Judy Finnigan, he presented '' This Morning'' and the chat show ''Richard & Judy''. Madeley's solo projects include the ITV series '' Fort ...

to appear as a guest on the programme. Following her debut, Madeley appeared ad-hoc as a roving reporter on her parents' eponymous talk show until its cancellation in 2009. She later presented for

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and covered ''

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'' for one week in 2010. Madeley has also pursued a career in modelling and journalism. She posed for a lads mag in 2008 and led a campaign for lingerie brand Ultimo in 2009. She later became a columnist for ''

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'' and launched her own blog called FitnessFondue. Since 2010, Madeley's appearances in the public eye have largely been through

. She appeared on ''Celebrity Quitters'' in 2010, placed third on ''

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'' in 2011, and finished fifth on The Jump in 2015. In 2016, Madeley appeared on Good Morning Britain to discuss receiving unkind comments on social media for being a muscular woman. She was challenged by presenter

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who said she regularly posts her opinion on a healthy lifestyle so should be open to alternate views. Madeley has also appeared alongside her father on ''

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'' in 2017 and ''Small Fortune'' in 2019.

Personal life

Madeley is a qualified personal trainer and works as a fitness instructor alongside media work. On 16 August 2009, Madeley was arrested and charged with

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after her car was found crashed and rolled over in North London. This was confirmed by the

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. The court heard that she had two cocktails before the crash, and her car clipped another vehicle and overturned. She was disqualified from driving for 20 months. Madeley married former

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player

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in 2018. The pair have attracted attention for openly discussing their

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, which Madeley has defended by saying "there's nothing wrong with talking about it". In August 2022, Madeley gave birth to their daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Madeley, Chloe 1987 births Living people Mass media people from Manchester People from Hampstead British people of Irish descent British people of Canadian descent People educated at King Alfred School, London English television presenters English television personalities English female models

Chloe Chloe (; ), also spelled Chloë, Chlöe, or Chloé, is a feminine name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek. The name ultimately derives, through Greek, from the Proto-Indo-European root ', which relates to the colors yellow and green. T ...