Louise Roe (born 3 December 1981) is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

television presenter, model, and fashion journalist. She is notable for hosting

BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board ex ...

's ''

The Clothes Show ''The Clothes Show'' is a British television show about fashion that was broadcast on BBC One from 1986 to 2000, and from 2006 on UKTV Style and Really. At its height, ''The Clothes Show'' had around 9 million viewers every Sunday night. It als ...

'', E!'s ''

Fashion Police ''Fashion Police'' is an American television series that premiered on September 10, 2010, on E!. It was originally hosted by Joan Rivers and featured panelists George Kotsiopoulos, Giuliana Rancic, and Kelly Osbourne commenting on celebrity fash ...

'', E!'s ''Perfect Catch'', the

MTV Europe Music Awards The MTV Europe Music Awards (originally named MTV European Music Awards, commonly abbreviated as MTV EMA) are awards presented by Paramount International Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture. It was originally conceived as an al ...

' Red Carpet Show, and

The CW ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

's TV show ''

Plain Jane Plain Jane may refer to: *''Plain Jane'', a 1922 play by McElbert Moore * ''Plain Jane'' (Wednesday Theatre), an Australian TV movie * ''Plain Jane'' (TV series), a U.S. TV series airing on The CW *Plain Jane (band), an American band from the lat ...

''. She hosted

STAR World Star World (formerly known as Star Plus) is an English language entertainment television channel originally launched on 15 December 1991 as Star Entertainment () by STAR TV in Hong Kong as the old iteration of Star Plus. On 30 March 1996, the ...

's reality TV show ''

Fit for Fashion ''Fit for Fashion'' is a reality TV show on STAR World hosted by Louise Roe with fashion photographer Todd Anthony Tyler. The show features fitness trainers Christine Bullock and Mitch Chilson. Contestants face challenges and learn new skills ...

''.

Personal life

Louise Roe was born in

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

, England on the 3rd December 1981. After studying at

Guildford High School Guildford High School is an independent day school for girls that was founded in 1888. Approximately 1,000 girls between ages 4 to 18 attend the school from Guildford and its surrounding towns and villages. The school comprises a Junior School ...

, an independent girls' school in Surrey, she graduated from

Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_chan ...

with a First Class Honors degree in

English Literature English literature is literature written in the English language from United Kingdom, its crown dependencies, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, and the countries of the former British Empire. ''The Encyclopaedia Britannica'' defines E ...

. Her first job was interning at ''

Elle ''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the w ...

''. In 2007, one of the editors asked her to be on ''

BBC Breakfast ''BBC Breakfast'' is the BBC television Breakfast television, breakfast news programme. Produced by BBC News, the programme is broadcast on BBC One and the BBC News (TV channel), BBC News channel. The simulcast is presented live, originally from ...

''. After the show, one of the producers asked her if she would like to be on another television show. Roe married Mackenzie Hunkin in October 2016. The wedding was held at

Eton College Chapel Eton College Chapel is the main chapel of Eton College, a public school in England. The chapel was planned to be a little over double its actual length, but this plan was never completed owing to the downfall of the founder Henry VI. A plaque ...

along with her family and friends. Roe gave birth to her first daughter, Honor Florence Crosby Hunkin, January 11, 2018. Roe gave birth to her second daughter, Inès Hunkin, May 28, 2021.

Career

Journalism

She has written fashion articles for

MSN MSN (meaning Microsoft Network) is a web portal and related collection of Internet services and apps for Windows and mobile devices, provided by Microsoft and launched on August 24, 1995, alongside the release of Windows 95. The Microsoft Net ...

, ''

Vogue Vogue may refer to: Business * ''Vogue'' (magazine), a US fashion magazine ** British ''Vogue'', a British fashion magazine ** ''Vogue Arabia'', an Arab fashion magazine ** ''Vogue Australia'', an Australian fashion magazine ** ''Vogue China'', ...

'' UK, ''

'' UK, and various magazines.

Television

Roe began her career as the news editor for Vogue.com, in London. She has since written for publications including ''Elle UK'', ''In Style UK'', ''People StyleWatch'', ''CosmoGirl NL'', ''Luxdeco Interiors'' magazine, and ''Martha Stewart Weddings''. She has hosted

's ''

'', E!’s ''

'', and E!'s ''Perfect Catch''. She was a guest judge on ''

Britain's Next Top Model ''Britain's Next Top Model'' (or ''Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model'' 2011–13), often abbreviated as ''BNTM'', ''BINTM'', or ''Top Model'', is a British-Irish reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of ''Bri ...

'' and ''

Project Catwalk ''Project Catwalk'' is a competitive reality television show focusing on fashion design. In the UK it is shown on the digital station Sky One. The show follows a group of fashion designers as they compete against each other to avoid being "the ...

''. In 2008, she presented the BBC show, ''Addicted to Boob Jobs''. She has also hosted

Style Network Esquire Network was an American pay television network that was a 50/50 joint venture between NBCUniversal and the Hearst Corporation. The network carried programs aimed at a metrosexual audience centering on travel, cooking, sports and fashio ...

's ''How Do I Look'', ''10 Things I Hate About Me'', and ''Make Me a Supermodel''. In 2009, she hosted E! ''Sexiest Catch''. After hosting ''

'' and hosting web segments for Vogue.com, she moved to

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

. She appeared in the second season of the

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

show '' The City''. She also hosted

TV show ''

''. In 2011, she was an on-air correspondent for E! during its

royal wedding ''Royal Wedding'' is a 1951 American musical comedy film directed by Stanley Donen, and starring Fred Astaire and Jane Powell, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Set in 1947 London at the time of the wedding of Princess Eli ...

coverage on Friday 29 April. On 6 November 2011, she hosted the

Red Carpet Show in 2011 and later again in 2012 and 2013. In 2012, she was chosen to replace

Elle Macpherson Eleanor Nancy Macpherson (; née Gow; born ) is an Australian model, businesswoman, television host, and actress. She is known for her record five cover appearances for the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' beginning in the 1980s, leading ...

as host of the second season of

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ...

's reality competition program ''

Fashion Star ''Fashion Star'' is an American reality television series on NBC, created and executive produced by E.J. Johnston, James Deutch and Rick Ringbakk which focuses on fashion design and is hosted by Louise Roe. It was hosted by Elle Macpherson in the ...

''. The series premiered on 8 March 2013. In 2015, Roe hosted ''Style by Jury'' for

TLC TLC may refer to: Arts and entertainment Television * ''TLC'' (TV series), a 2002 British situational comedy television series that aired on BBC2 * TLC (TV network), formerly the Learning Channel, an American cable TV network ** TLC (Asia), an A ...

as well as being the host of two seasons of ''

'', a reality TV show on for

Fox Asia Fox was a pan-Asian pay television channel, owned and operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Disney International Operations. The network operated six subnetworks, all solely branded as Fox; one pan-Asian feed meant for ...

. Louise also released her first non-fiction book, ''Front Roe'', in Spring 2015. Roe still covers all red carpet coverage for NBC's ''

Access Hollywood ''Access Hollywood'', formerly known as ''Access'' from 2017 to 2019, is an American weekday television entertainment news program that premiered on September 9, 1996. It covers events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created ...

''. Roe also runs her Front Roe blog, a celebration of her favourite fashion, beauty and lifestyle moments.

References

External links

*
Louise Roe
at ITM London * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roe, Louise 1981 births Living people People educated at Guildford High School British television personalities English fashion journalists English women journalists Alumni of Collingwood College, Durham English bloggers British women bloggers